International Commercial Litigation

Trevor Hartley is Emeritus Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he specialises in private international law and European Union law. He is a member of the American Law Institute, the Advisory Committee on Private International Law at the UK Ministry of Justice, and the European Group for Private International Law (GEDIP). He has written a number of books on law, including The Foundations of European Union Law, 8th edition (2014), Choice-of-Court Agreements under the European and International Instruments (2013) and Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments in Europe (2017).

Part I. Starting Off: 1. Introduction; Part II. Jurisdiction; 2. Jurisdiction: an analysis; 3. Jurisdiction under EU law; 4. EU law: special jurisdiction; 5. EU Law: the problem of pure financial loss; 6. The traditional English rules; 7. US law: an outline; 8. Choice-of-court agreements; 9. Jurisdictional conflicts: the common-law approach; 10. Jurisdictional conflicts: the EU approach; 11. Special topic I: product liability; 12. Special topic II: defamation; Part III. Foreign Judgments: 13. Introduction to part III; 14. EU law; 15. English law: jurisdiction; 16. English law: defences; 17. US law: some highlights; Part IV. Procedure: 18. Freezing assets; 19. Obtaining evidence abroad: forum procedures; 20. Obtaining evidence abroad: international co-operation; Part V. Choice of Law: 21. Introduction to choice of law; 22. Torts; 23. Contracts: the principle of party autonomy; 24. Contracts: legal policy and choice of law; 25. The common-law countries: regulating business, protecting employees and helping consumers; 26. Foreign currency; 27. Property: tangible movables; 28. Contractual rights and property interests – I; 29. Contractual rights and property interests – II; 30. Contractual rights and property interests – III.