Business and Private International Law in the EU

Preface

1. Private international law in the EU Member States
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Character of private international law
1.3 EU and private international law
1.4 EU Member States and rules of international jurisdiction
1.5 EU Member States and conflict-of-laws rules

2. International jurisdiction
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Background and development of the Brussels Ibis Regulation
2.3 The scope of the Brussels Ibis Regulation
2.4 The system of jurisdiction rules
2.5 The general rule: forum rei
2.6 Alternative grounds of jurisdiction
2.7 Specific rules of jurisdiction
2.8 Lis pendens and related claims
2.9 Hague Choice of Court Convention 2005

3. Contractual obligations
3.1 Jurisdiction over contractual obligations
3.2 The law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I Regulation)

4. Consumer contracts
4.1 Jurisdiction
4.2 The law applicable to the consumer contract

5. Employment contracts
5.1 Jurisdiction
5.2 Applicable law

6. Directors’ liability
6.1 Directors’ liability
6.2 Jurisdiction
6.3 Applicable Law
6.4 Concluding remarks

7. Torts
7.1 Jurisdiction in tort or delict cases
7.2 The law applicable to torts