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IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025

2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025

Session information

EU jurisdiction over non-EU defendants

Wednesday 5 November (1115 - 1230)

Committee(s)

Litigation Committee (Lead)

Description

The EU rules on jurisdiction (notably, Brussels 1a Regulation) provided for jurisdiction of EU courts over non-EU domiciled defendant in a number of cases. An increase of these cases might be expected in future revisions of the Brussels 1a regulation. We will discuss the intricacies of these regulations in this session.

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