Essays in International Litigation and the Conflict of Laws

Lawrence Collins

A Clarendon Press Publication

Essays in International Litigation and the Conflict of Laws

Lawrence Collins

A Clarendon Press Publication

Description

Lawrence Collins, a leading international lawyer, has made a profound contribution to the study and understanding of the Conflict of Laws in England during the past twenty years. He has successfully combined his practice in one of London's leading law firms with unparalleled academic achievement. This volume combines a number of his most widely acclaimed and influential articles on important aspects of the Conflict of Laws, including a reprint of his fascinating 1992 Hague Academy Lectures entitled "Provisional and Protective Measures in International Litigation." Collins has updated and written introductory prefaces for each article to outline the most important subsequent developments since their original publication. Scholarly and incisive, these essays will be compulsory reading for all academics and practitioners interested in international litigation.

Essays in International Litigation and the Conflict of Laws

Lawrence Collins

A Clarendon Press Publication

1. Provisional and Protective Measures in International Litigation
2. The Territorial Reach of Mareva Injunctions
3. Some Aspects of Service Out of the Jurisdiction in English Law
4. Forum Selection and an Anglo-American Conflict
5. The Marc Rich Case and Actions for Negative Declarations
6. The Hague Evidence Convention and Discovery: A Serious Misunderstanding?
7. Harris v. Taylor Revived
8. Blocking and Clawback Statutes: The United Kingdom Approach
9. Interaction between Contract and Tort in the Conflict of Laws
10. Exemption Clauses, Employment Contracts, and the Conflict of Laws
11. Contractual and Non-Contractual ObligationsDSEEC Preliminary Draft Convention
12. Floating Charges, Receivers, and Managers and the Conflict of Laws
1. Provisional and Protective Measures in International Litigation
2. The Territorial Reach of Mareva Injunctions
3. Some Aspects of Service Out of the Jurisdiction in English Law
4. Forum Selection and an Anglo-American Conflict
5. The Marc Rich Case and Actions for Negative Declarations
6. The Hague Evidence Convention and Discovery: A Serious Misunderstanding?
7. Harris v. Taylor Revived
8. Blocking and Clawback Statutes: The United Kingdom Approach
9. Interaction between Contract and Tort in the Conflict of Laws
10. Exemption Clauses, Employment Contracts, and the Conflict of Laws
11. Contractual and Non-Contractual ObligationsDSEEC Preliminary Draft Convention
12. Floating Charges, Receivers, and Managers and the Conflict of Laws