General framework
Domestic law
Which domestic laws and regulations govern the recognition and
enforcement of foreign judgments in your jurisdiction?
Brussels Regime
For judgments and proceedings commenced before January 10 2015,
the Brussels I Regulation (44/2001) applies. The Brussels I
Regulation was implemented into Irish law by the European
Communities (Civil and Commercial Judgment) Regulations 2002 (SI
52/2002).
For proceedings commenced after January 10 2015 the enforcement
of EU judgments is governed by the Brussels I Recast Regulation
(1215/2012) (the Brussels I Recast Regulation and the Brussels I
Regulation are known as the 'Brussels Regime'), which was
implemented into Irish law by the European Union (Civil and
Commercial Judgments) Regulations 2015 (SI 6/2015). The objective
of the Brussels I Recast Regulation was to make the recognition and
enforcement of EU judgments more straightforward and it has
dispensed with the need to bring any
