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Preliminary Material
General Editor's Preface
Preface
Summary Table of Contents
Contents
Table of Cases
Australia
Bermuda
Canada
European Court of Justice
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Italy
New Zealand
Singapore
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States of America
Table of Legislation
Australia
Canada
European Community
Directives
Regulations
Finland
France
International
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Statutory Instruments
United States of America
Table of Conventions and Treaties
Main Text
1 Introduction and Scheme
Preliminary Material
I Introduction
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.10
1.11
II Advance Conclusions
1.12
III Terms and Elements
Agreements on jurisdiction; agreements on choice of law; and agreements
1.13
Jurisdiction agreements and their validity
1.14
1.15
What jurisdiction agreements mean
1.16
1.17
1.18
Agreements on choice of law
1.19
Severability
1.20
1.21
Contractual autonomy
1.22
1.23
Consent and agreement
1.24
1.25
1.26
Penn v Lord Baltimore
1.27
1.28
IV A Snapshot from 2007
1.29
1.30
1.31
V Scheme
1.32
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.36
1.37
1.38
2 Consent in Private International Law
Preliminary Material
I The General Principle
2.01
2.02
2.03
2.04
2.05
2.06
2.07
2.08
2.09
2.10
II The Role of Consent in Commercial Law
2.11
2.12
III Consent or Agreement, and absence of Consent or Agreement
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.18
2.19
2.20
IV Consent in the Application and Proof of Foreign Law
2.21
2.22
2.23
2.24
2.25
2.26
2.27
2.28
2.29
V Consent in Choice of Law
2.30
2.31
2.32
2.33
2.34
2.35
2.36
2.37
2.38
2.39
2.40
2.41
2.42
2.43
2.44
2.45
VI Consent in the Recognition of Foreign Judgments
2.46
2.47
2.48
2.49
2.50
2.51
2.52
2.53
2.54
2.55
2.56
2.57
VII Consent and the Personal Jurisdiction of the Court
2.58
2.59
2.60
2.61
2.62
2.63
2.64
2.65
2.66
2.67
VIII Consent and the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the Courts
2.68
2.69
2.70
IX European Jurisdiction
2.71
2.72
2.73
2.74
2.75
3 Dispute Resolution and Severability
Preliminary Material
I Contractual Terms
3.01
3.02
3.03
3.04
3.05
3.06
3.07
II The Nature of Agreements for the Resolution of Disputes
3.08
III Contractual Agreements on Jurisdiction
3.09
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
IV Separate Natures, or Severable Agreements?
3.19
V The Path to the Principle of Severability
3.20
3.21
3.22
3.23
3.24
3.25
3.26
3.27
3.28
3.29
3.30
3.31
3.32
3.33
3.34
VI Validity and Severability: Jurisdiction Agreements
3.35
3.36
3.37
3.38
3.39
3.40
3.41
3.42
3.43
VII The Obverse of Severability
3.44
3.45
3.46
3.47
3.48
VIII The Agreement on choice of Law as Part of the Severable Agreement
3.49
3.50
3.51
3.52
3.53
3.54
3.55
3.56
3.57
3.58
3.59
3.60
3.61
3.62
3.63
3.64
3.65
3.66
3.67
IX The Strength and Weakness of Agreement as an Organizing Principle
3.68
1 Divergence on the existence of a contract
3.69
3.70
2 Divergence on the content of the bargain
3.71
3.72
3.73
3.74
X Assumptions and Conclusions
3.75
3.76
3.77
3.78
3.79
3.80
3.81
4 Clauses, Principles, and Interpretation
Preliminary Material
I The Range and Varieties of Jurisdiction Clauses
4.01
4.02
4.03
4.04
4.05
4.06
4.07
4.08
II Jurisdiction Clauses: Rights Conferred and Duties Assumed
4.09
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
4.25
III Jurisdiction Agreements as Exemption Clauses
