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United Kingdom: The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention entered into force for the United Kingdom on 1 July 2025

A change recorded in WONE Global’s guide to United Kingdom, under disputes and enforcement.

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  1. The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention entered into force for the United Kingdom on 1 July 2025, after signature on 12 January 2024 and ratification on 27 June 2024.

    Other contracting parties include the EU (for its Member States, from 1 September 2023), Ukraine and Uruguay, with Albania and Montenegro from 1 March 2026 and Andorra from 1 June 2026. The UK made declarations whose text was not reviewed.

    Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) · Status table: Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 19 October 2026

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