Principle and Pragmatism in Private International Law : Essays for Richard Fentiman

From anti-suit injunctions to digital-age risk, this book gives practitioners and scholars an unrivalled roadmap to international commercial litigation.

Principle and Pragmatism in Private International Law delivers a one-stop roadmap for today’s cross-border dispute-solvers, uniting leading voices on private international law around the twin hallmarks of Richard Fentiman’s thought: doctrinal clarity and commercial pragmatism.

Spanning five thematic parts—General Principles; Choice of Law & Foreign Law; Jurisdiction and Jurisdiction Agreements; Cross-border Injunctions; and Risk—the book probes more than forty landmark cases and channels insight from contributors based in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, Korea and New Zealand. Essays test the limits of Rome II, Brussels I bis, the Hague Choice of Court Convention, and recent Supreme Court decisions such as UniCredit and Brownlie, supplying concrete guidance on forum selection, governing law, enforcement strategy and litigation risk.

For researchers, advanced students, litigators, and arbitrators, this book delivers doctrinal depth and strategic know-how in equal measure. It stands as a timely tribute to a scholar whose ideas shape courts and classrooms worldwide—and the essential desk companion for anyone navigating private international law today.