A Conflict Of Laws Companion

A Conflict of Laws Companion brings together a group of expert authors to write essays in honour of Professor Adrian Briggs QC. Professor Briggs has been teaching in Oxford since 1980, and throughout that period, he has been an instrumental figure in shaping the conflict of laws in the UK and elsewhere and has inspired generations of students (future practitioners and judges) to take a close interest in the subject. His books, including Agreements on Jurisdiction and Choice of Law (OUP, 2008), The Conflict of Laws (4th edn, Clarendon, 2019), and Private International Law in English Courts (OUP, 2015), are among the most widely used and cited texts on the subject.

The book is divided into four sections, exploring conflict of laws issues of different kinds and engaging with Professor Briggs' work on a diverse range of topics. Contributions by Professor Briggs' former colleagues build on his work in the conflict of laws and his immeasurable contributions as a teacher and researcher at the University of Oxford, not only to undergraduate teaching, but to his college (St Edmund Hall), the Law faculty, and the university. The book includes short personal submissions from each of the authors, all of whom studied alongside, have been taught or supervised by, or worked closely with Professor Briggs.

Andrew Dickinson, Professor of Law, University of Oxford,Edwin Peel, Professor of Law, University of Oxford

Andrew Dickinson is a Fellow of St Catherine's College and Professor of Law at the University of Oxford. He is a member of the Mance Committee, which advises the UK Government on private international law issues, and is one of the specialist editors of Dicey, Morris & Collins, The Conflict of Laws.

Edwin Peel is a Fellow of Keble College and Professor of Law at the University of Oxford. He is also a tenant at One Essex Court, Temple.

Part I - Jurisdiction
1. The Natural Forum Revisited, Andrew S Bell
2. Forum Non Conveniens: Now We Are Much More Than Ten, Martin Davies
3. The Distant Shore: Discretion and the Extent of Judicial Jurisdiction, Janet Walker
4. Taming Anti-Suit Injunctions, Andrew Dickinson
5. Jurisdiction over Co-Defendants, Andrew Scott
Part II - Choice of Law
6. Putting the Principle of Severability in the Dock: an Analysis in the Context of Choice of Law for Arbitration and Jurisdiction Agreements, Koji Takahashi
7. The Conflict of Laws and Unjust Enrichment, Andrew Burrows
8. Choice of Law in the Shifting Sands of Securities Trading, Maisie Ooi
9. Remedies and the Conflict of Laws, Adam Rushworth
Part III - Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements
10. Foreign Judgments and Contracts: The Anti-Enforcement Injunction, Tiong Min Yeo
11. 'A Peculiarly Pointless Line of Division': Recognition of Proceedings and Non-Proceedings Divorces under the Family Law Act 1986, Máire Ní Shúilleabháin
Part IV - Conflict of Laws within the Legal System
12. How Private Is English Private International Law?, Edwin Peel
13. Comity in Private International Law and Fundamental Principles of Justice, James Edelman and Madeleine Salinger