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Cross-Border Litigation: Latest update published
We are pleased to release the latest issue of our periodic publication "Cross-Border Litigation", designed to highlight legal and practical issues …
Jurisdiction and enforcement after Brexit transition – latest developments re UK's accession to Hague and Lugano Conventions
As noted in our previous blog post, where English legal proceedings are started before the Brexit transition period comes to an end, most likely on 31 …
Brexit under the Withdrawal Agreement: The implications for disputes
It now seems inevitable that the UK will leave the EU on 31 January 2020 at 11pm GMT under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the UK …
A no-deal Brexit: The implications for disputes
High Court finds there is no power to stay English proceedings to give effect to exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of non-EU court unless proceedings were commenced first in the foreign court
The High Court has held that there is no power under the recast Brussels Regulation to stay English proceedings against an English domiciled defendant in …
Upcoming webinar - The Hague Choice of Court Convention 2005 and the Hague Judgments Convention 2019: When and how will they apply?
On Tuesday 23 July 2019 (1-2pm BST), Anna Pertoldi and Jan O'Neill will deliver the latest in our series of webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients …
New Hague Judgments Convention: finally adopted but may be some years before impact is felt
On Tuesday, 2 July 2019, the Hague Conference on Private International Law finalised a new treaty on enforcement of judgments: the Convention on the …
Article published - Exclusive English jurisdiction agreements agreed before no-deal Brexit may not come within Hague Choice of Court Convention
As we have previously reported, guidance recently issued by the European Commission suggests exclusive English jurisdiction agreements entered into …
EU guidance on no deal Brexit suggests increased risk Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements won't apply to exclusive English jurisdiction clauses agreed pre-Brexit
As we have previously noted, there is some uncertainty over whether, following a no deal Brexit, EU27 countries will apply the 2005 Hague Convention on …
Article published - Brexit extension until 31 October 2019: what are the key points for disputes?
Now that the UK and the EU have agreed a further extension of Article 50 until 31 October 2019, parties have more time to consider, and in some cases …
UK suspends accession to Hague Choice of Court Convention
On Friday last week (29 March 2019), the depositary for the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements issued a notice communicating that the …
New decision tree on enforcement of English judgments in the EU27 post-Brexit
Amidst the ongoing uncertainties in relation to both the nature and timing of Brexit, we have published a new decision tree on enforcement of English …
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