Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 169: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 263: Listen and Learn -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Bermuda formed the first modern captive in 1962 and remains the leading offshore captive domicile, with approximately 700 licenced captives on its register. Bermuda’s captive industry has remained resilient in the face of...more
Individuals who act outside their trade or profession when instructing brokers to execute FOREX contracts on their behalf must be regarded as "consumers" for the purposes of the Recast Brussels Regulation, according to a...more
Home is where the heart is; home is also where a Claim Form can be served. Under the Recast Brussels Regulation a person “domiciled” in an EU Member State can be sued in the courts of that Member State, and such a claim...more
The Brussels Regulation provides for an exception to the general rule that a claimant must sue a defendant in the EU Member State where the defendant is domiciled. The exception allows a claimant to sue a defendant where a...more
Following the UK’s historic vote to leave the EU, numerous questions have arisen, including whether the UK will really leave the EU and whether Scotland and Northern Ireland (both of which voted to remain in the EU) will have...more
Until now, the UK has been one of the most welcoming jurisdictions in Europe where non-UK-domiciled individuals could live. Today, Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Summer Budget that from April 2017 the rules...more
Introduction - Regulation 44/2001 (the “Original Brussels Regulation”), which aimed to harmonise the approach to jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments across European Union Member States’...more
Non-UK domiciled individuals who have a UK domiciled spouse or civil partner now have the option to elect to be treated as domiciled in the United Kingdom for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes. This will enable them to receive...more