Michael Douglas is Senior Lecturer at UWA Law School, University of Western Australia.Vivienne Bath is Professor of Chinese and International Business Law at the University of Sydney Law School.Mary Keyes is Professor at Griffith Law School.Andrew Dickinson is Fellow of St Catherine's College and Professor of Law, University of Oxford.

Commercial Issues in Private International Law will be of interest to those seeking a well-reasoned analysis of some contemporary issues in commercial private international law. One message that is likely to resonate is the importance of private international law to modern legal practice in Australia.

• 1. Commercial Issues in Private International Law Justice Steven RaresPART IJURISDICTION2. In Absentia: The Evolution and Reform of Australian Rules of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction Andrew Dickinson3. The Exercise of Jurisdiction and the Role of Enforcement Vivienne Bath4. The Case Management Stay in Private International Law Reid MortensenPART IIFOREIGN JUDGMENTS5. The 2005 Hague Convention: A Panacea for Non-Exclusive and Asymmetric Jurisdiction Agreements Too? Brooke Marshall6. Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China: The Proposal of a Registration System Jie (Jeanne) HuangPART IIICHOICE OF LAW7. Paying Attention to Choice of Law in International Commercial Arbitration – or – Why the Conflict of Laws Always Matters Benjamin Hayward8. The Conflict of Laws as a Shared Language for the Cross-Border Application of Statutes Maria Hook9. Choice of Law in the Age of Statutes: A Defence of Statutory Interpretation after Valve Michael DouglasPART IVTHE DEVELOPING LEGAL LANDSCAPE10. New and Alternative Approaches to Proof of Foreign Law: A Practitioners’ Perspective Justin Hogan-Doran and Dominique Hogan-Doran11. The Rise of Party Autonomy in Commercial Conflict of Laws Yeo Tiong Min12. Developing Australian Private International Law: The Hague Choice of Court Convention & The Hague Principles of Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts Mary KeyesPART VCONCLUDING REMARKS13. Conclusion Justice Paul Le Gay Brereton, AM, RFD

Michael Douglas is Senior Lecturer at UWA Law School, University of Western Australia.Vivienne Bath is Professor of Chinese and International Business Law at the University of Sydney Law School.Mary Keyes is Professor at Griffith Law School.Andrew Dickinson is Fellow of St Catherine's College and Professor of Law, University of Oxford.

Commercial Issues in Private International Law will be of interest to those seeking a well-reasoned analysis of some contemporary issues in commercial private international law. One message that is likely to resonate is the importance of private international law to modern legal practice in Australia.

• 1. Commercial Issues in Private International Law Justice Steven RaresPART IJURISDICTION2. In Absentia: The Evolution and Reform of Australian Rules of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction Andrew Dickinson3. The Exercise of Jurisdiction and the Role of Enforcement Vivienne Bath4. The Case Management Stay in Private International Law Reid MortensenPART IIFOREIGN JUDGMENTS5. The 2005 Hague Convention: A Panacea for Non-Exclusive and Asymmetric Jurisdiction Agreements Too? Brooke Marshall6. Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China: The Proposal of a Registration System Jie (Jeanne) HuangPART IIICHOICE OF LAW7. Paying Attention to Choice of Law in International Commercial Arbitration – or – Why the Conflict of Laws Always Matters Benjamin Hayward8. The Conflict of Laws as a Shared Language for the Cross-Border Application of Statutes Maria Hook9. Choice of Law in the Age of Statutes: A Defence of Statutory Interpretation after Valve Michael DouglasPART IVTHE DEVELOPING LEGAL LANDSCAPE10. New and Alternative Approaches to Proof of Foreign Law: A Practitioners’ Perspective Justin Hogan-Doran and Dominique Hogan-Doran11. The Rise of Party Autonomy in Commercial Conflict of Laws Yeo Tiong Min12. Developing Australian Private International Law: The Hague Choice of Court Convention & The Hague Principles of Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts Mary KeyesPART VCONCLUDING REMARKS13. Conclusion Justice Paul Le Gay Brereton, AM, RFD

Michael Douglas is Senior Lecturer at UWA Law School, University of Western Australia.Vivienne Bath is Professor of Chinese and International Business Law at the University of Sydney Law School.Mary Keyes is Professor at Griffith Law School.Andrew Dickinson is Fellow of St Catherine's College and Professor of Law, University of Oxford.

Commercial Issues in Private International Law will be of interest to those seeking a well-reasoned analysis of some contemporary issues in commercial private international law. One message that is likely to resonate is the importance of private international law to modern legal practice in Australia.

• 1. Commercial Issues in Private International Law Justice Steven RaresPART IJURISDICTION2. In Absentia: The Evolution and Reform of Australian Rules of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction Andrew Dickinson3. The Exercise of Jurisdiction and the Role of Enforcement Vivienne Bath4. The Case Management Stay in Private International Law Reid MortensenPART IIFOREIGN JUDGMENTS5. The 2005 Hague Convention: A Panacea for Non-Exclusive and Asymmetric Jurisdiction Agreements Too? Brooke Marshall6. Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China: The Proposal of a Registration System Jie (Jeanne) HuangPART IIICHOICE OF LAW7. Paying Attention to Choice of Law in International Commercial Arbitration – or – Why the Conflict of Laws Always Matters Benjamin Hayward8. The Conflict of Laws as a Shared Language for the Cross-Border Application of Statutes Maria Hook9. Choice of Law in the Age of Statutes: A Defence of Statutory Interpretation after Valve Michael DouglasPART IVTHE DEVELOPING LEGAL LANDSCAPE10. New and Alternative Approaches to Proof of Foreign Law: A Practitioners’ Perspective Justin Hogan-Doran and Dominique Hogan-Doran11. The Rise of Party Autonomy in Commercial Conflict of Laws Yeo Tiong Min12. Developing Australian Private International Law: The Hague Choice of Court Convention & The Hague Principles of Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts Mary KeyesPART VCONCLUDING REMARKS13. Conclusion Justice Paul Le Gay Brereton, AM, RFD