Liz Williams
Liz has more than ten years' experience as a PSL and ten years' fee-earning experience in insurance litigation and general commercial litigation and arbitration.
Her specialties are: Knowledge management, training, strategy, business development, client development, and legal writing.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 1996
Membership
- Association of Professional Support Lawyers
Education
- LLM with Distinction, University of East London
- Law Society Finals, College of Law
- CPE with Commendation, College of Law
- MA (Cantab)
4 Contributions by Liz Williams
PRACTICE NOTES
Lugano Convention 2007 jurisdiction in insurance, consumer and employment claims: special regimes, contracting out and post-Brexit position
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The majority of authorities cited in this Practice Note were determined expressly under the Lugano Convention 2007. Nevertheless, where jurisprudence (from EU Member State courts or the Court of Justice) delivered under Brussels I or Brussels I (recast) is pertinent because the provisions match or are materially alike, cross-references are provided, where appropriate, to the equivalent Brussels regime Practice Notes, which ought to be read alongside this note and considered in tandem. For assistance on whether rulings of the Court of Justice bind UK courts after the UK’s exit from the EU, see Q&A: Are UK courts and tribunals bound by decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union post-Brexit?...
Dispute Resolution
PRACTICE NOTES
Lugano Convention 2007: choice of court agreements (Art 23) and entering an appearance (Art 24)—formalities, exceptions for weaker parties, trusts, and UK post‑Brexit implications [Archived]
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This Practice Note reviews the general provisions of the Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Lugano on 30 October 2007 (the Lugano Convention 2007). It examines the consequences of a jurisdiction agreement under Article 23, and then outlines the conditions for a valid jurisdiction agreement under Article 23. It then specifically addresses the requirement for the agreement to be in writing or evidenced in writing, together with situations where the jurisdiction agreement is in a form that aligns with the parties’ established practices, or is in a form that accords with a widely recognised usage. The Practice Note considers exclusive and non-exclusive jurisdiction agreements, and what parties must establish when seeking to rely on a jurisdiction agreement. Protections for weaker parties in insurance, employment and consumer contracts are also examined, along with the position when dealing with trusts, and the position under Article 24 where a defendant enters an appearance before a Member State court...
Dispute Resolution
PRACTICE NOTES
Lugano Convention 2007: Parallel and Related Proceedings, First Court Seised, and Post-Brexit/Brussels I (recast) Context (Arts 27–30)
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This Practice Note is archived and no longer updated or maintained. The majority of authorities cited here were determined under the 2007 Lugano Convention in particular. That said, where decisions—whether from Member State courts or the Court of Justice—under Brussels I or Brussels I (recast) are also pertinent because the provisions are identical or closely analogous, you are directed to the equivalent Brussels regime Practice Notes, which ought to be read together and in parallel with this document. For advice on the extent to which Court of Justice judgments are binding on UK courts following the UK’s departure from the EU, consult the Q&A: Are UK courts and tribunals bound by decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union post-Brexit?...
Dispute Resolution
PRACTICE NOTES
Lugano Convention 2007: special (Arts 5–6) and exclusive (Art 22) jurisdiction, multi‑defendant, third‑party and counterclaims, and post‑Brexit UK third‑state implications
ARCHIVED : This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.
This Practice Note reviews the provisions set out in the Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Lugano on 30 October 2007 (the Lugano Convention 2007), that address special and exclusive jurisdiction. The analysis addresses how these provisions function across civil and commercial disputes. It covers:
Article 5, which concerns, among other matters, claims in contract and in tort, and related issues;
Article 6, which relates to situations involving multiple defendants, the involvement of third parties, or the bringing of counterclaims.
It further assesses the various categories of claims encompassed by Article 22, under which the courts of a contracting state exercise exclusive jurisdiction in specified matters. Lastly, it considers the implications for applying Article 22—which operates irrespective of the parties’ domicile—now that the UK is no longer bound to the convention by virtue of its EU membership and is treated as a so‑called third state for the purposes of the convention’s application...
Dispute Resolution
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