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- Article 2 – Requested courts
- Article 3 – Central body
- Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
- Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
- Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
- Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)
Article 2 – Requested courts
London and South Eastern England
The Senior Master
For the attention of the Foreign Process Section
Room E16
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7947 6691
+44 20 7947 7786
+44 20 7947 6488
+44 20 7947 6327
+44 20 7947 1741
Fax: +44 870 324 0025
Email: foreignprocess.rcj@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/service-of-documents-and-taking-of-evidence
South Western England
Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre
2 Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6GR
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1173 664 800
Fax: +44 870 324 0048
Email: e-filing@bristol.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Website: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/bristol-civil-and-family-justice-centre?q=bristol
Central England
Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre
Priory Courts
33 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6DS
United Kingdom
Telephone: + 44 300 123 5577
Email: BCJC_EU_Requests@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
North Eastern England
Leeds Combined Court
The Court House
1 Oxford Row
Leeds
LS1 3BG
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 113 306 2800
Email: djorders@leeds.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Website: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/leeds-combined-court-centre?q=leeds
North Western England
Manchester County Court and Family Court
1 Bridge Street West
Manchester
M60 9DJ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1612 405 000
Fax: +44 1264 785 032
Email : e-filing@manchester.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Website: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/manchester-county-court-and-family-court
Wales
Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre
2 Park Street
Cardiff
CF10 1ET
Wales
United Kingdom
Telephone: + 44 2920 376 400
Fax: + 44 01264 347 951
Email: enquiries@cardiff.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Website: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/cardiff-civil-and-family-justice-centre?q=cardiff
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List of competent authorities
Article 3 – Central body
The Senior Master
For the attention of the Foreign Process Section
Room E16
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7947 6691
+44 20 7947 7786
+44 20 7947 6488
+44 20 7947 6327
+44 20 7947 1741
Fax: +44 870 324 0025
Email: foreignprocess.rcj@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/service-of-documents-and-taking-of-evidence
Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
List of competent authorities
Article 5 – Languages accepted for completion of the forms
The standard form will be acceptable in English and French.
Article 6 – Means accepted for transmission of requests and other communications
Requests for all cases excluding Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders will be accepted by the designated courts by post only.
Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Order cases under the established procedures can be accepted by post, fax or e-mail.
Article 17 – Central body or competent authority(ies) responsible for decisions on requests for direct taking of evidence
The Senior Master
For the attention of the Foreign Process Section
Room E16
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7947 6691
+44 20 7947 7786
+44 20 7947 6488
+44 20 7947 6327
+44 20 7947 1741
Fax: +44 870 324 0025
e-mail: foreignprocess.rcj@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/service-of-documents-and-taking-of-evidence
Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
List of competent authorities
Article 21 – Agreements or arrangements to which Member States are parties and which comply with the conditions in Article 21(2)
The United Kingdom does not intend to retain any bilateral agreements with other Member States for taking of evidence between the United Kingdom and the other Member States. It has, however, informed Member States with which it has bilateral agreements that it wants these agreements to continue to apply for cases between those Member States and the United Kingdom Overseas Territories that are not part of the European Union.
The countries with which the United Kingdom has bilateral agreements and the date of those agreements are as follows:
Austria 31/03/31 Greece 07/02/36
Belgium 21/06/22 Italy 17/12/30
Denmark 29/11/32 Netherlands 31/05/32
Finland 11/08/33 Portugal 09/07/31
France 02/02/22 Spain 27/06/29
Germany 20/03/28 Sweden 28/08/30
The United Kingdom Overseas Territories outside the European Union to which these bilateral agreements will continue to apply are:
Channel Islands
Isle of Man
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands & Dependencies
Montserrat
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri & Dhekelia (Cyprus)
St Helena & Dependencies
Turks & Caicos Islands
Last update:
07/07/2017
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