Yes, whenever a company incorporated in an EU or wider European state signs an English law agreement without an address in England and Wales. Since Brexit ended the EU service regime between the UK and member states, cross border service runs through slower Hague Convention channels, which has made the process agent clause more important, not less.
The post Brexit service reality
Before Brexit, serving English proceedings on a company in the EU used the streamlined EU service framework. That no longer applies between the UK and member states, so service now generally runs under the Hague Service Convention through designated authorities, with timescales measured in months in some countries. Counterparties responded predictably: the process agent clause, always standard, is now enforced without exception on European parties.
Where European companies meet the clause
Cross border lending, ISDA Master Agreements with London counterparties, shareholder arrangements in pan European acquisitions, English law guarantees behind UK subsidiaries and trading contracts with British partners all carry the requirement. We act for European clients from the Nordics to Iberia, with dedicated pages for the biggest corridors, Germany and Ireland, where volumes justify them.
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