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
4.32
IV The Scope of the Duty; The Ambit of the Clause
4.33
4.34
4.35
4.36
4.37
4.38
4.39
4.40
4.41
4.42
4.43
4.44
4.45
4.46
4.47
4.48
4.49
V Service of Suit Clauses
4.50
4.51
4.52
VI Combined Arbitration and Jurisdiction Agreements
4.53
4.54
4.55
4.56
4.57
4.58
VII Choice of Law Clauses
4.59
4.60
4.61
4.62
4.63
VIII One Contract but Several Agreements
4.64
4.65
4.66
4.67
4.68
4.69
4.70
IX The Role of European Law
4.71
4.72
4.73
5 Drafting Agreements
Preliminary Material
I Drafting By Specimen
5.01
5.02
5.03
5.04
5.05
5.06
5.07
II Contractual Variation of the Brussels I Regulation
5.08
5.09
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
III A Specimen Clause: Elaborate Version
5.17
1 Explanation of contents: elaborate version
Clause (a) Governing law
5.18
5.19
5.20
5.21
5.22
Clause (b) Type of jurisdiction and scope of that jurisdiction
5.23
5.24
5.25
5.26
5.27
5.28
5.29
Clause (b) bis Non-exclusive or optional jurisdiction
5.30
5.31
5.32
5.33
5.34
Clause (c) Personal undertakings
5.35
5.36
5.37
5.38
5.39
5.40
Clause (d) Service of process
5.41
5.42
Clause (e) Right of A, but not B, to bring proceedings in any other jurisdiction
5.43
5.44
Clause (f) Enforceability despite invalidity of Principal Agreement
5.45
5.46
Clause (g) Effect in relation to claims by and against non-parties
5.47
5.48
5.49
5.50
Clause (h) Further undertaking by B in the event of breach of this Clause
5.51
5.52
IV A specimen clause: minimalist version
5.53
5.54
5.55
5.56
5.57
5.58
5.59
5.60
5.61
V Drafting by Incorporation from other Documents
5.62
5.63
VI The Meaning of Words and the Use of Authority
5.64
5.65
5.66
5.67
5.68
1 The subject matter: ‘this contract’, ‘this agreement’
5.69
5.70
5.71
5.72
2 Prepositions, connections, and the terminology of relationship
5.73
‘Arising under this contract’
5.74
5.75
5.76
5.77
‘Arising out of this contract’
5.78
5.79
5.80
5.81
5.82
‘Arising in any way whatsoever out of this contract’
5.83
‘Arising from this contract’
5.84
‘Arising in connection with this contract’
5.85
5.86
‘In relation to this contract’
5.87
5.88
‘Construction of this contract’
5.89
‘Any disputes’
5.90
5.91
6 Jurisdiction Agreements: Primary Obligations
Preliminary Material
6.01
6.02
6.03
6.04
6.05
6.06
6.07
6.08
I Jurisdiction-Blind Enforcement
6.09
6.10
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
6.15
6.16
6.17
6.18
6.19
6.20
II Development of the Anti-Suit Injunction
6.21
6.22
6.23
6.24
6.25
6.26
6.27
6.28
6.29
6.30
6.31
6.32
6.33
6.34
6.35
6.36
6.37
III Objections to Enforcement by order of the English Court
6.38
6.39
6.40
6.41
6.42
6.43
6.44
6.45
6.46
6.47
6.48
6.49
6.50
6.51
6.52
6.53
6.54
6.55
6.56
6.57
IV Equitable Maxims as a Restriction on Remedy
6.58
6.59
6.60
6.61
6.62
6.63
V The Position of Strangers to the Contract
6.64
6.65
6.66
6.67
6.68
6.69
VI Stays of English Proceedings brought in Breach of Contract
6.70
6.71
6.72
6.73
6.74
6.75
6.76
6.77
7 Jurisdiction Agreements: Brussels I Regulation
Preliminary Material
7.01
I The Context in which Article 23 is to Operate
7.02
7.03
7.04
7.05
7.06
7.07
7.08
II The Structure of Article 23
7.09
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.14
III The Conclusiveness or Inconclusiveness of Writing
7.15
7.16
7.17
7.18
7.19
7.20
7.21
7.22
7.23
7.24
7.25
7.26
7.27
IV What is an ‘agreement’ for the purposes of article 23?
7.28
7.29
7.30
7.31
7.32
7.33
7.34
7.35
V Unilateral or bilateral agreement?
7.36
7.37
7.38
VI Article 23: what writing? Whose writing?
