Open date: 02 April 2008
Close date: 25 June 2008
Responses published: 22 January 2009
The Rome I Regulation provides rules to determine which law applies to contracts that have connections with more than one country, such as cross-border business or consumer contracts.
The consultation paper considered the merits of the Rome I Regulation against its predecessor, the 1980 Rome Convention, and recommends that the UK opt in to the new Regulation and apply equivalent rules between England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Consultation paper
- Rome I - should the UK opt in? consultation paper [PDF 1.25mb, 136 pages]
- List of questions for response [Word 0.06mb, 2 pages]
Responses
Most of the 37 responses to the consultation agreed that the UK should opt in to Rome I. The Regulation will come into force on 17 December 2009.
- Response to consultation [PDF 0.43mb, 85 pages]
Contact details
Further copies of this report and the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting Andrew Lee at the address below:
Civil Law and Justice Division
Ministry of Justice
Post point 2.18
2nd Floor
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
Tel: 020 3334 3209
