Contractual Obligations

Abstract

This chapter discusses the law on contractual obligations. On Exit Day, and unless any further legislative provision is made, the provisions of EU law set out in the Rome I Regulation, Regulation 593/2008, will be retained as the law of the United Kingdom. The adjustments necessary to allow the Rome I Regulation to operate as English private international law are made by the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019 No 834: these adjustments are of no substantial importance. It follows that it is possible to refer in this chapter to the Rome I Regulation without needing to draw attention to its status as EU legislation (as it was prior to Exit Day) or as retained EU legislation (as it is on and after Exit Day).