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Professor Andrew Dickinson

Profile


Degrees

MA BCL Oxf DipLegalPrac College of Law, Chester


Courses Taught

  • Private International Law
  • Commercial Conflict of Laws/Transnational Commercial Litigation
  • European Private International Law


Areas of Interest

  • Private International Law (Australia, UK, European, Comparative)
  • Cross-Border Dispute Resolution/Civil Procedure
  • EU Private Law
  • Immunities and Privileges of States/International Organisations


Brief Biographical Detail

Andrew Dickinson is the Professor in Private International Law at Sydney Law School. He divides his time between Australia and the UK, where he is a solicitor advocate, consultant to the law firm Clifford Chance LLP and a visiting fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London. Andrew is the author of The Rome II Regulation: The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations published by Oxford University Press, and is one of the specialist editors of Dicey, Morris & Collins: The Conflict of Laws (the leading work on English private international law). He is a member of the UK Ministry of Justice’s advisory committee on private international law, of the editorial board of the Journal of Private International Law and of the Hague Conference’s expert working group on the law applicable to contractual obligations.

Publications

Books | Book Chapters | Journal Articles | Casenotes, Book Reviews, Shorter and Online Publications | Conference Seminar Presentations | Reports and Studies


Books

  • Dickinson, A, The Rome II Regulation: The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations, OUP:UK (2008), with updating supplement (2010)
  • Dickinson, A, Baggallay, R, McBain, G & Murphy, L (eds), International Commercial Litigation Handbook, Butterworths: UK (2006)
  • Dickinson, A, Lindsay, R, Loonam, JP and Clifford Chance LLP (eds), State Immunity: Selected Materials and Commentary, OUP: UK (2004)


Book Chapters

  • Dickinson, A, Specialist editor - Chapters 33 'particular contracts', 34 'non-contractual obligations' and 35 'tort', in Lord Collins of Mapesbury (ed), Dicey, Morris & Collins: The Conflict of Laws (15th edition), Sweet & Maxwell: UK (2012)
  • Dickinson, A, 'Free Movement of Judgments in the EU: Knock Down the Walls but Mind the Ceiling' in E Lein (ed), The Brussels I Review Proposal Uncovered, British Institute of International and Comparative Law: UK (2012) 135-164
  • Dickinson, A, 'Surveying the Proposed Brussels I bis Regulation: Solid Foundations but Renovation Needed' in A Bonomi & P Romano (eds), Yearbook of Private International Law, Volume XII (2010), Sellier. European Law Publishers: Germany (2011) 247-309
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Legal Certainty and the Brussels Convention – Too Much of a Good Thing?’ in de Vareilles-Sommieres (ed), Forum Shopping in the European Judicial Area, Hart Publishing: UK (2007) 115-136
  • Dickinson, A, ‘English Private International Law Aspects of Provisional and Protective Measures’ in Andenas, Hess, Oberhammer (eds), Enforcement Agency Practice in Europe, BIICL: UK (2005) 287-299
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Dealing with the Media’ (with M T Smyth) in R Goldspink and J Cole, International Commercial Fraud, Sweet & Maxwell: UK (2002)


Journal Articles

  • Dickinson, A, 'Germany v. Italy and the Territorial Tort Exception: Walking the Tightrope' (2013) Journal of International Criminal Justice forthcoming
  • Dickinson, A, 'Territory in the Rome I and Rome II Regulations' (2013) Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 86-132
  • Dickinson, A, 'State immunity and foreign judgments in the United Kingdom – the vulture swoops' (2011) Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 581-592
  • Dickinson, A, 'In the EU, we trust? A new European framework for jurisdiction and judgments' (2011) 17(4) Trusts and Trustees 280-289
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Provisional Measures in the Brussels I Review – Disturbing the Status Quo?’(2010) 6(3) Journal of Private International Law 519-564
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Provisional Measures in the Brussels I Review – Disturbing the Status Quo?’ (2010) 3 Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 203
  • Dickinson, A, ‘State Immunity and State-Owned Enterprises’ (2009) 10(2) Business Law International 97-127
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Third-Country Mandatory Rules in the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu?’ (2007) 3(1) Journal of Private International Law 53-88
  • Dickinson, A, ‘The Law Applicable to Contracts – Uncertainty on the Horizon?’ (2006) 4 JIBFL 171
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Status of Forces under the UN Convention on State Immunity’ (2006) 55(2) The International and Comparative Law Quarterly 427-436
  • Dickinson, A, ‘European Private International Law – Embracing New Horizons or Mourning the Past?’ (2005) 1(2) Journal of Private International Law 197-236
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Cross-Border Torts in EC Courts - A Response to the Proposed ‘Rome II’ Regulation’(2002) 13(5) European Business Law Review 369-388


