Tag: international litigation

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12 April 2016

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 …

10 February 2016

Privy Council finds implied jurisdiction agreement sufficient for enforcement of foreign judgment under common law

The Privy Council has held that a foreign default judgment can be enforced under the common law where a jurisdiction agreement in favour of that country …

26 January 2016

Commercial Court considers when a contract is "manifestly more closely connected" with another country for the purpose of determining applicable law

The Commercial Court has considered the meaning of "manifestly more closely connected" with another country in Article 4 of the Rome I Regulation ((EC) …

09 December 2015

Article published on jurisdiction rules applying to claims against directors

A recent decision of the CJEU has considered a number of jurisdiction questions which have significant implications for claims against …

01 December 2015

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 …

17 November 2015

French Supreme Court upholds unilateral jurisdiction clause where the countries with jurisdiction could be objectively identified

In a recent decision, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) gave effect to a unilateral jurisdiction clause where it was possible to identify …

11 November 2015

CJEU rules directors who are employees must be sued in their EU domicile

In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the EU held that directors who are also employees (within the meaning of EU case law) must be sued in the …

28 October 2015

Court of Appeal upholds order deferring to exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of Monaco courts, despite risk of inconsistent judgments

The Court of Appeal has upheld an order declining English jurisdiction over a claim against a Monaco-domiciled defendant where there was an exclusive …

22 October 2015

Commercial Court orders foreign non-resident company officer to be examined under CPR 71 based on temporary presence in jurisdiction

The Commercial Court has refused to set aside an order under CPR 71 requiring a foreign non-resident director to attend court to provide information …

14 October 2015

Commercial Court protects express choice of jurisdiction, finding no trespass on administrative acts of another member state

A recent decision of the Commercial Court is one of the first to consider the English court's jurisdiction under the recast Brussels Regulation (Council …

13 October 2015

Jurisdiction clause in derivatives contract interpreted as granting exclusive jurisdiction to English courts

The High Court has interpreted a jurisdiction clause as granting exclusive jurisdiction to the English courts, despite the absence of the word …

25 August 2015

High Court considers interaction between recast Brussels Regulation, Insolvency Regulation and schemes of arrangement

A recent judgment of the High Court will serve to remind minority, overseas creditors of any company having a substantial connection with England that …