Register of Judgments

This is where certificates of judgments from the courts of certain countries (including Scotland) are registered so that they can be enforced against someone.

Chapter 62 of the Court of Session Rules set up the registration requirements for the various types of document that can be included in the Register of Judgments including European Enforcement Orders.

By section 4 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, where a Judgment has been obtained in any of the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Common Pleas or Exchequer at Westminster or Dublin for any debt, damages or costs, a Certificate of the Judgment registered in this register has the same force and effect as a Decree of the Court of Session.

The registration of foreign judgments under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1920 or section 2 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 are governed by chapter 62 of the Court of Session Rules. See Foreign Judgments under the 1920 Act or the 1933 Act for further details.

Sections 62.28 to 62.32 of the Court of Session Rules deal with applications to register a judgment in relation to a promissory note or other interlocutor in respect of judgments, authentic instruments or court settlements from another contracting state or state bound by the Lugano Convention. See Registration of a Judgment under Court of Session Rule 62.32 for further details.

Applications under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 for a certificate to enable the money provisions of a judgment of the High Court or of the County Court to be enforced in another part of the United Kingdom are registered in the Register of Judgments. See Certificates of High Court and County Court Money Judgments for further details.