Casenotes, Book Reviews, Shorter and Online Publications

  • Dickinson, A, 'By Royal Appointment: No Closer to an EU Private International Law Settlement?' Conflict of Laws.net (24 October 2012)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Service Out of the Jurisdiction in Contract Cases: Straightening Out the Deck Chairs? Global 5000 v Wadhawan’ (2012) 2 Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 181-184
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Sculpture and Mind Tricks in the Conflict of Laws Lucasfilm v Ainsworth’ (2012) 1 Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 21-26
  • Dickinson, A, ‘The Force be with EU? Infringements of US Copyright in the English Courts Lucasfilm v Ainsworth’ (2010) 2 Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 181
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Rome-ing Instinct’, Case Comment, Conflict of Laws.net (8 November 2010)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Tick Tock: Temporal Application of the Rome II Regulation Referred to the CJEU’, Case Comment, Conflict of Laws.net (13 August 2010)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Privacy and Personality Rights in the Rome II Regime: Not Again?’, Comment, Conflict of Laws.net (19 July 2010)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Transnational Securities Class Actions – A Private International Law Perspective’, Comment, Conflict of Laws.net (15 July 2010)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Rebuttable Assumptions’, ICF v Balkenende’ (2010) 1 Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 27
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Restrained No More? Service Out of the Jurisdiction in the 21st Century’ Greene, Wood & McClean v Templeton Insurance (2010) 1 Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 1
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Non-Domiciled Parties and the Brussels I Regulation: A Phantom Menace’ Case comment, Conflict of Laws.net (4 December 2009)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Brussels I Review’, Comments, Conflict of Laws.net (June 2009 (various))
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Dickinson on West Tankers: Another One Bites the Dust’? Conflict of Laws.net (11 February 2009)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Resurgence of the Anti-Suit Injunction: The Brussels I Regulation as a Source of Civil Obligations’ Samengo-Turner v Marsh & McLennan (2008) 57(2) The International and Comparative Law Quarterly 465-473
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Guest Editorial: Trust and Confidence in the European Community Supreme Court’ Conflict of Laws.net (10 January 2008)
  • Dickinson, A, 'Dicey, Morris & Collins: The Conflict of Laws, Book Review' (2007) 123 Law Quarterly Review 314
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Revolutionary Claims’ Equatorial Guinea v. Royal Bank of Scotland (2006) 122 Law Quarterly Review 569
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Renvoi – The Comeback Kid?’ Neilson v OPC (2006) 122 Law Quarterly Review 183
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Applicable law arbitrage – an opportunity missed?’ Base Metal Trading v. Shamurin (2005) 121 Law Quarterly Review 374
  • Dickinson, A, ‘A charter for tactical litigation in Europe’ Turner v. Grovit (2004) 3 Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 273
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Now you seize it, now you don't’ Societé Eram v Compagnie Internationale de Navigation; Kuwait Oil Tanker v Qabazard' (2004) 120 Law Quarterly Review 16
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Weighing up the value of arguments’ (2003) Law Society’s Gazette
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Chitty on Contracts / Furmston, Law of Contracts’, Book Review (2000) 116 Law Quarterly Review (July)
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Litigation: Vicarious liability’ Credit Lyonnais v ECGD (1999) Journal of International Banking Law
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Restitution and conflicts in the House of Lords: Kleinwort Benson v Glasgow’ (1998) 6 Restitution Law Review
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Jurisdictional Trespass: Re Polly Peck’ (1998) Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 519
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Restitution and incapacity: a choice of law solution? Baring Brothers v. Cunninghame DC' (1997) 5 Restitution Law Review 66
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Restitution and the Conflict of Laws’ (review article) (1996) Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 556
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Further Thoughts on Foreign Torts – Boys v. Chaplin Explained?’ Red Sea v. Bouyges (1994) Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 463


Conference and Seminar Presentations

  • Dickinson, A, 'The New Face of Brussels I', BIICL, London, June 2012
  • Dickinson, A, 'Tort/Delict under Rome II', Academy of European Law, Trier, May 2012 and Universidad Autonoma Madrid, June 2012
  • Dickinson, A, 'Territory in the Rome I and Rome II Regulations', Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, November 2011
  • Dickinson, A, 'The Future of Private International Law in Australia', presented at SCIL Seminar, Sydney Law School, 16 May 2011
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Free Movement of Judgments: Knock Down the Walls but Mind the Ceiling’ presented at BIICL Private International Law Seminar Series: The Brussels I Review, London, 10 February 2011
  • Dickinson, A, ‘The Rome II Regulation: The Story So Far’ presented at BIICL Private International Law Seminar Series: Rome II – Case Law and Controversy, London, 27 September 2010
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Mind the Gap – the Ever Growing Disunity of Private International Law in Australia and England’, Griffith University, Brisbane, June 2010
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Provisional Measures in the Brussels I Review’, Conference on the Future of European Procedural Law, Heidelberg, December 2009
  • Dickinson, A, ‘The New European Private International Law of Obligations: Marvel or Monstrosity?’, University of Sydney Distinguished Speakers Programme, Sydney, April 2009
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Rome II: Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations’, 2-day seminar (sole speaker) at Training Centre of the Ministry of Justice for Lithuanian judiciary, Moletai, March 2009
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? – The Relationship between the Rome I and Rome II Regulations’, Journal of Private International Law Seminar, London, September 2008
  • Dickinson, A, ‘The Brussels I Regime: Private Law and Anti-Suit Injunctions’, Academy of European Law, Conference on Private International Law and Business Law, Trier, June 2008
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters: A common law perspective’ and ‘Regime change? The law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations’, BIICL Italian lawyers’ summer course, London, July 2007
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Agency in the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations - The Man Who (Almost) Wasn't There?’, Journal of Private International Law Conference, Birmingham, June 2007
  • Dickinson, A, ‘Third country mandatory rules in the Rome I proposal’, BIICL Private International Law Seminar Programme, London, April 2006
  • Dickinson, A, ‘European Private International Law – New Horizons or Legal Vandalism?’, Journal of Private International Law Conference, Aberdeen, 2005


Reports and Studies

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