In a controversial decision, the UK Government has decided not to opt-in to the proposed Regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations ("Rome I").
- Information on Rome I (press release)
- The Report of the Financial Markets Law Committee (which may have had an impact on the UK decision)
Further information will be posted as it becomes available.
Source: BIICL Mailing List
(Possibly) Related:
- EU Council reach political agreement on Rome II
- BIICL event: Rome I Regulation: The UK Set to Opt-in
- Seminar: Substance and Procedure in the Law Applicable to Torts – Harding v Wealands & the Rome II Regulation
- UK Regulations Implementing Rome II Regulation Adopted
- BIICL event: Private International Law – Challenges for Today’s Markets