Getting ready for the Hague Judgments Convention 2019 – Entry into force for the UK

On 1 July 2025 the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention (HJC) enters into force for the United Kingdom. This is an important event as, amongst other things, it will alter the post-Brexit legal landscape for the recognition and enforcement of court judgments from the EU Member States (excluding Denmark) in the UK and vice versa. It is therefore a development of relevance to both disputes and transactional lawyers alike.

We take a look in this briefing note as to what the HJC’s entry into force will mean for the UK (including from the perspective of jurisdiction clauses in favour of the English courts insofar as they fall within the HJC’s scope).