Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019)
This consultation seeks views on whether the UK should sign and ratify Hague 2019.
Detail
The Hague Convention of 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (hereafter: ‘Hague 2019’; ‘the Convention’) is a multilateral Private International Law (PIL) convention which establishes common rules to facilitate the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments between Contracting States of the Convention.
At the time of writing, the Convention has 7 signatories and 2 parties have ratified it (the EU and Ukraine).
Documents
Consultation on the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019)Consultation on the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019)application/pdfAnnex A: Members of the Hague Conference on Private International LawAnnex B: Exclusions from scopeAnnex C: Article 7Government response to the Hague Convention of July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019)application/pdfGovernment response to the Hague Convention of July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019)