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CoL.net Virtual Roundtable on the Commission’s Brussels Ia Report

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In light of the Commission’s report on the Brussels Ia Regulation (first discussed here by Xandra Kramer), ConflictofLaws.net will be hosting an ad-hoc virtual roundtable

on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 12pm–1.30pm (CEST).

The conversation will focus on the report published by the Commission on 2 June and its implications for a possible future reform of the Regulation.

The event will feature the following panellists:

Andrew Dickinson
University of Oxford

Stefano Dominelli
University of Genoa

Pietro Franzina
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan

Thalia Kruger
University of Antwerp

Tobias Lutzi
University of Augsburg

Everyone interested is warmly invited to join via this Zoom link.

Travel destination in another (Member) State’s territory in an otherwise purely domestic case triggers application of Art. 18(1) Brussels Ia

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Implied Jurisdiction Agreements in International Commercial Contracts

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Authors: Abubakri Yekini (Lecturer in Conflict of Laws at the University of Manchester) and Chukwuma Okoli (Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws at the University of Birmingham, Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg).

A  Introduction

In an increasingly globalised economy, commercial transactions often involve business entities from different countries. These cross-border transactions present complex legal questions, such as the place where potential disputes will be adjudicated. To provide certainty, commercial parties often conclude ex ante agreements on the venue for dispute resolution by selecting the court(s) of a particular state. However, what happens if no such express agreement over venue is reached for resolving a contractual dispute? Could consent to the venue be implicitly inferred from the parties’ conduct or other factors?

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