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Application of the Brussels regime post-Brexit
The government has published a draft statutory instrument addressing, among other things, the question of how the UK courts will, post-Brexit, treat …
UK deposits instrument of accession to Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
On 28 December 2018, the UK deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005. The Convention will …
Brexit, deal or no deal: a litigator's perspective
Over the past couple of weeks, the government has published the final text of the draft Withdrawal Agreement setting out the arrangements for …
Applying the Hague Choice of Court Convention post-Brexit
The government has set out how it plans, in the event of a "no deal" Brexit, to ensure that the UK will continue to apply the Hague Choice of Court …
High Court finds exclusive jurisdiction provisions in recast Brussels Regulation only apply to EU Domiciled defendants
The High Court has held that article 24(5) of the recast Brussels Regulation, which gives exclusive jurisdiction to the court where a judgment is to be …
Court of Appeal holds no permission required to serve committal application on director out of the jurisdiction, where the court had jurisdiction to make the original order against him
The Court of Appeal has held that, where a court had jurisdiction to make an order for examination of a company director based on his presence in the …
Article published - Choosing a jurisdiction clause with Brexit on the horizon
With the uncertainties surrounding Brexit, it can be difficult to know what dispute resolution clause to choose to govern commercial contracts that will …
Brexit White Paper reiterates aims for civil judicial cooperation
The UK government has today published its White Paper detailing its proposal for the future relationship between the UK and the EU. The short section on …
Agreement reached in principle on Brexit transitional provisions for jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments
On 19 June, the UK and EU negotiators published a joint statement outlining the progress made on the draft Withdrawal Agreement since it was last …
UK publishes framework for UK-EU partnership on civil judicial cooperation
On 13 June, the UK government published a presentation setting out its proposals for continued judicial cooperation once the UK leaves the EU. The …
EU's revised proposals for enforcement of judgments post-Brexit
On 15 March, the European Commission published a revised version of the draft withdrawal agreement it had previously published on 28 February 2018 …
Choice of law, jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments post-Brexit: No surprises in EU's draft withdrawal agreement
So far as choice of law, jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments are concerned, the EU's draft withdrawal agreement, published last week, is largely …
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