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The Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments (Amendment) Bill

2011 was taken at all Stages in Dail Éireann on 1 March 2012 and has now

completed its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill

completed its passage through the Seanad on 14 December last.

The objective of the Bill is to implement the Convention on jurisdiction

and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial

matters signed at Lugano on 30 October 2007, the 2007 Lugano Convention.

The primary purpose of the 2007 Lugano Convention is to ensure that the

same regime will apply for the recognition and enforcement of judgments

moving between Switzerland, Norway and Iceland and the EU as the regime

which at present prevails within the European Union for judgments coming

from the Member States.

The 2007 Convention was concluded by the European Community in May 2009 and has since been ratified by all of the relevant EFTA countries.