The Rome II Regulation The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations Updating Supplement

by Dickinson, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780199588466
• ISBN10: 0199588465
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This updating supplement brings the Main Work The Rome II Regulation up to date and incorporates substantive developments since publication of the book in December 2008. In particular it draws attention to legislation implementing the Regulation in the United Kingdom, to recent ECJ cases concerning other EC private international law instruments, to new decisions of the English courts concerning the pre-Regulation rules of applicable law, and to recent books and journal articles providing further colour to the picture surrounding the Regulation since its adoption in January 2009. It is an essential purchase for all who already own the Main Work, and maintains its currency.

Author Biography

Andrew Dickinson is a solicitor advocate and consultant to Clifford Chance LLP. His main area of specialism is private international law, and he has published several articles in this field as well as his book The Rome II Regulation: A Commentary (OUP, 2008). He is also co-author of State Immunity: Selected Materials and Commentary (OUP, 2004). He is a visiting fellow in private international law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Private International Law.

Table of Contents

Author's Introduction	p. vii
Table of Cases	p. ix
Tables of Treaties and Legislation	p. xv
Supplemental List of Abbreviations	p. xxvii
Introductory Topics
Background	p. 3
Treaty Base	p. 7
Foundations and Scope	p. 11
Non-Contractual Obligations Arising Out of Tort/Delict
Tort/Delict-General Rules	p. 37
Product Liability	p. 55
Unfair Competition/Restriction of Competition	p. 61
Environmental Damage	p. 69
Intellectual Property	p. 75
Industrial Action	p. 83
Other Non-Contractual Obligations
Unjust Enrichment	p. 85
Negotiorum Gestio	p. 89
Culpa in Contrahendo	p. 93
Freedom of Choice and Common Rules
Choosing the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations	p. 97
Scope of the Law Applicable under the Regulation	p. 101
Public Policy, Mandatory Rules, and Rules of Conduct and Safety	p. 115
Relationship with EC Law and International Instruments	p. 119
Conclusion	p. 127
Appendices
[No New Material]	p. 129
Published Materials-Additional References	p. 131
[No New Material]	p. 141
The Law applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008(SI 2008 No 2986)	p. 143
Unofficial List of Conventions Notified to the Commission under Art 29 of the Rome II Regulation	p. 147
Regulation (EC) No 662/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009	p. 163
Index	p. 173
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