Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements, 5th Edition

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

8) Arbitration