Andrew Dickinson
Professor of Law
Biography
Andrew Dickinson joined the Faculty in 2013, and is a fellow of St Catherine's College. After studying law in Oxford (MA and BCL; St Edmund Hall), Andrew attended the College of Law in Chester before qualifying as a solicitor with Clifford Chance in London. From 2011-2013, he was Professor of Private International Law at the University of Sydney.
Andrew is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and a member of the Mance Committee, the UK Government's Standing Committee on private international law matters.
Position Description
Fellow and Tutor, St Catherine's College; Professor of Law
Publications
Briggs A and Dickinson A, “Reframing Jurisdiction: A New Scheme?” (2022) 41 Civil Justice Quarterly 317
Dickinson A and Briggs A, “Reframing Jurisdiction: A New Scheme?” (2022) 41 Civil Justice Quarterly 317
Dickinson A and Briggs A, “Reframing Jurisdiction: A New Scheme?” (2022) 41 Civil Justice Quarterly 317
Dickinson A, “A Boost for Libel Tourism” (2022) 138 Law Quarterly Review 357
Dickinson A, “W(h)ither Unjust Enrichment? – Border Disputes in the Conflict of Laws (again)” [2022] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
Dickinson A, “W(h)ither Unjust Enrichment? Border Disputes in the Conflict of Laws (Again) (Hrvatske Å ume V BP Europa)” [2022] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 226
Dickinson A, “The Provinces of Contract and Tort - Border Disputes in the Conflict of Laws (Wikingerhof V Booking.Com)” [2021] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 216
Dickinson A, “Realignment of the Planets - Brexit and European Private International Law” (2021) 41 IPRax 213
Dickinson A, “Assigning Priorities in the Conflict of Laws” (2020) 2020 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 198
Dickinson A, “The Interference Paradox (case Comment)” (2020) 136 Law Quarterly Review 569
Dickinson A, “The Interference Paradox (SAS Institute Inc V World Programming Ltd)” (2020) 136 Law Quarterly Review 569
Dickinson A, “Assigning Priorities in the Conflict of Laws (BGL BNP Paribs SA V Teambank AG Nürnberg)” [2020] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 191
Dickinson A, “Exclusively Yours (Ablynx V VHsquared)” (2020) 136 Law Quarterly Review 215
Dickinson A, “Exclusively Yours” (2020) 136 Law Quarterly Review 215
Dickinson A, “In another’s Shoes: Subrogated Parties and the Brussels I Regulation” (2019) 2019 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
Dickinson A, “In Another’s Shoes: Subrogated Parties and the Brussels I Regulation (Airbus V Generali Italia)” [2019] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 496
Dickinson A, “Lax Standards (Kaefer Aislamientos V AMS Drilling Mexico)” (2019) 135 Law Quarterly Review 369
Dickinson A, “Lax Standards” (2019) 135 Law Quarterly Review 369
Dickinson A, “Foreign Submission” (2019) 135 Law Quarterly Review 294
Dickinson A, “A View from the Edge”
Dickinson A, “Status Check: Trustee Liability to Third Parties in the Conflict of Laws” (2018) 2018 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 456
Dickinson A, “Status Check: Trustee Liability to Third Parties in the Conflict of Laws (Investec Trust V Glenalla Properties)” [2018] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 456
Dickinson A, “Fostering Uncertainty in the Law of Tort (Armes V Nottinghamshire CC)” (2018) 134 Law Quarterly Review 359
Dickinson A, “Tough Assignments: The European Commission’s Proposal on the Law Applicable to the Third-Party Effects of Assignments of Claims” (2018) 38 IPRax 337
Dickinson A, “Schibsby V Westenholz and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in England” (2018) 134 Law Quarterly Review 426
Dickinson A, “Acts of State and the Frontiers of Private (international) Law” (2018) 14 Journal of Private International Law 1
