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Hague 2019 enters into force

02 July 2025
Issue: 8123 / Categories: Legal News , Commercial , International , Jurisdiction
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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

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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