Litigation Notes

The Hague 2019 Judgments Convention: Bolstering the UK's position as a jurisdiction of choice for international dispute resolution

Digital assets: Law Commission consults on private international law issues and draft legislation recognising a third category of personal property rights

Law Society publishes report on global position of English and Welsh law

The Law Society of England and Wales has recently launched a new initiative to highlight the attractions of English law and of England and Wales as a …

Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses: French court refers questions of validity to CJEU

Retained EU Law: no sweeping sunset at the end of the year

The Government has announced a change of plan on the abolition of retained EU law and its replacement by purely domestic law. This is reflected in …

Disclosure: High Court directs party to identify which current and ex-employees have been asked for/given consent to search for documents on their personal devices

Supreme Court finds Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 applies only where contribution claim governed by English law

The Supreme Court has held that the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 does not have overriding effect and therefore applies only where domestic …

Jurisdiction clause in insurance policy confers exclusive jurisdiction despite no express words to that effect

The High Court has interpreted a jurisdiction clause in an excess liability insurance policy as granting exclusive jurisdiction to the English courts, …

Impact of Brexit on applicable law in cross-border insolvencies

From 31 December 2020, the European Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (the “EIR”) ceased to apply in the UK. As a result: The EIR provides the rules …

Disputes after the end of the Brexit transition period: where are we now?

Video published - Brexit: jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments during and after the transition period

Anna Pertoldi has published a video for Practical Law in which she considers jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments during and after the Brexit …

New Brexit podcast - The implications of Brexit for choice of law, jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments

In the latest episode of our Brexit podcast series, Anna Pertoldi and Maura McIntosh look at the implications of Brexit for choice of law, jurisdiction …