Redefining general jurisdiction in the US post Daimler
Date: 11th July 2016
Time: 16:45 - 18:15
Event Details
Time: 16:45-18:15 (followed by a drinks reception)
Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP
In the landmark case Daimler v. Bauman (134 S.Ct. 746 (2014)), the US Supreme Court restricted general jurisdiction of US courts over corporate defendants. Following arguments it expressed earlier in Goodyear, it ruled that Daimler is not amenable to suit in California, where it owns a subsidiary, for activities that took place outside the forum. The judgment puts an end to the long-accepted all-purpose jursidcition criteria of "doing business" and "continous and systematic activities" in the forum.
Professor Linda Silberman will explain the implications of the Daimler decision and raise open questions on general jurisdiction over foreign corporations. The commentators will evaluate the redefined US jurisdiction criteria from a UK and EU perspective.
Confirmed participants
Chair
- Lord Collins of Mapesbury, former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Speaker
- Linda Silberman, Martin Lipton Professor of Law, Co-Director, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law, New York University School of Law
Commentators
- Alexander Layton QC, 20 Essex Street
- Dr Hélène van Lith, ICC and Sciences Po Paris
This event has been convened by Dr Eva Lein, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
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