ABSTRACT
There are four principal methods of enforcing a foreign judgment in the High Court of England and Wales: The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982; The Foreign Judgments Act 1933; The Administration of Justice Act 1920; and Common law. Article 31 provides that an enforceable judgment of a court in a contracting state must be recognised in all other contracting states. Security for costs cannot be ordered solely on the ground of foreign domicile or residence of the parties. Where the court makes an order granting leave to register the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor must draw up the order and serve notice of it upon the judgment debtor. Interest can be charged by the judgment creditor from the date of judgment to the date of registration. The procedure for registration of a foreign judgment is contained in Order 71 of the Rules of the Supreme Court.
