IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Committee(s)
Litigation Committee
(Lead)
Description
The EU rules on jurisdiction (notably, Brussels 1a Regulation) provided for jurisdiction of EU courts over non-EU domiciled defendant in a number of cases. An increase of these cases might be expected in future revisions of the Brussels 1a regulation. We will discuss the intricacies of these regulations in this session.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Ilona Karppinen | Castren & Snellman, Helsinki, Finland; Vice Chair, EU Judicial Cooperation Subcommittee |
| Stefano Modenesi | DLA Piper, Milan, Italy; Secretary, EU Judicial Cooperation Subcommittee |
Speakers
| Professor Ronald Brand | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Cara Cameron | Woods LLP, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Scholarship Officer, Litigation Committee |
| Sara Chisholm-Batten | Michelmores, London, England; Secretary, Litigation Committee |
| Olivier Laude | LAUDE & ASSOCIES, Paris, France |