Dickinson A, “Faulty Powers - One Star Service in the English Courts (Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated V Brownlie)” [2018] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 189
Dickinson A, “Fawlty Powers: One-Star Service in the English Courts” (2018) 2018 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 189
Dickinson A, “Keeping Up Appearances - The Development of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction in the English Courts” (2017) 86 British Yearbook of International Law 1
Dickinson A, “Close the Door on Your Way Out - Free Movement of Judgments in Civil Matters - A ’Brexit’ Case Study” (2017) 2017 Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht 540
Dickinson A, “Close the Door on Your Way Out - Free Movement of Judgments in Civil Matters - A ’Brexit’ Case Study” (2017) 3 Zeitschrift fur Europaisches Privatrecht 539
Dickinson A, “Oiling the Machine: Overriding Mandatory Provisions and Public Policy in the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts” (2017) 22 Uniform Law Review 402
Dickinson A, “Close the Door on Your Way Out - A Bystander’s Guide to Brexit” [2017] Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
Dickinson A, “Keeping up Appearances: The Development of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction in the English Courts” (2017) 86 British Year Book of International Law 6
Dickinson A, “The Right to Rome? The Law Applicable to Direct Claims Against Insurers and Anti-Suit Injunctions” (2016) 132 Law Quarterly Review 536
Dickinson A, “The Right to Rome? The Law Applicable to Direct Claims Against Insurers, and Anti-Suit Injunctions” (2016) 132 Law Quarterly Review 536
Dickinson A, “Back to the Future - the UK’s EU Exit and the Conflict of Laws” (2016) 12 Journal of Private International Law 195
Dickinson A, “Back to the Future: The UK’s EU Exit and the Conflict of Laws” (2016) 12 Journal of Private International Law 195
Dickinson A, “Fatal Accidents - the Law Applicable to Claims by Family Members (Lazar V Allianz SpA)” (2016) 132 Law Quarterly Review 212
Dickinson A, “Back to the Future: The UK’s EU Exit and the Conflict of Laws” (2016) 12 Journal of Private International Law 195
Dickinson A, “Click Wrapping Choice of Court Agreements in the Brussels I Regime (El Majdoub V Cars on the Web)” [2016] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 15
Dickinson A, “Once Bitten - Mutual Distrust in European Private International Law (The Alexandros T)” (2015) 131 Law Quarterly Review 186
Dickinson A, “Towards an Agreement on the Concept of Contract in EU Private International Law (Brogsitter V Fabrication De Montres Normandes)” [2014] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 466
Dickinson A, “Service Abroad - an Inconvenient Obstacle? Abela V Baadarani [2013] UKSC 44” (2014) 130 Law Quarterly Review 197
Dickinson A, “Harmonisation of the Forum Conveniens Tests in Australian and Trans-Tasman Proceedings: A Discussion Paper”
Dickinson A, “A Principled Approach to Choice of Law in Contract?” (2013) 28 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Finance Law 151
Dickinson A, “Germany V. Italy and the Territorial Tort Exception: Walking the Tightrope” (2013) 11 Journal of International Criminal Justice 147
Dickinson A, “Territory in the Rome I and Rome II Regulations” (2013) 2013 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 86
Dickinson A, “A Note on the Autonomy of the Parties’ Agreement on Choice of Law” [2012] Sydney Law School Research Paper
Dickinson A, “The Role of Public Policy and Mandatory Rules Within the Proposed Hague Principles on the Law Applicable to International Commercial Contracts - Updating Note” [2012] Sydney Law School Research Paper
Dickinson A, “The Role of Public Policy and Mandatory Rules Within the Proposed Hague Principles on the Law Applicable to International Commercial Contracts” [2012] Sydney Law School Research Paper
Dickinson A, “By Royal Appointment: No Closer to an EU Private International Law Settlement?”
