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[F1PART 74E+WENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Contents of this part

Scope of this Part and interpretationRule 74. 1

I

ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES OF JUDGMENTS OF FOREIGN COURTS

InterpretationRule 74.2
Applications for registrationRule 74.3
F2. . .F2. . .
Evidence in supportRule 74.4
F2. . .F2. . .
Security for costsRule 74.5
Registration ordersRule 74.6
Applications to set aside [F3a registration order or decision]Rule 74.7
F2. . .F2. . .
F2. . .F2. . .
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AppealsRule 74.8
EnforcementRule 74.9
RecognitionRule 74.10
Authentic instruments and court settlementsRule 74.11
F2. . .F2. . .

Textual Amendments

F3Words in Pt. 74 Table of Contents substituted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(1) (with rule 2)

II

ENFORCEMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF JUDGMENTS OF THE HIGH COURT AND [F4THE COUNTY COURT]

Application for a certified copy of a judgmentRule 74.12
Evidence in supportRule 74.13

Textual Amendments

F4Words in Pt. 74 Table of Contents substituted (6.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(3), 34(a) (with rule 41)

III

ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED KINGDOM JUDGMENTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

InterpretationRule 74.14
Registration of money judgments in the High CourtRule 74.15
Registration of non-money judgments in the High CourtRule 74.16
Certificates of High Court and [F5County Court] money judgmentsRule 74.17
Certified copies of High Court and [F5County Court] non-money judgmentsRule 74.18

Textual Amendments

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[F7Section VI Recognition and enforcement of protection measures
Interpretation74.34
Procedure for applications in this Section74.35
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INCOMING PROTECTION MEASURES
Application for adjustment under Article 1174.46
Notification of the adjustment under Article 1174.47
Enforcement of incoming protection measures74.48
Application for refusal of recognition or enforcement under Article 1374.49
Application under Article 14(2)74.50]

Scope of this Part and interpretationE+W

74.1(1) Section I of this Part applies to the enforcement in England and Wales of judgments of foreign courts.

(2) Section II applies to the enforcement in foreign countries of judgments of the High Court and of [F10the County Court].

(3) Section III applies to the enforcement of United Kingdom judgments in other parts of the United Kingdom.

F11(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F12(4A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F13(4B) Section VI applies to—

F14(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)the enforcement in England and Wales of certified protection measures from Member States of the European Union other than F15... Denmark.]

(5) In this Part—

(a)“the 1920 Act” means the Administration of Justice Act 1920(1);

(b)“the 1933 Act” means the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933(2);

(c)“the 1982 Act” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982(3);

F16(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F16(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F16(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F17(g)“the 2005 Hague Convention” means the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements concluded on 30th June 2005 [F18at The Hague][F19;]]

[F20(h)the 2019 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters concluded on 2nd July 2019 at The Hague.]

F21 ...

Textual Amendments

F18Words in rule 74.1(5)(g) substituted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(2)(a)(i) (with rule 2)

F19Rule 74.1(5)(g): semicolon substituted for full stop (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(2)(a)(ii) (with rule 2)

F20Rule 74.1(5)(h) inserted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(2)(b) (with rule 2)

I: ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES OF JUDGMENTS OF FOREIGN COURTSE+W

InterpretationE+W

74.2(1) In this Section—

(a)“Contracting State” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the 1982 Act;

F22(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)“judgment” means, subject to any other enactment, any judgment given by a foreign court or tribunal, whatever the judgment may be called, and includes—

(i)a decree;

(ii)an order;

(iii)a decision;

(iv)a writ of execution [F23or a writ of control]; and

(v)the determination of costs by an officer of the court;

(d)“State of origin”, in relation to any judgment, means the State in which that judgment was given[F24;]

[F25(e)“writ of control” is to be construed in accordance with section 62(4) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;

(f)“writ of execution” includes—

(i)a writ of possession;

(ii)a writ of delivery;

(iii)a writ of sequestration;

(iv)a writ of fieri facias de bonis ecclesiasticis,

and any further writ in favour of any such writs, but does not include a writ of control.]

F26(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applications for registrationE+W

74.3(1) This Section provides rules about applications under—

(a)section 9 of the 1920 Act, in respect of judgments to which Part II of that Act applies;

(b)section 2 of the 1933 Act, in respect of judgments to which Part I of that Act applies;

[F27(c)[F28section] 4B of the 1982 Act; F29...] [F30and]

[F31(d)section 4C of the 1982 Act,]

for the registration of foreign judgments for enforcement in England and Wales.

