The Brussels I Regulation’s interface with arbitration vies with

The next topic considered in the Green Paper is the treatment of provisional and protective measures under the Regulation.  In the Commission’s view: The report describes several difficulties with respect to the free circulation of provisional measures. With respect to ex parte measures,  it might be appropriate to clarify that such measures can be recognised […]

Among the issues raised by the Green Paper, those concerning the treatment of choice of court agreements raises are, almost certainly, the most difficult and controversial.  In considering possible reforms, a balance must be struck between the advantages, both commercial and in terms of promoting legal certainty, of supporting party autonomy in matters of jurisdiction, […]

This is the first of a series of posts soliciting comment on the proposals for reform of the Brussels I Regulation in the Commission’s recent

For the 10th Anniversary of the Yearbook of Private International Law, a conference will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 19 March 2009 at the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. The topic of the day will be “The Future of PIL between National and International Codifications and Case Law”.  The program can be found