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The new edition of this well-established and highly regarded work has been fully updated to encompass the major changes and developments in the law, including coverage of the Recast Brussels I Regulation which came into force in 2015. The book is invaluable for the practitioner as well as being one of the leading students' textbooks in the field, giving comprehensive and accessible coverage of the basic principles of private international law.
It offers students, teachers and practitioners not only a rigorous academic examination of the subject, but also a practical guide to the complex subject of private international law. Written by an expert team of academics, there is extensive coverage of commercial topics such as the jurisdiction of various courts and their limitations, stays of proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings, the recognition and enforcement of judgments, the law of obligations with respect to contractual and non-contractual obligations. There are also sections on the various aspects of family law in private international law, and the law of property, including the transfer of property, administration of estates, succession and trusts.
List of contents
- PART I: INTRODUCTION
- 1: Definition, Nature and Scope of Private International Law
- 2: Historical Development and Current Theories
- PART II: PRELIMINARY TOPICS
- 3: Classification
- 4: The Incidental Question
- 5: Renvoi
- 6: Substance and Procedure
- 7: The Proof of Foreign Law
- 8: Exclusion of Foreign Law
- 9: Domicile, Nationality and Residence
- PART III: JURISDICTION, FOREIGN JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS
- 10: Jurisdiction of the English Courts-An Introduction
- 11: Jurisdiction under the Brussels/Lugano System
- 12: The Competence of the English Courts under the Traditional Rules
- 13: Stays and the Management of Parallel Proceedings
- 14: Limitations on Jurisdiction
- 15: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments-An Introduction
- 16: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: the Traditional Rules
- 17: Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments Under the Brussels/Lugano System
- 18: Foreign Arbitral Awards
- PART IV: THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
- 19: Contracts
- 20: Non-Contractual Obligations
- PART V: FAMILY LAW
- 21: Marriage and Other Adult Relationships
- 22: Matrimonial and Related Causes
- 23: Declarations
- 24: Financial Relief
- 25: Children
- 26: Cross-border Surrogacy
- 27: Legitimacy, Legitimation and Adoption
- 28: Mental Incapacity
- PART VI: THE LAW OF PROPERTY
- 29: The Distinction Between Movables and Immovables
- 30: Immovables
- 31: The Transfer of Tangible Movables
- 32: The Assignment of Intangible Movables
- 33: Corporations
- 34: Insolvency
- 35: Administration of Estates
- 36: Succession
- 37: Matrimonial Property
- 34: Trusts
About the author
Edited by
Paul Torremans, Professor, University of Nottingham,
Ugljesa Grusic, Lecturer, University College London,
Christian Heinze, Professor, Institute for Legal Informatics, Leibniz University Hannover,
Louise Merrett, Reader in International Commercial Law, University of Cambridge,
Alex Mills, Reader in Public and Private International Law, University College London,
Carmen Otero García-Castrillón, Professor of Private International Law, Complutense University of Madrid,
Zheng Sophia Tang, Chair in Law and Commerce, Newcastle University,
Katarina Trimmings, Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, and
Lara Walker, Lecturer, University of Sussex
Consultant Editor
James J. Fawcett, Former Professor of International Commerical Law, University of Nottingham
Summary
The new edition of this well-established and highly regarded work has been fully updated to encompass the major changes and developments in the law. The book is invaluable for the practitioner as well as being one of the leading students' textbooks in the field.
