Entries by Martin George

Overseas Workers: Employment without Borders

Robin Jeffcott and Dan Peyton (Richards Butler) have published the second instalment of their summary on "Overseas Workers: Employment without Borders" in the Employment Law Journal. Here's the abstract: This, the second of a two part article, examines the legal issues which can arise where employees work in other jurisdictions as well as in the UK, considering […]

Review: International Commercial Litigation Handbook 2nd edn

The aim of the Butterworths International Commercial Litigation Handbook is to be a repository of "United Kingdom primary and secondary legislation, with key European Community and international materials" relating to international commercial disputes before the courts in England, Wales and Scotland. Publication details and a table of contents can be found in the earlier

Conference: The Policy of the French Cour de Cassation in Private International Law: Economics of Justice in International Litigation

Professor Muir-Watt is hosting a conference on the "The Policy of the French Cour de Cassation in Private International Law: Economics of Justice in International Litigation." During this conference organized by the French Cour de Cassation, Professor Horatia Muir-Watt will discuss the economy of judicial means as a policy factor in the recently decided private international […]

The Legal Position of Employees in Cross-Border Transfers of Undertakings in the EU

Jonas Malmberg (Arbetslivsinstitutets, Sweden) has published an article on 'The Legal Position of Employees’ in Cross-Border Transfers of Undertakings in the EU: A Question of Jurisdiction and Choice of Law' in the International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. Here's the abstract: This article deals with the rules designed to enforce European Union labour […]

Publication: International Commercial Litigation Handbook 2nd edn

Butterworths have just published the new edition of the International Commercial Litigation Handbook, edited by Andrew Dickinson; Roger Baggallay; Graham McBain; and Laurence Murphy QC. Butterworths International Commerical Litigation Handbook brings together in a single volume key UK, EC and international materials which are essential for litigation and arbitration lawyers, as well as criminal and commercial […]

Transatlantic Insolvency Jurisdiction

Tony Griffiths and Edward Smith have written an article on "Transatlantic insolvency jurisdiction – the interplay between Chapter 15 of US Bankruptcy Code and the EU Insolvency Regulation" in the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation. The abstract reads as follows: Considers the extent to which the US Bankruptcy Code Ch.15 and Council Regulation […]

Cross-border Insolvency in the UK: an embarrassment of riches

Paul Omar (Sussex University) has written an article in Insolvency Law & Practice on cross-border insolvency in the UK. Here's the abstract: This article examines the provisions governing cross border insolvency under the Insolvency Act 1986 s.426, Council Regulation 1346/2000 and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross Border Insolvency 1997, outlining the historical background to […]

Latvia and the Rome Convention

Martins Aljens (Lejins Torgans & Partners) has posted a summary on how the entry into force of the Rome Convention in Latvia has altered the Latvian conflict of laws rules. The