{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-8.52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-8.52.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/322",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "rule/8.52",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8.52",
  "heading": "Decision on recognition of a judgment only",
  "text": "(1) Where an application is made seeking recognition of a judgment only, the provisions of rules 8.47 and 8.48 apply to that application as they do to an application for registration for enforcement.\n(2) Where the court orders that the judgment should be recognised, the proper officer or chief clerk will serve a copy of the order on each party as soon as practicable.\n(3) A sealed order of the court will constitute notification that the judgment has been recognised under ... Article 24 of the 1996 Hague Convention ....\n(4) The sealed order must indicate—\n(a) full particulars of the judgment recognised;\n(b) the name of the party making the application and that party’s address for service within the jurisdiction;\n(c) the right of the person against whom judgment was given to appeal against the order for recognition; and\n(d) the period within which an appeal against the order for recognition may be made.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rules 8.33-8.63 substituted for rules 8.33-8.48 (25.3.2011 for specified purposes, 1.11.2012 in so far as not already in operation) by The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/64), rules 1, 2(5), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 8.52(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/235), rules 1(1), 2(29)(a) (with rule 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 8.52(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/235), rules 1(1), 2(29)(b) (with rule 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/322/rule/8.52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:34:45.513001+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}