How English Judgments Are Enforced In Ireland

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters 2019 (the "HJC") will enter into force in the United Kingdom. This will have the effect of reducing some of the uncertainty attached to the enforcement of judgments obtained in the United Kingdom in Ireland following Brexit.

The entry into force of the HJC in the United Kingdom will mean that for the first time since Brexit, there exists a reciprocal framework the recognition and enforcement of judgments between the UK and the EU. The HJC will lead to greater predictability and efficiency and will be of enormous benefit to parties who obtain judgment in the UK which they wish to enforce against a defendants' assets in Ireland.