{"id":6457,"date":"2025-07-02T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=insight&p=6457"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:31:34","slug":"execution-des-jugements-etrangers-le-royaume-uni-adhere-a-la-convention-de-la-haye-de-2019-qui-est-entree-en-vigueur-le-1er-juillet-2025","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/fr\/perspectives\/execution-des-jugements-etrangers-le-royaume-uni-adhere-a-la-convention-de-la-haye-de-2019-qui-est-entree-en-vigueur-le-1er-juillet-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex\u00e9cution des jugements \u00e9trangers : Le Royaume-Uni adh\u00e8re \u00e0 la convention de La Haye de 2019 qui est entr\u00e9e en vigueur le 1er juillet 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c0 partir du 1er juillet 2025, suite \u00e0 sa ratification en juin 2024, le Royaume-Uni devient officiellement partie contractante au 2019 Convention de La Haye sur la reconnaissance et l'ex\u00e9cution des jugements \u00e9trangers en mati\u00e8re civile ou commerciale.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This marks a key milestone in the UK\u2019s post-Brexit legal landscape, strengthening cross-border cooperation and simplifying the enforcement<\/a> of court judgments between the UK, the EU, and other signatory states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qu'est-ce que la Convention de La Haye sur les jugements ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 2019 Hague Convention<\/a> provides a uniform legal framework for recognising and enforcing<\/a> civil<\/a> et commercial<\/a> judgments across member countries. It eliminates the need to re-litigate cases in foreign jurisdictions, allowing judgments issued in one country to be enforced in another<\/a> via<\/a> a simplified registration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is particularly relevant for businesses engaged in international trade and contracts, where swift and reliable enforcement of court decisions<\/a> is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principaux avantages pour les parties commerciales<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UK businesses currently face delays<\/a> and added complexity when seeking to enforce judgments abroad. The Convention addresses this by offering a clearer, more consistent approach, helping reduce legal costs, uncertainty, and duplication of proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e9curit\u00e9 juridique et efficacit\u00e9<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Convention provides UK companies and consumers with increased confidence<\/a> that UK court judgments va<\/a> be recognised and enforced in other contracting states\u2014and vice versa. This predictability encourages cross-border trade, investment, and r\u00e8glement des litiges<\/a>.
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Combler le foss\u00e9 de l'application des lois apr\u00e8s le Brexit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Depuis qu'il a quitt\u00e9 l'UE, le Royaume-Uni ne fait plus partie de l'Union europ\u00e9enne. R\u00e8glement de refonte de Bruxelles<\/strong> et Convention de Lugano<\/strong>, which previously facilitated enforcement across the EU and EFTA states. The 2019 Hague Convention fills much of this void, although it does not govern jurisdiction<\/a> allocation.
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Soutien \u00e0 la r\u00e9solution des litiges commerciaux<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

La nouvelle convention compl\u00e8te la 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements<\/a><\/strong>, extending enforcement protections<\/a> to non-exclusive jurisdiction agreements. This strengthens the UK\u2019s attractiveness as a forum for resolving international dispute.
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\u00c9conomies de temps et d'argent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Particularly beneficial<\/a> for PME<\/strong>, La Convention devrait permettre de r\u00e9duire les frais de justice et les d\u00e9lais d'ex\u00e9cution des jugements \u00e9trangers, d'am\u00e9liorer l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la justice et de faciliter le recouvrement des cr\u00e9ances dans les transactions transfrontali\u00e8res.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    D\u00e9fis et limites<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Champ d'application limit\u00e9 et exclusions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Convention applies only to specific civil and commercial matters. It excludes areas such as family law<\/a> and certain personal injury claims<\/a>, meaning some cases will still require traditional enforcement mechanisms.
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    Inqui\u00e9tudes concernant les normes judiciaires<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Recognising judgments from countries with lower judicial transparency<\/a> or fairness raises potential concerns. The UK government<\/a> has stated it will actively monitor new members joining the Convention and may issue declarations to restrict enforcement where necessary.
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    Pas de r\u00e8gles sur l'attribution des comp\u00e9tences<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    La convention ne d\u00e9termine pas quels tribunaux nationaux doivent conna\u00eetre d'un litige. Les questions de comp\u00e9tence continueront d'\u00eatre r\u00e9solues en vertu des lois nationales ou d'autres accords internationaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The UK’s accession to the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention is a major advancement in re-establishing international legal cooperation after Brexit<\/a>. It introduces a clearer and more efficient system for cross-border enforcement of civil and commercial judgments, benefiting UK businesses, consumers, and the broader legal sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      While some limitations remain\u2014such as exclusions in scope and concerns over fairness in certain jurisdictions\u2014the Convention is expected to strengthen the UK\u2019s position as a preferred venue for dispute resolution and promote smoother global<\/a> trade and investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you require any assistance in relation to enforcing a foreign judgment in the UK or a judgment outside of the UK, please contact<\/a> Partner Jonathan Chan at J.Chan@rfblegal.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6460,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-6457","insight","type-insight","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial-litigation","tag-litigation-team-dj"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t