Cargo and passenger claims: jurisdiction clauses post-Brexit

Brexit has significant impacts for cargo and passenger claims involving Danish ocean carriers, who use exclusive jurisdiction clauses in favour of the English courts in their terms of carriage. For further reading, see the latest newsletter from DLA Piper Denmark’s Shipping and Transport, where we also consider the removal of the legal regime governing recognition and enforcement of judgments in relation to cargo and passenger claims.

With expert lawyers in Denmark, England and Bruxelles, our firm is well placed to offer high quality advice on how to adapt to the regulatory challenges arising out of Brexit across key jurisdictions.

If your business is affected by Brexit, we recommend reading Per Vestergaard Pedersen’s article about the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

Our website contains a knowledge centre dedicated to this topic. Here you can read about the consequences for road transport and aviation, for the fishing industry, as well as for trade in goods and services.