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ARTICLE · 07 JUNE 2021

Enforcement Of Judgments UK/EU: Practical Advice, June 2021

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The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is silent on the topic of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters. The UK has applied to join the 2007 Lugano Convention but,...

United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Gwendoline Davies
Gwendoline Davies
Nick Lees
Nick Lees
Nick McQueen
Nick McQueen

Enforcement of judgments UK/EU: Where are we now?

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement1 is silent on the topic of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters. The UK has applied to join the 2007 Lugano Convention2 but, on 4 May 2021, the European Commission recommended to the Council of the EU that the UK's accession application be refused. With the exception of ongoing proceedings, pre-Brexit arrangements regarding jurisdiction and the mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments between the UK and EU no longer apply, so where does that leave commercial parties wishing to pursue court proceedings and enforce judgments between the different jurisdictions?

In this briefing, Walker Morris' Gwendoline Davies, Nick Lees and Nick McQueen, who specialise in the resolution of commercial and cross-border disputes, provide up-to-date practical advice.

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