UK, Foreign Judgments, Jurisdiction

The Hague Judgments Convention Enters into Force in the UK

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/9/2025

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Convention”) came into force in the UK. The Convention allows civil and commercial...more

Hague Judgments Convention 2019 in force for the UK from July 1—key points for commercial parties

A&O Shearman on 7/2/2025

The 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Judgments Convention) is in force for the UK from July 1, 2025....more

Can a Foreign Judgment Debt Directly Give Rise to Insolvency Proceedings in England?

Mayer Brown on 3/27/2025

The Court of Appeal has held that seeking satisfaction of a foreign judgment debt using a statutory demand and the spectre of bankruptcy proceedings first requires the judgment to be recognised in this jurisdiction....more

Enforcement of Judgments Between France and England

BCLP on 1/29/2025

Being able to enforce a judgment is of crucial importance for businesses: securing a judgment is a pyrrhic victory unless it can be enforced. Here we explore whether concerns about the recognition and enforcement procedure...more

English High Court enforces foreign judgment that is unenforceable in the jurisdiction of origin

Mayer Brown on 12/20/2023

The English High Court held in Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini [2023] EWHC 2302 that a foreign judgment with res judicata effect in its jurisdiction of origin can be enforced in England at common law even if it is unenforceable...more

If You Cannot Enforce a Judgment in Your Jurisdiction, You May Still Be Able to Enforce in England

K&L Gates LLP on 10/27/2023

In the recent case of Invest Bank PSC v. Ahmad Mohammed El-Husseini and Others [2023] 2302 (Comm), the High Court of England and Wales determined that two monetary judgments issued in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be...more

Trust and Estates Law & Tax Journal Article – When can an offshore court act as an auxillary court?

Conyers on 10/14/2021

Offshore: What is appropriate? Robert Lindley and Wesley O’Brien discuss cases where offshore family courts act as auxiliaries to those onshore - Generally, for a foreign judgment to be capable of enforcement in an...more

What Rules Will Apply to Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments After Brexit? Part Five

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/15/2021

Will the UK join the Lugano Convention 2007? Conflicting reports have emerged in recent days as to whether the EU will approve the UK’s application to join the Lugano Convention 2007, the UK’s preferred regime for...more

Which jurisdiction? Choosing where to litigate: A jurisdictional overview of the world’s court systems

White & Case LLP on 2/6/2019

With ongoing advances in technology and communications, the number of contracting parties looking beyond their local jurisdiction when choosing a dispute resolution forum continues to grow It is easier than ever for...more

Midtown Acquisitions LP v Essar Global Fund Ltd [2017] EWHC 519 (Comm)

BCLP on 5/26/2017

On 17 March 2017 Mr. Justice Teare delivered an important judgment concerning the enforcement of foreign (specifically New York) judgments in England. The case involved a New York procedure known as “Judgment by...more

New York and English Courts Issue Similar Joint Memoranda on the Enforcement of Money Judgments with Dubai Courts

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/5/2015

The March 23, 2015 Memorandum of Guidance issued jointly by the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (DIFC Courts) and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY Court) follows the same pattern...more

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