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NLJ this week: Preparing for Hague 2019

28 March 2025
Issue: 8110 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , International , Commercial , Jurisdiction
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There are only three months left before Hague 2019 takes effect on 1 July. In this week’s NLJ, Natalie Todd, partner at Cooke, Young & Keidan, looks ahead to the arrival of this important Convention which facilitates the effective international enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters.

Todd writes that ‘in England and Wales, Hague 2019 will restore a level of reciprocal enforcement with the EU not known since the end of the Brexit transition period’. Since Brexit, ‘a myriad of legislation’ has applied.

The author sets out when Hague 2019 will apply, which judgments are covered, the ‘jurisdictional filters’ that apply in order to ensure enforcement is mandatory, and the grounds for refusal. She also outlines the procedure to be followed for contracting states and states yet to ratify Hague 2019. All in all, this is a valuable summary for lawyers involved in civil and commercial work. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
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Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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