Statutes on the Conflict of Laws

by Martin P George (Editor), Andrew Dickinson (Editor)

Overview

Statutes on the Conflict of Laws provides students with the principal, current EU and UK legislation encountered in the study of private international law in one clear and easy-to-use volume. The legislation is not annotated, enabling the book to be used in examinations. It has been structured and designed so that students can find the material they need quickly and efficiently, with a table of contents organised chronologically by source type, and alphabetical index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849463430
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/24/2015
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	6.67(w) x 9.58(h) x 1.56(d)

About the Author

Martin George is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, University of Leicester.
Andrew Dickinson is a Fellow at St Catherine's College and a Professor of Law at the University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Preface v

User Guide xi

I European Union Materials

A Treaties

1 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 1

B Regulations

2 Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters 3

3 Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 13

4 Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims 37

5 Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure 49

6 Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure 61

7 Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to n on-contractual obligations (Rome II) 73

8 Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 85

9 Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) 95

10 Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations 111

11 Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) 139

12 Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters 165

C Directives

13 Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts 175

14 Council Directive 2003/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes 177

15 Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters 187

D Decisions

16 Council Decision of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (2001/47O/EC) 193

E Conveniions to which the EU is a party

17 EC-Denmark Agreement (jurisdiction and judgments)

Decision 2005'790/EC (signature) 205

Agreement 206

Decision 2006'32S/EC (conclusion) 212

Amending Agreement 213

Amending Agreement 214

18 EC-Denmark Agreement (service)

Decision 2005/794/EC (signature) 215

Agreement 216

Decision 2006/326/EC (conclusion) 221

Amending Agreement 222

19 2007 Lugano Convention (jurisdiction and judgments) Decision 2007/712/EC (signature) 223

Convention and Protocols 224

Decision 2009/4 W/EC (conclusion) 247

20 Hague Choice of Court Convention

Decision 2009/397/EC (signature) incorporating Convention (Annex 1) 251

Decision 2014/887/EU (approval) 262

21 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support etc

Decision 2011/220/EU (signature) 265

Decision 2011/432VEU (approval) 266

Convention 270

II United Kingdom Statutes

22 Colonial Probates Act 1892 293

23 Administration of Justice Act 1920 295

24 Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 299

25 Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 305

26 Maintenance Orders Act 1950 311

27 Marriage (Enabling) Act 1960 317

28 Wills Act 1963 319

29 Administration of Estates Act 1971 321

30 Civil Evidence Act 1972 325

31 Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 327

32 Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973 351

33 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 359

34 Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 363

35 Legitimacy Act 1976 367

36 Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 369

37 Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 371

38 Senior Courts Act 1981 373

39 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 375

40 Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 399

41 Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 403

42 Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 411

43 Family Law Act 1986 429

44 Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 449

45 Recognition of Trusts Act 1987 451

46 Foreign Corporations Act 1991 455

47 Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 457

48 Employment Rights Act 1996 461

49 Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 463

50 Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 465

51 Adoption and Children Act 2002 475

52 Civil Partnership Act 2004 481

53 Menial Capacity Act 2005 493

54 Companies Act 2006 501

55 Defamation Act 2013 505

56 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 507

57 Consumer Rights Act 2015 513

III United Kingdom Statutory Instruments

58 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Interim Relief) Order SI 1997/302 517

59 Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations SI 1999/2083 519

60 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Authentic Instruments and Court Settlements) Order SI 2001/3929 523

61 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order SI 2001/3929 523

62 Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations SI 2005/392 527

63 Civil Partnership (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations SI 2005/3334 547

64 Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents and Registration of Charges) Regulations SI 2009/1917 551

65 Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (International Obligations) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations SI 2010/1898 555

66 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) (Rules of Court) Regulations SI 2011/1215 561

67 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Maintenance) Regulations SI 2011/1484 563

68 International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc) Regulations SI 2012/2814 573

69 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Recognition of Judgments) Regulations SI 2014/543 579

70 Consular Marriages and Marriages under Foreign Law (No. 2) Order SI 2014/3265 583

71 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Protection Measures) Regulations SI 2014/3298 589

IV Rules of Procedure

72 Civil Procedure Rules SI 1998/3132 591

73 Court of Protection Rules SI 2007/1744 659

74 Family Procedure Rules SI 2010/2955 667

Alphabetical Index 755