Service of Foreign Process in Ireland-Hague Convention Service
- 11 years ago
http://businessandlegal.ie/hague-convention-service-in-ireland-the-hague-service-convention The Hague Convention provides for a government sponsored “Central Authority” which oversees the service of legal papers from other signatory countries to the Hague Convention. In Ireland, the Central Authority is the Master of the High Court.
As the Central Authority, the Master of the High Court ensures that the document is properly served, either in accordance with domestic forms of service, or in accordance with a particular method requested by the applicant, unless the particular method is incompatible with Irish law.
Ireland ratified the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters in 1994. However, in doing so Ireland made an objection pursuant to Article 10 and made declarations pursuant to Articles 3 and 15. It is this objection which means that many foreign law firms end up making a big mistake when it comes to effecting service..
As the Central Authority, the Master of the High Court ensures that the document is properly served, either in accordance with domestic forms of service, or in accordance with a particular method requested by the applicant, unless the particular method is incompatible with Irish law.
Ireland ratified the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters in 1994. However, in doing so Ireland made an objection pursuant to Article 10 and made declarations pursuant to Articles 3 and 15. It is this objection which means that many foreign law firms end up making a big mistake when it comes to effecting service..