Chair
Kinnery Patel
Negligence and Damages Committee
The Negligence and Damages Committee has the object of providing information from a range of jurisdictions worldwide. Participants will gain practical knowledge which will enable them to deliver a better service to clients in their own jurisdiction. Equally, when consulted by clients who were injured in other jurisdictions, on ships, on aircraft or elsewhere, the committee activities provide information and networking opportunities with colleagues which will enable lawyers to undertake such cases on an international basis.
Negligence and Damages are evolving fields of law in many jurisdictions. The committee seeks to equip its members with the ability to understand and influence these changes in the legal environment.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
Transnational tort litigation: strategy, risk and damages
16 Jul 2026 1500 - 1600 BST
Webinar
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
04 Oct - 09 Oct 2026
Copenhagen , Denmark
Publications
Tort liability and the importance of governing law in cross-border claims
The growth of cross-border trade, digital commerce and transnational corporate activity has reshaped tort litigation. A wrongful act today often spans several jurisdictions: the conduct originates in one country, the injury occurs in another and the parties are connected to legal systems in yet another jurisdiction. Claims of this kind turn on a single threshold question: which jurisdiction’s law governs the dispute? This question is rarely neutral because legal systems differ on liability, damages, limitation periods and remedies. This article examines tort liability and the role of governing law in cross-border claims from the perspectives of India and the United States.
Released on Jun 22, 2026