(2) Applications—

(a)must be made to the High Court; and

(b)may be made without notice.

Textual Amendments

F30Word in rule 74.3(1)(c) inserted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(3)(a) (with rule 2)

F31Rule 74.3(1)(d) inserted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(3)(b) (with rule 2)

Enforcement under the Judgments RegulationE+W

F3274.3A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evidence in supportE+W

74.4(1) An application for registration of a judgment under the 1920, 1933 or 1982 Act must be supported by written evidence exhibiting—

(a)the judgment or a verified or certified or otherwise authenticated copy of it; and

(b)where the judgment is not in English, a translation of it into English—

(i)certified by a notary public or other qualified person; or

(ii)accompanied by written evidence confirming that the translation is accurate.

(2) The written evidence in support of the application must state—

(a)the name of the judgment creditor and his address for service within the jurisdiction;

(b)the name of the judgment debtor and his address or place of business, if known;

(c)the grounds on which the judgment creditor is entitled to enforce the judgment;

(d)in the case of a money judgment, the amount in respect of which it remains unsatisfied; and

(e)where interest is recoverable on the judgment under the law of the State of origin—

(i)the amount of interest which has accrued up to the date of the application, or

(ii)the rate of interest, the date from which it is recoverable, and the date on which it ceases to accrue.

(3) Written evidence in support of an application under the 1920 Act must also state that the judgment is not a judgment—

(a)which under section 9 of that Act may not be ordered to be registered; or

(b)to which section 5 of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980(4) applies.

(4) Written evidence in support of an application under the 1933 Act must also—

(a)state that the judgment is a money judgment;

(b)confirm that it can be enforced by execution in the State of origin;

(c)confirm that the registration could not be set aside under section 4 of that Act;

(d)confirm that the judgment is not a judgment to which section 5 of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 applies;

(e)where the judgment contains different provisions, some but not all of which can be registered for enforcement, set out those provisions in respect of which it is sought to register the judgment; and

(f)be accompanied by any further evidence as to—

(i)the enforceability of the judgment in the State of origin, and

(ii)the law of that State under which any interest has become due under the judgment,

which may be required under the relevant Order in Council extending Part I of the 1933 Act to that State.

(5) Written evidence in support of an application under the 1982 Act must also exhibit—

(a)documents which show that, under the law of the State of origin, the judgment is enforceable on the judgment debtor and has been served;

(b)in the case of a judgment in default, a document which establishes that the party in default was served with the document instituting the proceedings or with an equivalent document; and

(c)where appropriate, a document showing that the judgment creditor is in receipt of legal aid in the State of origin.

[F33(6) Written evidence in support of an application under section 4B of the 1982 Act (registration and enforcement of judgments under the 2005 Hague Convention) must also—

(a)confirm that the judgment—

(i)meets the condition in Article 8(3) of the 2005 Hague Convention;

(ii)otherwise meets the requirements for recognition or enforcement under the 2005 Hague Convention; and

(b)include any other evidence required by Article 13 of the 2005 Hague Convention.]

[F34(7) Written evidence in support of an application under section 4C of the 1982 Act (registration and enforcement of judgments under the 2019 Hague Convention) must also—

(a)confirm that the judgment—

(i)meets the condition in Article 4(3) of the 2019 Hague Convention;

(ii)meets at least one condition in Article 5 or 6 of the 2019 Hague Convention; and

(iii)otherwise meets the requirements for recognition or enforcement under the 2019 Hague Convention; and

(b)include any other evidence required by Article 12 of the 2019 Hague Convention.]

Textual Amendments

F33Rule 74.4(6) substituted for rule 74.4(5A) (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(4)(a) (with rule 2)

F34Rule 74.4(7) inserted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(4)(b) (with rule 2)

Procedure for enforcing judgments under the Judgments RegulationE+W

F3574.4A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Security for costsE+W

74.5(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), section II of Part 25 applies to an application for security for the costs of—

(a)the application for registration; [F36and]

(b)any proceedings brought to set aside the registration[F37, ]

F38(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F39(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

as if the judgment creditor were a claimant.

(2) A judgment creditor making an application under the 1982 Act F40... may not be required to give security solely on the ground that he is resident out of the jurisdiction.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an application under the 1933 Act where the relevant Order in Council otherwise provides.

