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UK signs the Hague Judgments Convention

Published on: 12 January 2024

Published by LNB News

LNB News 12/01/2024

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Issue Date: 12 January 2024

Published Date: 12 January 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that the UK has signed the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention, sparing firms caught up in international legal disputes time and money. The MoJ has noted that this also increases the UK’s status as a ‘global centre for dispute resolution’ and that it will ensure international trade and investment growth.

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