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C/L/609. English Common Law, the European Civil Uniform Law and Lis Pendens

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2010
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This paper focuses on lis pendens rule in international law by considering how the traditional English rules of jurisdiction dealt with jurisdictional issues relating to lis pendens and how the new rules under the Brussels I Regulation also dealt with it. The paper compares the English Common Law and the European Civil Uniform Law, by describing their various aspects and stating how they affect each other. With reference to secondary literature the paper compares the advantages and disadvantages of both systems, and concludes that the traditional English rules dealt with issues surrounding lis penden in a more practical and autonomous way.

 

KEYWORDS: Lis pendens, English rules of jurisdiction, Brussels I Regulation, English Common Law, European Civil Uniform Law, jurisdiction, cross-border litigation,

 
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