Textual Amendments

F36Word in rule 74.5(1)(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(5)(a) (with rule 2)

F37Rule 74.5(1)(b): comma substituted for word (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(5)(b) (with rule 2)

F38Rule 74.5(1)(c) omitted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(5)(c) (with rule 2)

Registration ordersE+W

74.6(1) An order granting permission to register a judgment (“registration order”) must be drawn up by the judgment creditor and served on the judgment debtor—

(a)by delivering it to [F41the judgment debtor] personally;

[F42(b)by any of the methods of service permitted under the Companies Act 2006; or]

(c)in such other manner as the court may direct.

(2) Permission is not required to serve a registration order out of the jurisdiction, and rules [F436.40, 6.42, 6.43 and 6.46] apply to such an order as they apply to a claim form.

(3) A registration order must state—

(a)full particulars of the judgment registered;

(b)the name of the judgment creditor and his address for service within the jurisdiction;

[F44(c)the right of the judgment debtor in the case of registration following an application under the 1920 Act, the 1933 Act or the 1982 Act, to apply to have the registration set aside;]

(d)the period within which such an application F45... may be made; and

(e)that no measures of enforcement will be taken before the end of that period, other than measures ordered by the court to preserve the property of the judgment debtor.

Textual Amendments

F44Rule 74.6(3)(c) substituted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(6)(a) (with rule 2)

F45Words in rule 74.6(3)(d) omitted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(6)(b) (with rule 2)

Applications to set aside [F46a registration order or decision] E+W

74.7[F47(1) An application to set aside a decision on a registration application under the 1920 Act, the 1933 Act or the 1982 Act must be made within the period set out in the registration order or decision.]

(2) The court may extend that period; but an application for such an extension must be made before the end of the period as originally fixed or as subsequently extended.

(3) The court hearing the application may order any issue between the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor to be tried.

Textual Amendments

F46Words in rule 74.7 heading substituted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(7)(a) (with rule 2)

F47Rule 74.7(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(7)(b) (with rule 2)

Refusal of recognition or enforcement under the Judgments RegulationE+W

F4874.7A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relief against enforcement under the Judgments RegulationE+W

F4974.7B.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suspension of proceedings in which a judgment is invoked under the Judgments RegulationE+W

F5074.7C.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AppealsE+W

F5174.8  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F51Rule 74.8 omitted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(8) (with rule 2)

[F52EnforcementE+W

74.9F53(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) [F54No] steps may be taken to enforce the judgment—

(a)before the end of the period specified in accordance with rule 74.6(3)(d), or that period as extended by the court; or

(b)where there is an application under rule 74.7 F55..., until the application F56... has been determined.

(3) Any party wishing to enforce a judgment F57... must file evidence of the service on the judgment debtor of—

(a)the registration order; and

(b)any other relevant order of the court.

(4) Nothing in this rule prevents the court from making orders to preserve the property of the judgment debtor pending final determination of any issue relating to the enforcement of the judgment.]

[F58RecognitionE+W

74.10(1) Registration of a judgment on an application made under section 4B or 4C of the 1982 Act serves as a decision that the judgment is recognised for the purposes of the 2005 Hague Convention or the 2019 Hague Convention, respectively.

(2) An application for registration of a judgment made under section 4B or 4C of the 1982 Act for the purposes of recognition is governed by the same rules as an application for registration of a judgment for the purposes of recognition and enforcement, except that rule 74.4(5)(a) and (c) do not apply.]

Textual Amendments

F58Rule 74.10 substituted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(10) (with rule 2)

Authentic instruments and court settlementsE+W

[F5974.11  The rules governing the registration of judgments under the 1982 Act F60... apply as appropriate and with any necessary modifications for the enforcement [F61of court settlements which are subject to article 12 of the 2005 Hague Convention] [F62or article 11 of the 2019 Hague Convention].]

Adaptation of certain orders in foreign judgments subject to the Judgments RegulationE+W

F6374.11A.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

II: ENFORCEMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF JUDGMENTS OF THE HIGH COURT AND [F64THE COUNTY COURT] E+W

Textual Amendments

Application for a certified copy of a judgmentE+W

74.12(1) This Section applies to applications—

(a)to the High Court under section 10 of the 1920 Act;

(b)to the High Court or to [F65the County Court] under section 10 of the 1933 Act; [F66or]

(c)to the High Court or to [F65the County Court] under section 12 of the 1982 Act;F67...

F68(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F69(2) A judgment creditor who wishes to enforce in a foreign country a judgment obtained in the High Court or in the [F70County Court must apply for a certified copy of the judgment.]

(3) The application may be made without notice.]

