The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002

PART 74 ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS

Contents of this part

Scope of this Part and interpretation

Rule 74. 1

I

ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES OF JUDGMENTS OF FOREIGN COURTS

Interpretation	Rule 74.2
Applications for registration	Rule 74.3
Evidence in support	Rule 74.4
Security for costs	Rule 74.5
Registration orders	Rule 74.6
Applications to set aside registration	Rule 74.7
Appeals	Rule 74.8
Enforcement	Rule 74.9
Recognition	Rule 74.10
Authentic instruments and court settlements	Rule 74.11

II

ENFORCEMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF JUDGMENTS OF THE HIGH COURT AND COUNTY COURTS

Application for a certified copy of a judgment	Rule 74.12
Evidence in support	Rule 74.13

III

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

Interpretation	Rule 74.14
Registration of money judgments in the High Court	Rule 74.15
Registration of non-money judgments in the High Court	Rule 74.16
Certificates of High Court and county court money judgments	Rule 74.17
Certified copies of High Court and county court non-money judgments	Rule 74.18

IV

ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY JUDGMENTS

Interpretation	Rule 74.19
Application for registration of a Community judgment	Rule 74.20
Evidence in support	Rule 74.21
Registration orders	Rule 74.22
Application to vary or cancel registration	Rule 74.23
Enforcement	Rule 74.24
Application for registration of suspension order	Rule 74.25
Registration and enforcement of a Euratom inspection order	Rule 74.26

Scope of this Part and interpretation

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 county courts.

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

(4) Section IV applies to the enforcement in England and Wales of European Community judgments and Euratom inspection orders.

(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);

(d) “the Judgments Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22nd December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.

(1)

10 & 11 Geo 5 c. 81.

(2)

23 & 24 Geo 5 c. 13.

(3)

1982 c. 27, as amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c. 12) and by S.I.1989/1346, S.I. 1990/2591, S.I. 1993/603, S.I. 2000/1824 and S.I. 2001/3929.