This article states that a validly agreed jurisdiction clause conferring jurisdiction on a foreign court prevails over the special jurisdiction of the court of one co-defendant, even where the dispute is indivisible or the contracts are interdependent.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau has launched a public consultation on the draft text of a possible new convention on parallel proceedings and related actions. In private international law terms, the initiative is tied in particular to international jurisdiction and international lis pendens.
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation held its ninth meeting from 20 to 24 October 2025 in hybrid format, with 60 registered delegates and other experts representing 20 HCCH Members and two Observers, together with members of the…
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation held its eighth meeting from 10 to 14 February 2025 in hybrid format.
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation met in a hybrid format. The meeting brought together experts representing HCCH Members and Observers, as well as staff from the HCCH Permanent Bureau.
HCCH — News on 2023-02-20 announced the development entitled “Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
HCCH on 2022-02-14 announced the development entitled “Second meeting of the Working Group on Jurisdiction”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
HCCH — News on 2021-10-15 announced the development entitled “First Meeting of the Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
Egemen, Işil authored the academic publication “Milletlerarasi Usul Hukukunda Bekletici Sorun” in Istanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 7 No.
Ian Bergson authored the academic publication “The death of the torpedo action? The practical operation of the Recast's reforms to enhance the protection for exclusive jurisdiction agreements within the European Union” in Journal of Private International Law, published on 2015-01-02.