The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005) Regulations 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

3. 2. Amendments to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

4. 3. Interpretation of references to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 and its Contracting States

5. 4. Registration and enforcement of judgments under the 2005 Hague Convention

6. 5. Appeals in relation to registration of judgments under the 2005 Hague Convention

7. 6. Interest on registered judgments

8. 7. Provisions supplementary to Article 26 of the 2005 Hague Convention

9. 8. Proof and admissibility of certain judgments and related documents for the purposes of the 2005 Hague Convention

10. 9. Provision for issue of copies of, and certificates in connection with, United Kingdom judgments

11. 10. Interpretation of Part 1 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

12. 11. Allocation within United Kingdom of jurisdiction in certain civil proceedings

13. 12. Interim relief and protective measures in cases of doubtful jurisdiction

14. 13. Interim relief in England and Wales and Northern Ireland in the absence of substantive proceedings

15. 14. Provisional and protective measures in Scotland in the absence of substantive proceedings

16. 15. Application of section 1 of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1972

17. 16. Overseas judgments given in proceedings brought in breach of agreement for settlement of disputes

18. 17. Certain steps not to amount to submission to jurisdiction of overseas court

19. 18. Matters for which rules of court may provide

20. 19. Saving for powers to stay, sist, strike out or dismiss proceedings

21. 20. Interpretation: general

22. 21. Amendment to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Interim Relief) Order 1997

23. 22. Amendment to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Provisional and Protective Measures) (Scotland) Order 1997

24. 23. Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

25. 24. Provisions relating to court settlements

26. 25. Application of provisions of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 to judicial settlements

27. Signature

28. 1. SCHEDULE

       Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

       1. 1. At the end of rule 6.31 (interpretation) insert—

       2. 2. (1) Rule 6.33 (service of the claim form where the...

       3. 3. In rule 12.10(b)(i) (default judgment obtained by making an application)...

       4. 4. (1) Rule 12.11 (supplementary provisions where applications for default judgment...

       5. 5. In rule 25.13(2)(a)(ii) (conditions to be satisfied) after ”Lugano Convention”...

       6. 6. In rule 74.1(5) (scope of Part 74 and interpretation) at...

       7. 7. In rule 74.3(1) (applications for registration) for subparagraph (c) substitute—...

       8. 8. In rule 74.4 (evidence in support) after paragraph (5) insert—...

       9. 9. (1) Rule 74.10 (recognition) is amended as follows.

       10. 10. (1) In rule 74.11 (authentic instruments and court settlements) in...

29. Explanatory Note