7.39
7.40
7.41
7.42
7.43
7.44
7.45
7.46
7.47
VII The parties to the ‘particular legal relationship’
7.48
7.49
7.50
7.51
7.52
7.53
7.54
7.55
7.56
7.57
7.58
VIII Formal Alternatives to writing which Satisfy Article 23
7.59
7.60
7.61
7.62
7.63
7.64
IX Article 23 and Those who Depart from the Agreement
7.65
7.66
7.67
7.68
7.69
7.70
7.71
X Injunctions to Enforce agreements about Jurisdiction and Litigation
7.72
7.73
7.74
7.75
7.76
XI Turner v Grovit
7.77
7.78
7.79
7.80
7.81
7.82
7.83
7.84
7.85
XII How persuasive? The burden of proof
7.86
7.87
XIII The ‘particular legal Relationship’
7.88
7.89
7.90
7.91
7.92
XIV Clarifying the Wording: The United Kingdom
7.93
7.94
7.95
7.96
7.97
XV Jurisdiction agreements for the Courts of Non-Member States
7.98
7.99
7.100
7.101
7.102
7.103
7.104
XVI Conclusions
7.105
7.106
7.107
8 Jurisdiction Agreements: Secondary Obligations
Preliminary Material
I The Effect of Agreements on the Resolution of Disputes
8.01
8.02
8.03
8.04
I The starting points of the common law
8.05
8.06
8.07
8.08
8.09
8.10
8.11
8.12
8.13
8.14
II Union discount co v zoller ; and cases which are less straightforward
8.15
8.16
8.17
8.18
8.19
8.20
8.21
8.22
8.23
8.24
8.25
8.26
8.27
8.28
8.29
8.30
8.31
8.32
8.33
8.34
8.35
8.36
8.37
8.38
8.39
8.40
8.41
8.42
8.43
8.44
8.45
8.46
III Other issues arising within the common law analysis
8.47
1 The cause of action
8.48
8.49
8.50
8.51
8.52
8.53
2 The assessment of damages
8.54
8.55
8.56
8.57
8.58
3 Where the nominated court is not in England
8.59
8.60
8.61
8.62
IV Judgments from the courts of a Member State
8.63
8.64
8.65
8.66
8.67
8.68
8.69
8.70
8.71
8.72
8.73
8.74
8.75
8.76
9 Foreign Judgments
Preliminary Material
9.01
9.02
9.03
9.04
I Common law recognition
9.05
9.06
9.07
9.08
9.09
9.10
9.11
9.12
9.13
9.14
9.15
9.16
9.17
9.18
9.19
9.20
II Judgments from the court designated by a dispute resolution agreement
9.21
9.22
9.23
9.24
9.25
9.26
9.27
III Foreign judgments obtained in breach of a jurisdiction agreement
9.28
9.29
9.30
9.31
IV Overcoming foreign judgments obtained in breach of contract
9.32
9.33
9.34
9.35
9.36
9.37
V Recognition and enforcement under the regulation
9.38
9.39
9.40
9.41
9.42
9.43
9.44
VI The decision in de wolf v cox
9.45
9.46
9.47
9.48
VII Recognition and Enforcement At The Margin Of The Regulation
9.49
9.50
9.51
9.52
9.53
9.54
9.55
9.56
9.57
VIII International obligations binding courts, personal obligations binding parties
9.58
9.59
9.60
9.61
9.62
9.63
9.64
9.65
9.66
9.67
9.68
9.69
9.70
9.71
9.72
9.73
9.74
9.75
10 Agreements on Choice of Law
Preliminary Material
10.01
I Contracts: Where the existence of the contract is not in dispute
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05
10.06
10.07
10.08
10.09
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.21
II Contracts: Where The Contract Is In Dispute
10.22
10.23
10.24
10.25
10.26
10.27
10.28
10.29
10.30
10.31
10.32
10.33
10.34
10.35
III Contracts: the law which governs the consequences of contractual invalidity
10.36
10.37
10.38
10.39
IV Contracts: conclusions about the nature of choice of law for contracts
10.40
10.41
10.42
V Agreements on choice of law and claims in tort
10.43
10.44
10.45
10.46
10.47
10.48
10.49
10.50
10.51
10.52
10.53
10.54
10.55
10.56
10.57
10.58
10.59
10.60
10.61
10.62
10.63
10.64
10.65
10.66
10.67
10.68
10.69
10.70
10.71
10.72
10.73
10.74
VI Choice of law and property rights
10.75
10.76
10.77
11 Giving Effect to Agreements on Choice of Law
Preliminary Material
I Introduction
11.01
11.02
11.03
11.04
11.05
11.06
11.07
11.08
11.09
11.10
11.11
11.12
II The Common Law and the Proper Law of a Contract
11.13
11.14
11.15
III Choice of proper law: Common Intention or Mutual Agreement?
