“On 28 December 2018, the United Kingdom acceded to the Hague Choice of Court Convention (‘HCCC’), which will enter into force on 1 April 2019. With the accession, the UK government anticipates a hard Brexit. Should the UK leave the EU without any additional agreement in place (aka a ‘hard Brexit’ or ‘no deal-Brexit’), the opposability of choice of forum agreements in favour of UK courts may become uncertain …” (more)
[Laura van Bochove and Matthias Haentjens, Leiden Law Blog, 18 February]
First posted 2019-02-18 15:02:24
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