Rome I—application and interpretation (UK only)


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Practice notes

Rome I—application and interpretation (UK only)


Produced in partnership with Angharad Parry of Twenty Essex

Practice notes
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This Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law where the Contract was entered into on or after 17 December 2009 and before 1 January 2021.

For contracts entered into on different dates, a different applicable law regime will be applied by the UK courts. Which regime will apply, will depend on the date on which the contract was entered into. For guidance on the different regimes and their interrelationship, see Practice Note: Applicable law regimes.

This Practice Note looks at the Application and interpretation of Regulation (EC) 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations, Rome I. It is referenced in this Practice Note as Regulation (EC) 593/2008, Rome I or Rome I.

The Practice Note provides an explanation as to when and why Rome I was introduced and provides assistance as to the interpretation of the regulation.

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Angharad Parry

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Angharad Parry specialises in advisory and advocacy work in a wide range of commercial disputes with a special focus on private international law issues/conflict of laws, sale of goods and commodities, energy and natural resources, off-shore, projects and heavy industry, carriage of goods, shipping and public international law work (particularly involving contracts between states and private entities). In addition to court work, she has extensive experience in arbitration, particularly before the ICC and LCIA. Angharad has also been involved in court proceedings, ancillary to arbitration, with a recent appearance before the Court of Appeal in the seminal case of Integral Petroleum Ltd v Melars Group Ltd (2016) EWCA Civ 108. She has also been involved in numerous proceedings with multi-jurisdictional elements.

Angharad is recommended by The Legal 500 (2012 and 2013) as a "Leading Junior" in the field of Commercial Litigation, and in Commodities (2014, 2015 and 2016). She is also recommended for Energy by Who's Who Legal UK Bar (2015) where she is described as "exceptionally hard-working, dedicated, and a real star".

Angharad was appointed to the Treasury Solicitor Civil/ Commercial B Panel in 2016.

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