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High Court holds ISDA jurisdiction clause trumps competing jurisdiction clause in separate but related agreement
In a recent decision, the High Court found that the jurisdiction clause in a 1992 ISDA Master Agreement was effective over a 'competing' jurisdiction …
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 …
Holding company liability for acts of a subsidiary: Court of Appeal finds English court lacks jurisdiction on basis no duty of care owed
In the latest in a line of jurisdiction rulings in cases of so-called "class action tourism", the Court of Appeal has held that the English …
Anti-suit injunction refused for EU proceedings but granted for non-EU proceedings
In a recent decision, the High Court refused to grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain Cypriot court proceedings brought in breach of an …
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 …
Denmark joins Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
On 30 May 2018, Denmark deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, which means that the Convention …
Cross-border litigation: international perspectives
We are pleased to release the third issue of our periodic publication "Cross-Border Litigation", designed to highlight legal and practical issues …
Dispute resolution clauses: Putting yourself in the best position
All too often, dispute resolution clauses may be treated as part of the boilerplate: the usual wording thrown in, with perhaps little thought for the …
Supreme Court holds English court has jurisdiction over tort claim where conspiracy hatched in England
The Supreme Court has held that the place of the event giving rise to damage in a claim alleging the tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means is …
High Court finds there is no power to stay in favour of prior proceedings in non-EU court where there is an English non-exclusive jurisdiction agreement
The High Court has held that where there was a non-exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of an EU member state (England), and proceedings were …
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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