Monday, September 29, 2008
I reported earlier on the entry into force of the 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults.
An interesting issue is the application of the Convention in England and Wales. The United Kingdom ratified the Convention, but only for Scotland. However, in the English Mental Capacity Act 2005, it is provided that the Convention [...]
Saturday, September 20, 2008
The Hague Conference on Private International Law reports that the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 on the International Protection of Adults will enter into force on January 1st, 2009.
This is because a third country, France, has ratified the Convention on September 18th, 2008. There are thus three countries which ratified the Convention: France, Germany [...]
Friday, September 5, 2008
Advocate General Kokott’s Opinion in Allianz SpA (formerly Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurta SpA) and Others v West Tankers Inc. is out, and the House of Lords (and most common law practitioners) are not going to find it a pleasurable read.
The question, you will remember, is whether anti-suit injunctions to give effect to arbitration agreements are [...]
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Our conference on the Rome I Regulation: New Choice of Law Rules in Contract, to take place at Herbert Smith’s offices in London on 19th September 2008, is now accredited with CPD by both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (5.5 hours) and the Bar Standards Board (5 hours).
The full programme, as well as the details on [...]
The August 2008 issue of the Journal of Private International Law has just been published. The contents are (click on the links to view the abstracts on the Hart Publishing website):
A Bucher, ‘The New Swiss Federal Act on International Child Abduction’
J Neels, ‘Falconbridge in Africa’
A Mills, ‘The Dimensions of Public [...]
On 24 and 25 July the Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2887th session in Brussels, the first under the French Presidency. The official press release is currently available only in French (UPDATE: English version). Among the “Justice” issues, discussed on Friday 25th, two main points are of particular importance as regards the development [...]
It has been our book of the month for a few weeks now, but as yet we have not formally announced the publication of Professor Adrian Briggs‘ latest work, Agreements on Jurisdiction and Choice of Law (Oxford, OUP, 2008). So, here’s the blurb:
In this book, the author analyses the law and practice relating to [...]
We are pleased to announce the:
Journal of Private International Law Conference
The Rome I Regulation: New Choice of Law Rules in Contract
Friday 19th September 2008
Herbert Smith, Exchange House, London
The full programme, also set out below, can be found on our dedicated conference page. The speakers are all internationally recognised experts in the fields of private [...]
Conflicts scholars have been busy since my last round-up of published articles in February, so the time seems ripe for another list of potential material to add to your reading pile. The usual caveats apply: the list is limited to articles published in English, and even then is almost certainly not comprehensive. If you know [...]
Also filed in Articles, Brussels I, Brussels II, Cases, Choice of law, Contract, Family, Jurisdiction, Legislation, Property, Recognition, Rome I, USA
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As part of the BIICL’s 2007-2008 Seminar Series on Private International Law the BIICL organizes on Wednesday 18 June 2008 17:30 to 19:30 (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Council Chamber, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP) a seminar titled “Rome I Regulation: The UK Set to Opt-in”. The aim of [...]
As part of the BIICL’s 2007-2008 Seminar Series on Private International Law the BIICL organizes on Monday 16 June 2008 17:30 to 19:30 (at British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Council Chamber, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP) a seminar titled “Matrimonial Property Regimes in the Conflict of Laws: A European [...]
The State of New York, and—recently—the United States Congress—are presently considering enacting laws that would give American authors legal recourse when they are sued abroad for defamation over literary works that would otherwise fall within the broad protections of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
In New York, both the Assembly and [...]
The April 2008 issue of the Journal of Private International Law has just been published. The contents are (click on the links to view the abstracts on the Hart Publishing website):
Articles
M. Keyes, “Statutes, Choice of Law, and the Role of Forum Choice”
Z. Tang, “The Interrelationship of European Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Contract”
C. [...]
As part of the BIICL’s 2007-2008 Seminar Series on Private International Law the BIICL organizes on Thursday 17 April 2008 17:30 to 19:30 (at British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP) a seminar titled “Financial Groups: A Fragmented EU Insolvency Regime”. The seminar will deal with [...]
The Ministry of Justice has launched a public consultation on whether the UK should opt (back) in to the Rome I Regulation (see all Rome I entries on this site here.) The press release states:
The Rome I proposal will provide clarity over which law applies if a dispute arises over a contract made between people [...]
A new addition to the Hart Publishing private international law catalogue for 2008 is Forum Shopping in the European Judicial Area, a collection of essays by English and French scholars, edited by Pascal de Vareilles-Sommières (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne). Here’s the blurb:
One of the issues left untouched by the Brussels Convention of 27 [...]
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law organizes on 4 February 2008 (17:00) a guest lecture to be given by Professor Adrian Briggs (University of Oxford, UK).
Professor Briggs’ lecture is titled “Brussels Jurisdiction and Common Law Jurisdiction: understanding and misunderstanding what courts may be asked to do”.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
There are two casenotes in the new issue of the Cambridge Law Journal worthy of mention. Firstly, Richard Fentiman (Cambridge) has written on “Arbitration and the Brussels Regulation” - discussing the recent House of Lords decision (and reference to the ECJ) in West Tankers Inc v. RAS - Ras Riunione di Sicurata SpA [2007] UKHL [...]
Monday, December 17, 2007
Adrian Briggs (Oxford) has written a note in the November issue of the L.M.C.L.Q. (2007, 4(Nov), 433-438) on the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Samengo-Turner v J&H Marsh & McLennan (Services) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 723. The Westlaw abstract reads:
Discusses the Court of Appeal judgment in Samengo-Turner v J&H Marsh & McLennan [...]
Thursday, December 6, 2007
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) organizes on Monday 21 January 2007, 09.00 -18.00 (at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, London, WC2A 3TL) the 11th annual review of the Arbitration Act 1996 titled “Is English law really better?” The speakers will review the English Arbitration Act 1996. The 2007 [...]
