Cheshire, North & Fawcett: private international law / Edited by Paul Torremans et.al.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

15th edition

87983

Conflict of laws -- Great Britain.

1. Definition, nature and scope of private international law

2. Historical development and current theories

3. Classification

4. The incidental question

5. Renvoi

6. Substance and procedure

7. The proof of foreign law

8. Exclusion of foreign law

9. Domicile, nationality and residence

10. Jurisdiction of the English courts-an introduction

11. Jurisdiction under the Brussels/Lugano system

12. The competence of the English courts under - the traditional rules

13. Stays and the management of parallel proceedings

14. Limitations on jurisdiction

15. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in England - an introduction

16. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments - the traditional rules

17. Recognition and enforcement of judgments under the Brussels/Lugano system

18. Foreign arbitral awards

19. Contracts

20. Non-contractual obligations

21. Marriage and other adult relationships

22. Matrimonial and related causes

23. Declarations

24. Financial relief

25. Children

26. Cross-border surrogacy

27. Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption

28. Mental incapacity

29. The distinction between movables and immovables

30. Immovables

31. The transfer of tangible movables

32. The assignment of intangible movables

33. Corporations

34. Insolvency

35. Administration of estates

36. Succession

37. Matrimonial property

38. Trusts.

The new edition of this well-established and highly regarded work has been fully updated to encompass the major changes and developments in the law, including coverage of the Recast Brussels I Regulation which came into force in 2015. The book is invaluable for the practitioner as well as being one of the leading students' textbooks in the field, giving comprehensive and accessible coverage of the basic principles of private international law. It offers students, teachers and practitioners not only a rigorous academic examination of the subject, but also a practical guide to the complex subject of private international law. Written by an expert team of academics, there is extensive coverage of commercial topics such as the jurisdiction of various courts and their limitations, stays of proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings, the recognition and enforcement of judgments, the law of obligations with respect to contractual and non-contractual obligations. There are also sections on the various aspects of family law in private international law, and the law of property, including the transfer of property, administration of estates, succession and trusts. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Private international law

9780199678990

clxxxviii, 1435 pages ; 25 cm