EU MINISTERS MEPS AGREE ROME II JURISDICTION CONVENTION
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLAGREEMENT has been struck on the final shape of the long-discussed Rome II regulation that establishes guidelines on choosing court jurisdictions for non-contractual disputes within the European Union (EU). Meeting in a conciliation committee, EU Council of Ministers and the European Parliament representatives agreed the binding legislation yesterday (Tue 15-5), which should come into force January 1, 2009. The law lays down rules for determining the jurisdiction that applies in a non-contractual civil dispute involving more than one member state, ...
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