Evidence in supportE+W

74.13(1) The application must be supported by written evidence exhibiting copies of—

(a)the claim form in the proceedings in which judgment was given;

(b)evidence that it was served on the defendant;

(c)the statements of case; and

(d)where relevant, a document showing that for those proceedings the applicant was [F71a person to whom legal aid, as defined in rule 44.1, was provided].

(2) The written evidence must—

(a)identify the grounds on which the judgment was obtained;

(b)state whether the defendant objected to the jurisdiction and, if he did, the grounds of his objection;

(c)show that the judgment—

(i)has been served in accordance with Part 6 and rule 40.4, and

(ii)is not subject to a stay of execution;

(d)state—

(i)the date on which the time for appealing expired or will expire;

(ii)whether an appeal notice has been filed;

(iii)the status of any application for permission to appeal; and

(iv)whether an appeal is pending;

(e)state whether the judgment provides for the payment of a sum of money, and if so, the amount in respect of which it remains unsatisfied;

(f)state whether interest is recoverable on the judgment, and if so, either—

(i)the amount of interest which has accrued up to the date of the application, or

(ii)the rate of interest, the date from which it is recoverable, and the date on which it ceases to accrue.

III: ENFORCEMENT OF UNITED KINGDOM JUDGMENTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOME+W

InterpretationE+W

74.14  In this Section—

(a)“money provision” means a provision for the payment of one or more sums of money in a judgment whose enforcement is governed by section 18 of, and Schedule 6 to, the 1982 Act; and

(b)“non-money provision” means a provision for any relief or remedy not requiring payment of a sum of money in a judgment whose enforcement is governed by section 18 of, and Schedule 7 to, the 1982 Act.

Registration of money judgments in the High CourtE+W

74.15(1) This rule applies to applications to the High Court under paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the 1982 Act for the registration of a certificate for the enforcement of the money provisions of a judgment—

(a)which has been given by a court in another part of the United Kingdom, and

(b)to which section 18 of that Act applies.

(2) The certificate must within six months of the date of its issue be filed in the Central Office of the [F72Senior Courts], together with a copy certified by written evidence to be a true copy.

Registration of non-money judgments in the High CourtE+W

74.16(1) This rule applies to applications to the High Court under paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the 1982 Act for the registration for enforcement of the non-money provisions of a judgment—

(a)which has been given by a court in another part of the United Kingdom, and

(b)to which section 18 of that Act applies.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) may be made without notice.

(3) An application under paragraph (1) must be accompanied—

(a)by a certified copy of the judgment issued under Schedule 7 to the 1982 Act; and

(b)by a certificate, issued not more than six months before the date of the application, stating that the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 are satisfied in relation to the judgment.

(4) Rule 74.6 applies to judgments registered under Schedule 7 to the 1982 Act as it applies to judgments registered under section 4 of that Act.

(5) Rule 74.7 applies to applications to set aside the registration of a judgment under paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 to the 1982 Act as it applies to applications to set aside registrations under the 1920 and 1933 Acts.

Certificates of High Court and [F5County Court] money judgmentsE+W

74.17(1) This rule applies to applications under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 1982 Act for a certificate to enable the money provisions of a judgment of the High Court or of [F65the County Court] to be enforced in another part of the United Kingdom.

(2) The judgment creditor may apply for a certificate by filing at the court where the judgment was given or has been entered written evidence stating—

(a)the name and address of the judgment creditor and, if known, of the judgment debtor;

(b)the sums payable and unsatisfied under the money provisions of the judgment;

(c)where interest is recoverable on the judgment, either—

(i)the amount of interest which has accrued up to the date of the application, or

(ii)the rate of interest, the date from which it is recoverable, and the date on which it ceases to accrue;

(d)that the judgment is not stayed;

(e)the date on which the time for appealing expired or will expire;

(f)whether an appeal notice has been filed;

(g)the status of any application for permission to appeal; and

(h)whether an appeal is pending.

Certified copies of High Court and [F5County Court] non-money judgmentsE+W

74.18(1) This rule applies to applications under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the 1982 Act for a certified copy of a judgment of the High Court or of [F65the County Court] to which section 18 of the Act applies and which contains non-money provisions for enforcement in another part of the United Kingdom.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) may be made without notice.

