The Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (the “Hague Judgments Convention”) will come into effect in the UK on 1 July 2025. The process of enforcing UK judgments[1] in other contracting states (including all EU Member States (except Denmark), Ukraine and Uruguay) will now be far more streamlined in most cases, thereby reducing the delay, cost and uncertainty of enforcement in those jurisdictions.

While the entry into force of the Hague Judgments Convention in the UK is a welcome step in the facilitation of cross-border dispute resolution, particularly post-Brexit, there are some notable limitations to its scope. For instance, it does not provide for the automatic recognition and enforcement of relevant judg

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