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25 August 2017

Court of Appeal clarifies that "mandatory rules" do not override chosen law in contracts with an international element

In two recent decisions, the Court of Appeal has clarified that Article 3(3) of the Rome Convention does not apply to override the chosen law where there …

23 September 2013

European Parliament committee backs proposed Common European Sales Law

In a vote last week, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament approved by a large majority the European Commission’s proposal for a …

15 November 2012

Government response to proposal for a Common European Sales Law

The Government Response to the European Commission's proposal for a Common European Sales Law ("CESL"), which was published on Tuesday (13 …

08 March 2012

MoJ's "Call for Evidence" re proposed Common European Sales Law

The Ministry of Justice has published a Call for Evidence in relation to the European Commission's proposals for a Common European Sales Law (see …

03 January 2012

House of Commons objects to proposed Common European Sales Law

The House of Commons has objected to the proposed Regulation to introduce a Common European Sales Law (see post) on the basis that it does not …

01 November 2011

Proposed optional Common European Sales Law

On 11 October the European Commission published its proposed Regulation on a Common European Sales Law (download pdf here), aimed at …

06 June 2011

Further developments on European contract law reform

On 16 February we reported on the European Commission's Green Paper on policy options for progress towards a European Contract Law, which set out a …

16 February 2011

European contract law reform consultation closes: where next?

In July last year the European Commission published a Green Paper on policy options for progress towards a European Contract Law, which argued that the …