...Choice of court and consumer contracts Choice of court and insurance Validity and effect Choice of court and employment contracts Severable agreements Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments – Brussels and Lugano Conventions Public policy Judgments from courts of a member state...

...Choice of court and insurance Jurisdictional and choice of court agreements Choice of court and immovable property Choice of court and consumer contracts Parties to litigation Damages Judgments from courts of a member state Foreign punitive damages decisions in class actions 12.01 Choice...

... Common law recognition Foreign judgments obtained in breach of jurisdiction agreement Judgments from courts of a member state Judgments from designated court under dispute resolution agreement Overcoming foreign judgments obtained in breach of contract Defences to enforcement Enforcing foreign...

...Letterbox companies and the doctrine of abuse Insolvency proceedings in the EU Regulatory competition for insolvency Judgments from courts of a member state Rome Convention 4.01 There is some indication that an anti-letter-box ¹ company policy has taken roots in European...

... requirements for recognition, suspension of the proceedings in which recognition is invoked, the enforcement of Member State judgments, the refusal of recognition and enforcement, appeal against a decision on refusal, and enforcement of penalty provisions in Member State judgments. Judgments from courts...

... Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments – Brussels and Lugano Conventions Judgments from courts of a member state 4 1.01 One of the problems of international business transactions is that when parties draft a contract, they cannot always be certain where litigation will take place...

... and choice of court agreements Contract Limitations on jurisdiction Jurisdiction under the Brussels-Lugano Regime Judgments from courts of a member state Procedural objections to proceedings Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments Jurisdiction under the Lugano Convention 5 International Scope...

...Article 23 Exclusive forum clauses Validity and effect Stays of English proceedings Applicable law and intellectual property Forum non conveniens Judgments from courts of a member state Procedural objections to proceedings 11.01 Assume that the parties conclude an exclusive choice...

...Rome Convention Applicable law Judgments from courts of a member state Unfair competition Jurisdiction and intellectual property rights 12.01 Intellectual property rights have been regulated internationally by many Conventions. These Conventions are the obvious places to start...

...Letterbox companies and the doctrine of abuse COMI and forum shopping Corporations Judgments from courts of a member state EU Rules Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments Jurisdiction under the Brussels I Regulation 3.01 The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union...

.... Territorial Applications Jurisdictional agreements and the Brussels Regulation International Scope Jurisdiction under the Lugano Convention EU Rules Judgments from courts of a member state Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments – Brussels and Lugano Conventions 2 Territorial Application § 1...

... and the Brussels Regulation Contract Establishing jurisdiction Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments – Brussels and Lugano Conventions Judgments from courts of a member state Jurisdiction under the Lugano Convention 3 From What Date do the Instruments Apply? § 1. Brussels 2000 § 1.1 The General...

... Territorial Applications Contract Jurisdiction under the Brussels-Lugano Regime Limitations on jurisdiction Judgments from courts of a member state Procedural objections to proceedings Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments Jurisdiction under the Lugano Convention Updating paragraphs 5.03...