for cases under the Lugano Convention, regulation 92 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Text of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. For contracts concluded, or where an event giving rise to damage occurs, after the end of the transition period, the retained Rome I and Rome II Regulations (and, for relevant old contracts, the Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990) as amended by the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (which was further amended by SI 2020/1574) applies to determine applicable law in relation to contractual or non-contractual obligations. The retained versions of Rome I and Rome II Regulations also apply to determine applicable law in the case of intra-UK conflicts of laws (or conflicts of laws between the UK and Gibraltar), where the contract is concluded, or the events giving rise to the damage occurred, before the end of the transition period. 3.2 Cases in an EU member state

Schedule 4, Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/479), which was amended by The Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1574) Note also that the Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 contains provisions giving legal effect in domestic law to the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements and amending the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1124), which came into force at the end of the Transition Period.If the claim is a common law claim brought in the courts, such as a claim for damages for breach of contract or to enforce post-termination restrictions (restrictive covenants), the rules on jurisdiction in CJJA 1982 and the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) will apply.

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Practice Note: International jurisdiction—allocating employment cases between national courts and tribunals The EU rules governing applicable law in civil and commercial cases in the UK and EU member states before the end of the transition period can be found in the following EU instruments and agreements:Sime, Stuart (2008). A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.135, 153. ISBN 978-0-19-954253-6. External links [ edit ]