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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 …
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 …
Cross-Border Litigation - international perspectives
We are pleased to publish the second issue of our periodic publication "Cross-Border Litigation", designed to highlight legal and practical …
UK clarifies negotiating position on choice of law, jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments post-Brexit
On Tuesday 22 August, the UK Government published a paper which outlines its position on the extent to which current EU rules on choice of law, …
EU clarifies negotiating position on choice of law, jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments post-Brexit
Yesterday (29 June) the European Commission published its Position Paper on Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Commercial Matters which outlines its …
Upcoming webinar - International Litigation Update
On Tuesday 18 October (12noon - 1.00pm UK time) we will present the first in a new series of webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and …
Article published - Enforcing judgments in the EU post Brexit
The UK's anticipated exit from the EU will have implications for many areas, including the enforcement of English court judgments across the EU. The ease …
Singapore takes steps toward ratifying Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
On 4 April 2016, Singapore tabled the Choice of Court Agreements Bill paving the way for ratification of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court …
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