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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982-amendment-order-1989/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1346",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 1989",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order modifies the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, in consequence of a revision of the 1968 Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters and the 1971 Protocol on the Interpretation of the Convention by the Court of Justice of the European Communities. The revision of the Convention and the Protocol was occasioned by the accession to them of the Hellenic Republic, and the effect of this Order will be to extend the reciprocal application of the Convention accordingly. For convenience the amended texts of the Convention and Protocol are set out in Schedules 1 and 2 respectively.\nThe 1968 Convention was drawn up between the six original Member States of the European Community under Article 220 of the Treaty, which provides that Member States shall enter into negotiations with each other with a view to securing for the benefit of their nationals,inter alia, the simplification of formalities governing the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts or tribunals. The Convention established a scheme to determine the international jurisdiction of the courts of the Member States, and to facilitate recognition and introduce an expeditious procedure for securing the enforcement of judgments within the Community.\nThe 1971 Protocol conferred jurisdiction on the Court of Justice of the Community to interpret the Convention.\nOn becoming a Member of the Community each State undertakes to accede to the Brussels Convention and the Protocol. The United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland acceded by a Convention signed on 9 October 1978 and the Brussels Convention is now in force in each of these States – in the United Kingdom by virtue of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. In turn, on joining the Community, Greece acceded by a Convention signed on 25 October 1982. A Convention on the accesssion of the two remaining States, Spain and Portugal, is to be signed on 26 May 1989.",
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  "version": "current",
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