By a Judgement of Mr Justice Peter Kelly in the High Court of Ireland on 10/03/04 in the case of Monaghan -v- Society of Lloyds, an Order of the Master of the High Court granting liberty to enforce a Judgement of the High Court of England in favour of Lloyds was set aside. Judge Kelly found that the Master of the High Court had no jurisdiction to make such an Order as the jurisdiction was vested in the High Court and as the Master is not a judge of the High Court.

Jurisdiction has now again been allocated to the Master of the High Court by Order of Joseph Finnegan, President of the High Court, made 24/03/04 by virtue of powers conferred upon him by s. 25(1) of the Courts and Courts Officers Act, 1995 for the hearing and determination pursuant to Council regulation 44/2001 of 22/12/00 of an application under Art. 33(2) for a decision that a Judgement be recognised and for an application under Art. 39(1) for a declaration of enforceability of a Judgement.