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04 January 2019

UK deposits instrument of accession to Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

On 28 December 2018, the UK deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005. The Convention will …

29 November 2018

Brexit, deal or no deal: a litigator's perspective

Over the past couple of weeks, the government has published the final text of the draft Withdrawal Agreement setting out the arrangements for …

08 November 2018

Applying the Hague Choice of Court Convention post-Brexit

The government has set out how it plans, in the event of a "no deal" Brexit, to ensure that the UK will continue to apply the Hague Choice of Court …

05 November 2018

Service Regulation and Taking of Evidence Regulation will cease to apply post-Brexit

The government has published a draft statutory instrument, the Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation …

23 October 2018

New Brexit podcasts looking at the impact on contracts and contract termination

In the latest update to the Brexit series on our Herbert Smith Freehills Podcast channel, Paul Butcher, Julie Farley, Maura McIntosh and Tom Henderson …

13 September 2018

Brexit "no deal" notice on jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments

As part of its second batch of "no deal" technical notices, the government has today published a guidance notice entitled: Handling civil legal cases …

04 September 2018

New podcast - English governing law and jurisdiction clauses after Brexit

On the new Herbert Smith Freehills Podcast channel, Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Tom Henderson discuss what businesses need to know about the …

12 July 2018

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 …

21 June 2018

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 …

14 June 2018

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 …

13 June 2018

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 …

26 April 2018

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 …