Derek is an Associate in the dispute resolution team at Allen & Overy in Dubai. He is a dual qualified Australian / English solicitor. Derek is the former Peter Nygh Intern at the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
This Practice Note examines the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the ). The convention establishes a framework for enforcing international civil or commercial judgments. The Note outlines the convention’s background, its status, and the date on which it took effect. It then sets out the convention’s scope (Articles 1–3), together with the pathways for recognising judgments (Articles 4–7). It next addresses interpretation and application, including procedure and costs (Articles 8–15), and concludes with the general clauses on declarations, the convention’s operation in non-unified systems, and its relationship with other international instruments. For the text of this convention and other documents...
Definitions
applicant—a party applying for recognition or enforcement under the convention
Hague Choice of Court Convention—HCCH Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements
Contracting States—a State which has consented to be bound by the convention, whether or not the convention has entered into force for that State
—HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters...