Registration Of Judgment Mortgages

Litigation 05/02/2010

Members should note that, from 1 December 2009 (the commencement date of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009), an application to register a judgment mortgage as a burden pursuant to section 116 of that act must be in the prescribed Form 112 of the Land Registration Rules. This form replaces the affidavit to register a judgment mortgage and is available at .

The prescribed form does not include the amount of the judgment or costs, but must include thereon a certificate that the particulars of the judgment described therein are correct, signed by the proper officer of the court in which the judgment was obtained. The property and the estate or interest of the judgment debtor in same must also be identified as per rule 119 of the Land Registration Rules. An application also requires Form 17 and €125 fees.