Transnational Litigation Committee
The practice area focus of this Committee includes the substantive and procedural litigation issues associated with:
- Cross-border litigation process pertaining to evidence and records (e.g. Hague Convention etc., evidence on commission arrangements, letters rogatory, etc.);
- Enforcement of foreign judgments by Australian courts and enforcement of Australian judgments by foreign courts;
- The litigation aspects of conflict of law issues (choice of law/fora), including transnational court arrangements on provision of assistance on references of questions of law in aid of cross-border litigation in Australian courts;
- Applications for security for costs concerning parties in a non-Australian jurisdictions; and
- Australian court support for international commercial arbitration.
Co-chairs:
Ms Bronwyn Lincoln
c/- Law Council Secretariat
19 Torrens Street
BRADDON ACT 2601
T. (02) 6246 3722
Mr John Emmerig
Jones Day
Aurora Place Level 41, 88 Phillip Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
T. (02) 8272 0506