The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001

Whereas a Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial mattersM1 was signed on 27th September 1968:

And whereas a Protocol on the interpretation of the Convention by the Court of Justice of the European CommunitiesM2 was signed on 3rd June 1971:

And whereas a Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the ConventionM3 signed by Her Majesty’s Government on 9th October 1978, was ratified on 7th October 1986 by Her Majesty’s Government and entered into force for the United Kingdom on 1st January 1987:

And whereas the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982M4 gave the force of law to these Conventions and to the Protocol in the United Kingdom:

And whereas a Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial mattersM5 was opened for signature at Lugano on 16th September 1988 and signed by Her Majesty’s Government on 18th September 1989:

And whereas the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, as amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991M6, gave the force of law to that Convention in the United Kingdom:

And whereas a Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial mattersM7 was done on 22nd December 2000:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972M8, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: