A partial solution is provided by Article 44 of the Convention. It should be noted that, where litigation related to registrations occurs in courts other than Irish courts, that solution may be convoluted and expensive.
The base principle as stated in paragraph 1 of the Article is that the courts of the place in which the Registrar has its centre of administration have exclusive jurisdictionto make orders (including damage awards) against the Registrar.
For the period 2006-2011, orders against the Registrar can be made only by the Irish courts