Category: Jurisdiction

05/09/202319/09/2023

The CAT goes astray on accrued EU law rights

In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses aspects of the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (“CAT”) decision in Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants and Merricks v Umbrella Interchange Fee Defendants and Mastercard [2023] CAT 49 (“Interchange”) concerning whether the CAT was bound to follow the European Court of Justice’s (“CJEU”) decision in C-267/20 Volvo AB and DAF Trucks NV v RM EU:C:2022:494 (“Volvo”), which post-dated IP completion day.

22/09/202222/09/2022

What is EFTA?

In this post, Prof. Dr. iur. Dr. rer. pol. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, Partner Nobel Baudenbacher, Zurich/Brussels, Door Tenant Monckton Chambers, London, Visiting Professor at LSE, President of the EFTA Court 2003-2017 provides a summary of EFTA.

18/05/202218/05/2022

Cross Border Injunctions after Brexit

In this post, Steven Gee Q.C. of Monckton Chambers considers cross border injunctions after Brexit and the case of Broad Idea International Ltd v Convoy Collateral Limited [2022] 1 AER 289 (Privy Council).

05/01/202206/01/2022

Accrued EU law rights: a guide for the perplexed

In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers explains accrued EU law rights that remain enforceable in domestic courts after the transition period.

04/01/202104/01/2021

Jurisdiction and service out from 1 January 2021: (mostly) back to the usual common law rules

Now that the dust has settled, Kristina Lukacova of Monckton Chambers summarises the position in relation to jurisdiction and service out, including in relation to consumer/employment contracts within the scope of the new sections 15A-E of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982.