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Ben Roe

Ben Roe is Knowledge Counsel in Covington’s litigation practice.

Following a decade in commercial litigation and investigations at Freshfields and RPC, Ben led knowledge, training and innovation across Baker McKenzie’s global disputes and compliance practice, before joining Covington in 2026.

A recognised authority on AI and litigation, Ben was appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee and chairs its AI Sub-Committee. He is an officer of the IBA Litigation Committee, an observer to the Hague Conference Jurisdiction Project, and co-editor of the forthcoming IBA Guide to AI and Litigation and the next edition of Passmore on Privilege. He is a CEDR-accredited mediator and read law at Oxford.
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Hague Judgments Convention—England and Wales
Hague Judgments Convention—England and Wales
Practice Notes

This Practice Note addresses practical aspects for the recognition or enforcement of judgments under the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, better known as the Hague Judgments Convention, which entered into force for the United Kingdom on 1 July 2025. It sets out the implementing framework and the threshold questions to determine if the convention is applicable. It then considers the application of the convention for the recognition or enforcement of judgments of the courts of England and Wales in another contracting state followed by the recognition or enforcement of foreign judgments in England and Wales. The Practice Note then considers sequencing, strategy and alternative regimes and provides some worked examples.For the background and scope of the convention, see Practice Note: Hague Judgments Convention. This Practice Note assumes that background rather than restating it. For a list of current contracting parties to the convention, see: Tracker—Hague Judgments Convention.Introduction and the UK implementing frameworkThe convention operates

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2006

Experience

  • Baker McKenzie (2014 - 2026)
  • RPC (2010 - 2014)
  • Freshfields (2004 - 2010)

Membership

  • Civil Procedure Rules Committee
  • International Bar Association, Litigation Committee

Qualification

  • Jurisprudence (2002)

Education

  • University of Oxford (2002)

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