Dickinson A, “Sculpture and Mind Tricks in the Conflict of Laws: Lucasfilm V Ainsworth” (2012) 1 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 21
Dickinson A, “Service Out of the Jurisdiction in Contract Cases: Straightening Out the Deck Chairs? Global 5000 V Wadhawan” (2012) 2 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 181
Dickinson A, “The Future of Private International Law in Australia” [2011] Sydney Law School Research Paper
Dickinson A, “In the EU, We Trust? A New European Framework for Jurisdiction and Judgments” (2011) 17 Trusts and Trustees 280
Dickinson A, “State Immunity and Foreign Judgments in the United Kingdom â?? The Vulture Swoops” (2011) 4 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 581
Dickinson A, “Provisional Measures in the ‘Brussels I’ Review: Disturbing the Status Quo?” (2010) 6 Journal of Private International Law 519
Dickinson A, “Provisional Measures in the Brussels I Review - Disturbing the Status Quo?” (2010) 3 IP Rax - Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 203
Dickinson A, “Rebuttable Assumptions” (2010) 1 Lloyd’s Maritime and 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 and Commercial Law Quarterly 1
Dickinson A, “The Force Be With EU? Infringements of US Copyright in the English Courts” (2010) 2 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 181
Dickinson A, “State Immunity and State Owned Enterprises” (2009) 10 Business Law International 97
Dickinson A, “The Effect in the European Community of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters: Recognition, Res Judicata and Abuse of Process: Report for England and Wales”
Dickinson A, “Resurgence of the Anti-Suit Injunction: The Brussels I Regulation As a Source of Civil Obligations” (2008) 57(2) International and Comparative Law Quarterly 465
Dickinson A, “Dicey, Morris & Collins: The Conflict of Laws, Book Review” (2007) 123 Law Quarterly Review 314
Dickinson A, “Third Country Mandatory Rules in the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations - ’So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu?’” (2007) 3 Journal of Private International Law 53
Dickinson A, “’Renvoi - The Comeback Kid?’ Neilson V OPC” (2006) 122 Law Quarterly Review 183
Dickinson A, “’Revolutionary Claims’ Equatorial Guinea V. Royal Bank of Scotland” (2006) 122 Law Quarterly Review 569
Dickinson A, “Status of Forces under the UN Convention on State Immunity” (2006) 55 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 427
Dickinson A, “The Law Applicable to Contracts - Uncertainty on the Horizon?” (2006) 21 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 171
Dickinson A, “’Applicable Law Arbitrage - an Opportunity missed?’ Base Metal Trading V. Shamurin” (2005) 121 Law Quarterly Review 374
Dickinson A, “European Private International Law - Embracing New Horizons or Mourning the Past?” (2005) 179 Journal of Private International Law 197
Dickinson A, “’A Charter for Tactical Litigation in Europe’ Turner V. Grovit” (2004) 3 Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 273
Dickinson A, “’Now You Seize It, Now You don’t’ Societe 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 Gazette
Dickinson A, “Cross-Border Torts in EC Courts - A Response to the Proposed Rome II Regulation” (2002) 13 European Business Law Review 369
Dickinson A, “Book Review: Chitty on Contracts Furmston, Law of Contracts” (2000) 116 Law Quarterly Review
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 and 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” [1996] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 556
Dickinson A, “Further Thoughts on Foreign Torts - Boys V Chaplin Explained? (Red Sea V Bouygues)” [1994] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 463
Dickinson A, “The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Recast) (’Brussels I bis’ Regulation)”
Dickinson A, “Raising Spirits” Cambridge Law Journal
Collins of Mapesbury L, Harris J, Dickinson A and D McClean J, Dicey, Morris & Collins, The Conflict of Laws (15th Edn, 1st to 5th Supplements) (L Collins of Mapesbury ed., Sweet & Maxwell 2019)
Collins of Mapesbury L, Briggs A, Dickinson A and Harris J, Dicey, Morris and Collins on The Conflict of Laws (L Collins of Mapesbury ed., Sweet & Maxwell 2012)
Dickinson A, The Rome II Regulation: The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations (Supplement) (Oxford University Press 2010)
Dickinson A, The Rome II Regulation: The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations (Oxford University Press 2008)
Dickinson A, Lindsay R and Loonam J, State Immunity: Selected Materials and Commentary (Oxford University Press 2004)
Dickinson A, “Taming Anti-Suit Injunctions” in A Dickinson and E Peel (eds.), A Conflict of Laws Companion - Essays in Honour of Adrian Briggs (Oxford University Press 2021)
Dickinson A, “United Kingdom” in D Girsberger, T Kadner Graziano and J Neels (eds.), Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts - Global Perspectives on the Hague Principles (OUP 2021)
Dickinson A, “Cryptocurrencies and the Conflict of Laws” in Fox and Green (eds.), Cryptocurrencies in Public and Private Law (Oxford University Press 2019)
