Procedural Position of a ‘Weaker Party’ in the Regulation Brussels Ibis

Abstract

This contribution discusses the changes introduced by the revised Regulation regarding cross-border disputes involving a policyholder, the insured or a beneficiary under the insurance agreements, a consumer or an employee. It addresses most important amendments particularly those relating to expanding the Regulation’s scope of application ratione personae, adjustments of the rule on tacit prorogation and on the revised rules on enforcement that have bearing on disputes involving parties with a weaker bargaining position.