Hague Judgments Convention
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Practice notesHague Judgments Convention
Produced in partnership with Cara North of Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Derek Bayley of A&O Shearman
Practice notesThis Practice Note considers the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Hague Judgments Convention). The convention provides a framework for the enforcement of civil or commercial international judgments. This Practice Note sets out the background to the convention, its status and when it came into force. It then explains the scope of the convention (Articles 1–3), as well as the mechanisms for recognition of judgments (Articles 4–7). It then considers interpretation and application, which includes procedure and Costs (Articles 8–15) and finally the general clauses dealing with declarations, application of the convention where there are non-unified systems and the interaction of the convention with other international instruments.
Definitions
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applicant—a party applying for recognition or enforcement under the convention
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Hague Choice of Court Convention—HCCH Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements
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Contracting States—a State which has consented to be bound by the convention, whether or not the convention has entered into force for that
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