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02 July 2025
Issue: 8123 / Categories: Legal News , Commercial , International , Jurisdiction
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Hague 2019 enters into force

The 2019 Hague Convention came into force in the UK this week, marking a seminal moment for disputes lawyers

The Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters enables the enforcement of English judgments in contracting states, which include the EU, and vice versa. It will apply where proceedings commenced after 1 July 2025.

Writing in NLJ (28 March 2025, p15), Natalie Todd, partner at Cooke, Young & Keidan, said Hague 2019 would ‘restore a level of reciprocal enforcement with the EU not known since the end of the Brexit transition period’.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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