Choice-of-court Agreements under the European and International Instruments

The Revised Brussels I Regulation, the Lugano Convention, and the Hague Convention

Trevor Hartley author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:8th Aug '13

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This is the first text to address all the instruments that will govern choice-of-court agreements in Europe and to engage in a practical discussion of their mutual relationship. The existing common law, which has dominated discussion of this subject for so long, will become less significant as European and international instruments become more widely applicable. The consequences of this, both for practitioners and business persons engaging in international transactions, are explained by thematic chapters covering all major issues affected. The work opens with an introduction to the components of a choice-of-court agreement and to the origins, principles, and status of the various instruments, making the text accessible to a broad practitioner audience. The scope of the instruments - territorial application, international application and subject-matter application - as well as conflicts between them, are addressed in Part II, which is devoted to guidance on deciding which instrument applies. Validity (substantive and formal), effects, remedies, and procedure are discussed in Part III, while Part IV tackles a range of more specialist areas, including insurance, consumer contracts, employment contracts, companies, and intellectual property. Comprehensive appendices follow, including the Hague Convention 2005 in its entirety, alongside extracts from Brussels I and Lugano, making this a standalone support for any practitioner facing unfamiliar questions in the area.

The book is indispensable reading for anyone who wants to know how choice of court agreements are dealt with in the law now and will be dealt with after the 10 January 2015. It is not merely an excellent book in the pragmatic tradition of UK private international law scholarship ... but it is also a reference point that other authors in the field cannot afford to ignore. * Paul R Beaumont and Katarina Trimmings, The Edinburgh Law Review *

ISBN: 9780199218028

Dimensions: 235mm x 162mm x 36mm

Weight: 954g

548 pages