Today, it is not just the weather that is extremely hot, but also the anticipation, as the United Kingdom’s hotly-anticipated ratification of the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (“the Hague Judgments Convention”) takes effect and the Convention enters into force in England and…
Read morePEOPIL Position Paper on post-Brexit UK-EU relations
In case you missed it, PEOPIL (The Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers) have published a position paper reflecting on the UK-EU Summit held in May 2025 as part of the UK-EU reset. The paper sets out PEOPIL’s view that there is no legal basis for the EU’s refusal of the UK’s request to rejoin…
Read moreNew Hague Service Convention Checklist Published
Since Brexit’s obliteration of the EU Service Regulation’s mechanism for service in Member States, the Hague Service Convention has assumed increasing significance as a ‘straightforward’ mechanism for cross-border service. But those who have actually done this will know all too well that serving under the Hague Service Convention involves jumping through a series of surprisingly…
Read moreForeign Judgments Part 2: A Practical Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
In Part 2 of this two-part series on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, Alex Cornelius provides practical guidance on how judgments obtained in foreign courts can be enforced in England and Wales under the pre-Brexit European provisions, specific statutory regimes and the common law. Part 1 of this series, considering the decision of Kerr…
Read moreForeign Judgments Part 1: Olsen v Finansiel Stabilitet A/S [2025] EWHC 42 (KB)
In Part 1 of this two-part blog series on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, Alex Cornelius outlines the recent decision of Kerr J in Olsen v Finansiel Stabilitet A/S [2025] EWHC 42 (KB). Part 2 will provide a helpful practical guide to the main avenues for enforcing foreign judgments in England and Wales. Olsen…
Read moreForum non conveniens decoded: Limbu v Dyson Technology Ltd & ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1564
In this blog’s final post before 12KBW’s International and Travel team enjoy a well-earned break over the festive period, John Paul Swoboda decodes the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Limbu v Dyson Technology Ltd & ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1564. All that remains is for the Editor, on behalf of the whole team at…
Read moreAlton v PZU [2024] EWCA Civ 1435: RTA claim vs foreign insurer secures a reprieve
The judgment of the Court of Appeal in Elysa Alton v Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń [2024] EWCA Civ 1435 (BAILII) serves as something of a cautionary tale and a salutary reminder to Claimant representatives to ensure that their house is in order vis-à-vis cross-border issues before issuing a claim against the insurer of a foreign-registered vehicle….
Read moreBruder v Red Sea Holidays: Expert Evidence in Holiday Sickness Claims post Griffiths v TUI
In this post Robert Oldham considers Bruder v Red Sea Holidays, a recent County Court appeal, which provides a useful early example of the application of the Supreme Court decision of Griffiths v TUI in the context of a holiday sickness claim (for a detailed post on the Supreme Court decision itself, see Peter Hale’s…
Read moreJurisdictional Challenges – Key Takeaways From: Ibrahim v AXA Belgium [2024] EWHC 856 (KB)
The judgment of Master Fontaine in Ibrahim v AXA Belgium [2024] EWHC 856 (KB) makes for useful reading on relief from sanctions applications and jurisdiction challenges. This post was written by Rebecca Henshaw-Keene. The facts: The claim was for damages for personal injury sustained by the Claimant in a road traffic accident in Belgium on…
Read moreOf Spanish Interest (Part 2): Nicholls v Mapfre & Woodward v Mapfre [2024] EWCA Civ 718
On 27 June 2024, the latest instalment of the ‘Spanish Interest’ appeals landed on the desks of cross-border lawyers when the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the conjoined appeals of Nicholls v Mapfre & Woodward v Mapfre [2024] EWCA Civ 718. In relation to interest, there were two primary issues considered by the…
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