Article published on Hague Choice of Court Convention

The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, which came into force on 1 October 2015, aims to uphold jurisdiction clauses and to make judgments obtained under those clauses easier to enforce. At the moment the Convention is of limited application, applying only as between Mexico and the EU member states (other than Denmark). However, the Convention has also been signed by the US and Singapore, and there are signs that it is gaining momentum so that ultimately it may be of far greater significance.

Gregg Rowan and Donny Surtani, a partner and senior associate in our London office, Allison Alcasabas, a partner in our New York office, and Daniel Waldek, a senior associate in our Singapore office, have published an article which considers the Convention and its potential future implications: "Hague Choice of Court Convention: gaining momentum​". Click here to download a PDF of the article, which first appeared in the November 2015 issue of PLC Magazine: http://uk.practicallaw.com/resources/uk-publications/plc-magazine.