The Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that the European Union (EU) rules that determine the law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations continue to operate effectively in domestic law after the UK’s exit from the EU. Those EU rules are contained, in particular, in Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (“Rome I”) and Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (“Rome II”).

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 10 December 2018
• Last updated: 22 January 2019 — See all updates

• Laid on: 10 December 2018
• Sift end date: 9 January 2019
• Sifting status: Closed
• Subject: Crime, justice and law

Sifting committee recommendation

The sifting committee disagreed with the government and recommended that this statutory instrument should be debated in parliament.

Statutory instrument

The Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non- Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Explanatory memorandum

Explanatory Memorandum to The Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Published 10 December 2018
Last updated 22 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 22 January 2019

   Sifting committees' decision added

2. 10 December 2018

   First published.

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