Conflict of laws: jurisdiction

The Brussels Regulation Recast, European Parliament and Council Regulation 1215/2012/EU contains the jurisdiction rules applicable where the defendant is domiciled in the EU. There are special rules for "matters relating to insurance". In Aspen Underwriting Ltd v Kairos Shipping Ltd and Others (The Atlantik Confidence) [2017] EWHC 1904 (Comm) Teare J reviewed the authorities on the meaning of that phrase.

The Brussels Regulation Recast