11.16
11.17
11.18
11.19
11.20
11.21
11.22
11.23
11.24
11.25
11.26
11.27
11.28
11.29
11.30
11.31
11.32
IV Governing the Contract and Governing Contractual Litigation
11.33
11.34
11.35
11.36
11.37
11.38
11.39
11.40
11.41
11.42
11.43
11.44
V The Consequence if the Law Agreed for Application is not Applied
11.45
1 Breach of a choice of law
11.46
11.47
11.48
11.49
11.50
11.51
11.52
11.53
11.54
11.55
11.56
11.57
11.58
2 Non-monetary responses
11.59
11.60
11.61
11.62
11.63
11.64
11.65
11.66
11.67
11.68
11.69
11.70
3 Monetary remedies
11.71
4 Subverting the contract as a tortious wrong
11.72
11.73
5 The Rome Convention
11.74
11.75
11.76
11.77
11.78
VI Impermissible Choices of Law: SEcondary Consequences
11.79
11.80
11.81
11.82
11.83
VII The Alternative: Careful Drafting
11.84
1 Promising to pay
11.85
11.86
11.87
2 Adapting the undertaking in damages
11.88
11.89
11.90
11.91
11.92
11.93
12 Agreements to Resolve Disputes by Arbitration
Preliminary Material
12.01
12.02
12.03
12.04
12.05
12.06
12.07
I Preliminary questions and practical answers
12.08
12.09
12.10
12.11
12.12
12.13
12.14
12.15
12.16
II Who will adjudicate? Who decides who will adjudicate?
12.17
12.18
12.19
12.20
12.21
12.22
12.23
12.24
12.25
12.26
12.27
III Another View
12.28
12.29
12.30
12.31
12.32
12.33
12.34
12.35
12.36
IV To what do the parties agree when they agree to arbitration?
12.37
12.38
12.39
12.40
12.41
12.42
12.43
12.44
12.45
12.46
V The Jurisdiction of the Courts of the Seat
12.47
12.48
12.49
12.50
12.51
VI Damages for Breach of the Contract to Proceed by way of Arbitration
12.52
12.53
12.54
12.55
12.56
12.57
12.58
12.59
VII Foreign judgments in Breach of arbitration agreement: Brussels I Regulation
12.60
1 Simple non-recognition of judgments
12.61
12.62
12.63
12.64
12.65
12.66
12.67
12.68
12.69
12.70
12.71
12.72
2 Reversal of judgments
12.73
12.74
12.75
12.76
12.77
3 Private rights and public duties
12.78
VIII Restraining foreign proceedings in breach of an agreement to arbitrate: Brussels I Regulation
12.79
12.80
12.81
12.82
12.83
12.84
IX The New York Convention
12.85
X The Problem of Excessive Supervision
12.86
12.87
12.88
12.89
12.90
13 Conclusions
Preliminary Material
I The Effect of Agreements on the Resolution of Disputes
13.01
13.02
13.03
13.04
13.05
13.06
II The Hague Convention on choice of Court Agreements
13.07
13.08
13.09
13.10
13.11
13.12
13.13
13.14
III The Judge as Umpire
13.15
13.16
13.17
13.18
13.19
13.20
13.21
IV Reprise: Private International Law and Party Autonomy
13.22
13.23
13.24
13.25
13.26
13.27
13.28
13.29
13.30
13.31
13.32
13.33
13.34
Further Material
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Preface
From:
Agreements on Jurisdiction and Choice of Law
Adrian Briggs
Content type:
Book content
Product:
Private International Law [PRIL]
Series:
Oxford Private International Law Series
Published in print:
20 March 2008
ISBN:
9780199282302
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