Douglas M, Bath V, Keyes M and Dickinson A, “Commercial Issues in Private International Law A Common Law Perspective EDITORS’ PREFACE”, COMMERCIAL ISSUES IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: A COMMON LAW PERSPECTIVE (2019)
Dickinson A, “In Absentia The Evolution and Reform of Australian Rules of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction”, COMMERCIAL ISSUES IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: A COMMON LAW PERSPECTIVE (2019)
Dickinson A, “Background and Introduction to the Regulation (ch 1), Transitional Provisions (ch 16), Final Provisions (ch 18)” in A Dickinson and E Lein (eds.), The Brussels I Regulation Recast (Oxford University Press 2015)
Dickinson A, “Territory in the Rome I and Rome II Regulations” in J Basedow, U Magnus and R Wolfram (eds.), The Hamburg Lectures on Maritime Affairs (Springer 2015)
Dickinson A, “What, If Anything, Can Australia Learn from the EU Experience?” in A Dickinson, M Keyes and T John (eds.), Australian Private International Law for the 21st Century (Hart Publishing 2014)
Dickinson A, “Article 15: Participation in Companies or Other Collective Bodies” in R O’Keefe, C J. Tams and A Tzanakopoulos (eds.), The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property: A Commentary (Oxford University Press 2013)
Dickinson A, “Free Movements 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 2012)
Dickinson A, “Non-Contractual Obligations: Common Issues” in L Collins of Mapesbury (ed.), Dicey, Morris & Collins: The Conflict of Laws (Sweet and Maxwell 2012)
Dickinson A, “Particular Contracts” in L Collins of Mapesbury (ed.), Dicey, Morris & Collins: The Conflict of Laws (Sweet and Maxwell 2012)
Dickinson A, “Tort/Delict” in L Collins of Mapesbury (ed.), Dicey, Morris & Collins: The Conflict of Laws (Sweet and Maxwell 2012)
Dickinson A, “Surveying the Proposed Brussels I Bis Regulation: Solid Foundations But Renovation Needed” in A Bonomi and G Romano (eds.), Yearbook of Private International Law Volume XII (2010) (Sellier European Law Publishers 2011)
Dickinson A, “Legal Certainty - Too Much of a Good Thing?” in P de Vareilles-Sommi and egrave;res (eds.), Forum Shopping in the European Judicial Area (Hart Publishing 2007)
Dickinson A, “English Private International Law Aspects of Provisional and Protective Measures” in M Andenas and B Hess (eds.), Enforcement Agency Practice in Europe (British Institute of International and Comparative Law 2005)
Dickinson A and Peel E, A Conflict of Laws Companion - Essays in Honour of Adrian Briggs (Oxford University Press 2021)
Douglas M, Bath V, Keyes M and Dickinson A, Commercial Issues in Private International Law (Hart Publishing 2019)
Dickinson A, Dickinson A and Lein E, The Brussels I Regulation Recast (A Dickinson and E Lein eds., Oxford University Press 2015)
Dickinson A, Dickinson A, Keyes M and John T, Australian Private International Law for the 21st Century: Facing Outwards (A Dickinson, M Keyes and T John eds., Hart Publishing 2014)
Dickinson A, Baggallay R, McBain G and Murphy L, Butterworths International Commercial Litigation Handbook - Second Edition (Butterworths 2006)
Dickinson A, “Walking Solo – A New Path for the Conflict of Laws in England”
Dickinson A, “No Coming Back?”
Dickinson A, “Privacy and Personality Rights in the Rome II Regime: Not Again?”
Dickinson A, “Rome-Ing Instinct (Jacobs V Motor Insurers Bureau (CA))”
Dickinson A, “Tick Tock: Temporal Application of the Rome II Regulation Referred to the CJEU (Homawoo V GMF Assurances)”
Dickinson A, “Transnational Securities Class Actions - A Private International Law Perspective”
Dickinson A, “Brussels I Review”
Dickinson A, “Dickinson on West Tankers: Another One Bites the Dust”
Dickinson A, “Non-Domiciled Parties and the Brussels I Regulation: A Phantom Menace”
Dickinson A, “Provisional Measures in the Brussels I Review” (2nd Conference on European Procedural Law 2009)
Dickinson A, “The Brussels I Regime: Private Law and Anti-Suit Injunctions” (Academy of European Law Conference on Private International Law and Business Law 2008 2008)
Dickinson A, “Agency in the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations - The Man Who (Almost) Wasn’t There?” (Journal of Private International Law Conference 2007 2007)
Dickinson A, “European Private International Law - New Horizons or Legal Vandalism” (Journal of Private International Law Conference 2005 2005)
B Cohen N, Justice C Croft H, E Darankoum S and Dickinson A, “Commentary on the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts” (2015)
Dickinson A and Saumier G, “Commentary on the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts, Art 11 (Overriding Mandatory Rules an Public Policy)” (2015)
Lein E and Dickinson A, “Study on the Question of Effectiveness of an Assignment or Subrogation of a Claim Against Third Parties and the Priority of the Assigned or Subrogated Claim Against the Right of Another Person” (2011)
Dickinson A, “Study (JLS C4 2005 03) for the European Commission on the Application of the Brussels I Regulation, England and Wales National Report (with J Van De Velden, M George and R Murphy)” (2006)
Dickinson A, “The Use of Public Documents in the EU” (2005)