(3) The applicant may apply for a certified copy of a judgment by filing at the court where the judgment was given or has been entered written evidence stating—

(a)full particulars of the judgment;

(b)the name and address of the judgment creditor and, if known, of the judgment debtor;

(c)that the judgment is not stayed;

(d)the date on which the time for appealing expired or will expire;

(e)whether an appeal notice has been filed;

(f)the status of any application for permission to appeal; and

(g)whether an appeal is pending.

F73IV: ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY JUDGMENTSE+W

InterpretationE+W

F7374.19  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application for registration of a Community judgmentE+W

F7374.20  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evidence in supportE+W

F7374.21  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Registration ordersE+W

F7374.22  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application to vary or cancel registrationE+W

F7374.23  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EnforcementE+W

F7374.24  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application for registration of suspension orderE+W

F7374.25  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Registration and enforcement of a Euratom inspection orderE+W

F7374.26  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F74V EUROPEAN ENFORCEMENT ORDERSE+W

InterpretationE+W

F7474.27  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Certification of Judgments of the Courts of England and WalesE+W

F7474.28  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applications for a certificate of lack or limitation of enforceabilityE+W

F7474.29  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applications for rectification or withdrawalE+W

F7474.30  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Enforcement of European Enforcement Orders in England and WalesE+W

F7474.31  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Refusal of EnforcementE+W

F7474.32  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F75Stay of or limitation on enforcement]E+W

F7474.33  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

[F76VI Recognition and enforcement of protection measuresE+W

InterpretationE+W

74.34.  In this Section—

F77(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F78(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)“Article 11 notice” means the notification required by Article 11 of the Protection Measures Regulation;

F79(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)“incoming protection measure” means a protection measure that has been ordered in a Member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom or Denmark;

F80(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(g)“person causing the risk” has the meaning given to it in the Protection Measures Regulation;

(h)“protected person” has the meaning given to it in the Protection Measures Regulation;

(i)“protection measure” has the meaning given to it in the Protection Measures Regulation;

(j)“Protection Measures Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12th June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters.

Procedure for applications in this SectionE+W

74.35.  Subject to the rules in this Section, applications under the Protection Measures Regulation to the County Court or to the High Court must be made in accordance with Part 23.

F81...E+W

Application for an Article 5 certificateE+W

F8274.36.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The court to which an application for an Article 5 certificate must be madeE+W

F8274.37.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

When a request for a translation of an Article 5 certificate may be madeE+W

F8274.38.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The court to which a request for a translation of an Article 5 certificate must be madeE+W

F8274.39.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Service requirements under Article 6E+W

F8274.40.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notification of the certificate under Article 8E+W

F8274.41.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rectification of an Article 5 certificateE+W

F8274.42.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Withdrawal of an Article 5 certificateE+W

F8274.43.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

When an application for an Article 14 certificate may be madeE+W

F8274.44.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The court to which an application for an Article 14 certificate must be madeE+W

F8274.45.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INCOMING PROTECTION MEASURESE+W

Application for adjustment under Article 11E+W

74.46.  A protected person may apply to the court under Article 11 of the Protection Measures Regulation to adjust the factual elements of an incoming protection measure.

Notification of the adjustment under Article 11E+W

74.47.(1) Subject to paragraph (2), Article 11 notice must be given to the person causing the risk by serving it in accordance with Section III of Part 6 and the rules in that Section apply to service of the notice as they apply to any other document to be served.

(2) If the person causing the risk resides in a Member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom or in a country outside the European Union, Article 11 notice must be given by sending it by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or other confirmation of delivery or equivalent to the last known place of residence of that person.

Enforcement of an incoming protection measureE+W

74.48.  F83... Part 81 applies to applications in relation to a breach of an incoming protection measure as if the incoming protection measure had been ordered by the County Court.

Textual Amendments

Application for refusal of recognition or enforcement under Article 13E+W

74.49.  A person causing the risk may apply to the court under Article 13 of the Protection Measures Regulation for refusal of recognition or enforcement of an incoming protection measure.

Application under Article 14(2)E+W

74.50.(1) This rule applies where an Article 14 certificate has been issued in a Member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom or Denmark.

(2) A protected person or person causing the risk may apply to the court to stay, suspend or withdraw the effects of recognition or, where applicable, the enforcement of the protection measure.

(3) An application under this rule must include a copy of the Article 14 certificate issued in the other Member State.

(4) On an application under this rule, the court must make such orders or give such directions as may be necessary to give effect to the Article 14 certificate.]]

(2)

1981 c. 54. Section 35A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 15(1), Schedule 1, Part I.

(3)

1984 c. 28. Section 69 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), section 125(3), Schedule 18, paragraph 46.