Articles written by Miguel Checa

It is well known that London is the great judicial capital for divorces, attracting cases relating to high-net-worth individuals (“big money cases”), where the domicile of either spouse suffices, without prejudice to other attributional jurisdictional criteria under which the English judiciary (Family Division of the High Court of Justice) may decide the divorce. It is […]

The 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters has entered into force between Spain and the United Kingdom on July 1, 2025, marking a milestone in the reconfiguration of international judicial cooperation after Brexit. This international instrument seeks to facilitate the cross-border circulation of civil and […]