Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments,5th Edition
Author: Adrian Briggs and Peter Rees
Pub Date: November 2009
Publisher: Informa Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
ISBN / ISSN: 1843118152
ISBN13: 9781843118152
Binding:
Price: £395.00
About the 4th Edition:
“…Buy this book…Or tell your firm’s library to buy it. Or preferably two copies: one for loan and one for reference only…You will benefit from the clear and detailed explanation of the latest armoury available to euro-litigators: European enforcement orders (EEOs)…Unmatched by practically any other work dealing with the subject.” New Law Journal
The new edition has been thoroughly updated to include:
Major decisions of the European Court on the Brussels I Regulation, especially in relation to injunctions and arbitration, but also arising in almost every other area of civil jurisdiction and judgments
The re-worked provisions for service out of the jurisdiction
Countless new cases from the English courts
Damages claims for breach of agreements of jurisdiction and choice of law
Use this book to:
Simplify the law of civil jurisdiction and the enforcement of foreign judgments
Analyse the law and demonstrate how it can be exploited
Look at the law objectively and explore lines of arguments that have not been developed or accepted and to provide criticism where appropriate
Predict the answer to some questions which have not yet arisen for decision
Includes important cases such as:
Allianz v West Tankers (Feb 2009): injunctions in support of arbitration proceedings
Gambazzi v Daimler Chrylser (Apr 2009): enforcing an English default judgment under the Brussels I Regulation
The many Masri cases (2008) on various measures to improve the chances of enforcing an English judgment
Philips v Symes, Kolden v Rodette (2008) on the race to establish seisin in the English courts
Table of Contents:
1) Introduction
2) Jurisdiction under the Brussels I Regulation
3) Jurisdiction under the Brussels Convention and (1988) Lugano Convention
4) The common law rules of Jurisdiction
5) Procedural issues relating to Jurisdiction
6) Interim Remedies Provisional Measures, and Ancillary Orders
7) Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Arbitration
