Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy
From 10 to 14 November 2025, the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fifth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, had over 45 registered delegates and other experts, representing 24 HCCH Members and three Observers, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the WG continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new...
Third meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Model Forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention
On 25 November 2025, the third meeting of the Working Group established to finalise the Model Forms pertaining to Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention (WG) was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. The meeting had 50 registered delegates and other experts, representing 24 HCCH Members and one Observer, in addition to members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate...
Launch of public consultation on a possible new convention
The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is pleased to announce the launch of a public consultation on the Draft Text of a possible new convention on parallel proceedings and related actions, to be held from 18 November 2025 to 26 January 2026. Experts, practitioners and judges from diverse legal traditions with experience in cross-border litigation and private international law more broadly are...
Ninth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction
From 20 to 24 October 2025, the Working Group (WG) on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met for the ninth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, had 60 registered delegates and other experts, representing 20 HCCH Members and two Observers, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the WG made further...
Second meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions
On 8 October 2025, the second meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting had over 60 registered delegates representing 24 HCCH Members, in addition to members of the PB of the HCCH. During the meeting,...
Second meeting of the Working Group on the Study relating to Institutions Analogous to Trusts
From 6 to 7 October 2025, the second meeting of the Working Group (WG) on the study relating to institutions analogous to trusts was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting had more than 25 registered delegates and other experts, representing eight HCCH Members and five Observers, in addition to members of the PB of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate (C&Ds No 70-72 of...
Second meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Model Forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention
On 26 September 2025, the second meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to finalise the Model Forms pertaining to Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting had 50 registered delegates and other experts, representing 24 HCCH Members and one Observer, in addition to members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate (C&D No 50 of...
First meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Model Forms for Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention
In March 2025, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) comprised of delegates and other experts from a variety of geographical regions to finalise the Model Forms pertaining to Chapter II of the 1970 Evidence Convention (see Conclusion and Decision No 50 of CGAP 2025). The first meeting of the WG was held online on 11 July 2025, hosted...
First meeting of the Working Group dedicated to the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions
In March 2025, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) approved the establishment of a Working Group (WG) consisting of delegates from a variety of geographical regions to finalise the Good Practices document relevant to the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence, and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions (see Conclusion and Decision No 47 of CGAP 2025). The first meeting of the WG was held online on...
WG on the completion of the Country Profile and draft Cooperation Request Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention
On 28 May 2025, the ninth meeting of the Working Group (WG) established to complete the Country Profile and work on the draft Cooperation Request Model Form for the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB). The meeting was attended by nine delegates representing seven HCCH Members, as well as by members of the PB. Pursuant to its mandate (C&Ds No...