The New Brussels I Regulation

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Abstract

The most important amendments to the Brussels I Regulation adopted on 12 December 2012 are presented and discussed. The amendments concern: 1) arbitration, 2) external situations, 3) choice-of-court agreements, and 4) abolition of exequatur. Compared to the Commission's ambitions, only modest, but probably useful compromises were achieved in respect of arbitration and external situations. For exclusive choice-of-court agreements, an efficient and sophisticated provision based on the Commission's ideas was adopted, and the Commission's primary goal, to abolish exequatur, was also successfully achieved.


Original languageEnglish
JournalCommon Market Law Review
Volume50
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)503-528
ISSN0165-0750
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013

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