Richard Butler
Solicitor, Honorary Professor, Nottingham Law School
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Time | - | Activity | Type of activity |
Day 1 | - | - | - |
0930-0945 | 1 | Introduction to the course | Tutor led session |
0945-1015 | 2 | Basic concepts in the conflict of laws: Foreign law in English courts; Sources of conflict of laws rules; Overview of some central conflict of laws topics; Classification (or Characterisation); The "incidental question"; Renvoi; Substance and procedure; Public Policy; Foreign penal laws and revenue claims | Tutor led session |
1015-1045 | 3 | Basic concepts in the conflict of laws: Renvoi and Characterisation - Problem 1 | Group Work session |
1045-1100 | 4 | Coffee | - |
1100-1145 | 5 | Choice of law in contract: UK Rome 1 Regulation; Temporal application; Application - Subject matter; Application - Non-contracting states; Party autonomy; Mandatory rules of another law; Governing law in the absence of choice; Carriage of Goods; Carriage of Passengers; Scope of Applicable Law; Material and formal Validity | Tutor led session |
1145-1230 | 6 | Choice of law in contract: UK Rome 1 Regulation - Problem 3 | Group Work session |
1230-1245 | 7 | Impact of Brexit and legacy issues | |
1245-1300 | 8 | Outline of jurisdiction regimes: Which regime? - Quick check; Legacy Brussels I Regulation, Legacy Lugano Convention, Other Regimes - Outline | Tutor led session |
1300-1400 | 9 | Lunch | - |
1400-1420 | 10 | Outline of principles underlying the English approach to jurisdiction - Service within the jurisdiction; Service outside the jurisdiction; the Gateways; Procedure and proof | Tutor led session |
1420-1450 | 11 | Claims in relation to contracts and in restitution | Tutor led session |
1450-1515 | 12 | Jurisdiction in contract claims - Problem 4 | Group Work session |
1515-1545 | 13 | Claims in tort | Tutor led session |
1515-1600 | 14 | Jurisdiction in tort claims - Problem 5 | Group Work session |
1600-1615 | Tea | - | |
1615-1645 | 15 | Arrest Convention; Collision Convention | Tutor led session |
1645-1730 | 16 | Jurisdiction founded on arrest of vessel - Problem 6 | Group Work session |
1730 | 17 | END OF DAY 1 | - |
Day 2 | - | - | - |
0930-1030 | 18 | Claims for marine salvage and claims under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 | Tutor led session |
1030-1045 | 19 | Claims against a defendant domiciled within the jurisdiction | Tutor led session |
1045-1100 | 20 | Jurisdiction founded on domicile of defendant - Problem 7 | Group Work session |
1100-1115 | Coffee | - | |
1145-1230 | 21 | Claims against co-defendants - the use and abuse of the anchor defendant | Tutor led session |
1230-1300 | 22 | Jurisdiction founded on jurisdiction over an anchor defendant - Problem 8 | Group Work session |
1300-1400 | 23 | Lunch | - |
1400-1445 | 24 | Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments: At common law; Recognition and Enforcement under the Brussels I Regulation; Administration of Justice Act 1920; Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933; European Enforcement Orders; Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980; Cross-border Mediation Settlements | Tutor led session |
1445-1530 | 25 | Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments: Recognition and Enforcement under the Brussels I Regulation and at common law - Problem 9 | Group Work session |
1530-1545 | 26 | Tea | - |
1545-1645 | 27 | Forum non conveniens: Preparation Stage - In teams representing either Cruzat or Dobrovinski, delegates will prepare their arguments in case study Problem 10 | Group Work session |
1645-1730 | 28 | Forum non conveniens: Argument | Group Work session |
1730 | 29 | END OF COURSE | - |