WONE Global's guide to United Kingdom records this change under disputes and enforcement. Each statement below has been checked against the source it links to.
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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