*/
Conflict of laws – Jurisdiction. The issue for determination was whether the claimant was entitled to rely on art 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 to sue an alleged foreign-domiciled tortfeasor in the same proceedings as a direct claim brought against such tortfeasor's foreign-domiciled liability insurer in the English court. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that art 11(3) of the Regulation applied to the claim which the claimant wished to pursue against the second defendant tortfeasor, notwithstanding that the claimant had been seeking the procedural advantage of the higher quantum of damages that would be awarded by an English court.
Conflict of laws – Jurisdiction. The issue for determination was whether the claimant was entitled to rely on art 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 to sue an alleged foreign-domiciled tortfeasor in the same proceedings as a direct claim brought against such tortfeasor's foreign-domiciled liability insurer in the English court. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that art 11(3) of the Regulation applied to the claim which the claimant wished to pursue against the second defendant tortfeasor, notwithstanding that the claimant had been seeking the procedural advantage of the higher quantum of damages that would be awarded by an English court.
Politically neutral, yet loud and clear – why standing on the sidelines is not an option
With the property market witnessing significant changes since the beginning of the pandemic, Fleet Street Wealth’s Managing Director Julian Morgan considers the future of the home, the second home and the office
In partnership with the Bar Council, LexisNexis is offering up to 60% off its extensive webinar offering.
Chambers is expanding its team.
Making a move from the Bar to a career in governance: Maria Brookes outlines three good reasons to switch and how to do it
Inés Rivera explains how speech recognition can help barristers create accurate documentation faster
The barrister-author talks to Chris Henley QC about the parallels between farming and farmers, and the law and barristers, and the dilemmas of combining young children with continued practice at the Bar
Permitting vulnerable people to be heard is a difficult role, but I have so much joy from it. Mary Prior QC shares life lessons with Aadhithya Anbahan
If the Bar is complacent on the issue of race, then we will perpetuate the same racial inequities that continue to pervade our society, writes Professor Leslie Thomas QC
Tim Prudhoe's lessons learnt: as the scope increases for working overseas, here's some advice on how to build the foundations for an international practice (and not upset the local Bar)
Politically neutral, yet loud and clear why standing on the sidelines is not an option
