News & Events | Seminar

Jurisdiction clauses - The whys and wherefores. Can you make them sue you here?
Wednesday 22nd September 2004
at 222 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8XF

The Litigation Department of SJ Berwin is holding a Breakfast Seminar on changes to the rules deciding when judges in England will stop a foreign party suing you abroad

Speakers
Tim Beale - Partner, Litigation Department, SJ Berwin
Hilton Mervis - Partner, Litigation Department, SJ Berwin

Background
The European Court of Justice has decided that, in certain European cases, if you are sued overseas in the face of an English jurisdiction clause, you must go and fight those proceedings.

No longer can the English court stop the foreigner from continuing them. This makes litigation more expensive, but there may be ways around it.

We will also take the opportunity to review the current position concerning anti-suit injunctions.

Finally we will look generally at inserting jurisdiction clauses when doing business across different countries.

Timetable
08.30  Registration/Refreshments
08.45  Forum opens
09.30  Q&A Session
09.45  Forum ends/Refreshments

Programme
We will have two presentations

• On the ECJ decision in Grovit v Doctor and what pre-emptive strikes you can make to keep your litigation in London
  
• Practical tips for understanding business across different jurisdictions such as in the e-commerce field

RSVP
For further information on this seminar please contact Katie Cowley on +44 (0)20 7533 5200 or by email katie.cowley@sjberwin.com