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This book looks at the question of extending the reach of the Brussels Ia Regulation to defendants not domiciled in an EU Member State.

The Regulation, the centrepiece of the EU framework on civil procedure, is widely recognised as one of the most successful legal instruments on judicial cooperation. To provide a basis for the discussion of its possible extension, this volume takes a closer look at the national rules that currently govern the question of jurisdiction over non-EU defendants in each Member State through 17 national reports. The insights gained from them are summarised in a comparative report and critically discussed in further contributions, which look at the question both from a European and from a wider global perspective.

Private international lawyers will be keen to read the findings and conclusions, which will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Michal Bobek
Series Editor's Preface
Preface
List of Contributors
Table of CJEU Cases
I. Questionnaire
II. Comparative Report, Tobias Lutzi (University of Augsburg, Germany), Ennio Piovesani (Pistoia Bar Association, Italy) and Dora Zgrabljic Rotar (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
III. National Reports
Austria, Paul Lorenz Eichmüller (University of Vienna, Austria)
Belgium, Michiel Poesen (University of Aberdeen, Ireland)
Bulgaria, Dafina Sarbinova (Sofia University, Bulgaria)
Croatia, Dora Zgrabljic Rotar and Tena Hoško (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Cyprus, Konstantinos Rokas (University of Nicosia, Cyrpus)
France, Benjamin Saunier (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France) and Phuong Thao Phan (University of Lorraine, France)
Germany, Tobias Lutzi (University of Augsburg, Germany) and Felix M Wilke (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
Greece, Vassiliki Marazopoulou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Hungary, Ferenc Szilágyi (Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary)
Italy, Ennio Piovesani (Pistoia Bar Association, Italy) and Stefano Dominelli (University of Genoa, Italy)
Latvia, Ivan Allegranti (University of Camerino, Italy) and Alexandrs Fillers (Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia)
Lithuania, Katarzyna Bogdziewicz and Giedrius Ožiunas (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania)
Malta, Ioannis Revolidis (University of Malta)
The Netherlands, Tess Bens (University of Vienna, Austria)
Poland, Anna Wyscoka-Bar (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Spain, María Asunción Cebrián Salvat (University of Murcia. Spain) and Anna Ruiz (Open University of Catalonia, Spain)
Sweden, Lydia Lundstedt (Stockholm University, Sweden)

IV. The European Perspective
Ratione Materiae Reciprocity as a Head of Jurisdiction in View of the Extension of the Brussels Ia Regulation to Non-EU Defendants, Margherita Salvadori (University of Turin, Italy)

V. The Global Perspective
Jurisdiction Over Non-EU Defendants: The Brussels I Article 79 Review, Ronald A Brand (University
of Pittsburgh, US)
Serbian Perspective on the Proposed Changes of the Brussels I Recast Regulation, Marko Jovanovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia)
Extending the Brussels Ia Regulation to Third State Defendants –Cui Bono? A Third State Perspective from the UK, Johannes Ungerer (University of Oxford, UK)

VI. Outlook
The Resumed HCCH Jurisdiction Project, Ning Zhao (The Permanent Bureau)

Product details

Published 19 Feb 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 384
ISBN 9781509979387
Imprint Hart Publishing
Series Studies in Private International Law
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Tobias Lutzi

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Ennio Piovesani

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Dora Zgrabljic Rotar

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