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Article 15 Scope of the law applicable

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

The law applicable to non-contractual obligations under this Regulation shall govern in particular:

  1. (a)

    the basis and extent of liability, including the determination of persons who may be held liable for acts performed by them;

  2. (b)

    the grounds for exemption from liability, any limitation of liability and any division of liability;

  3. (c)

    the existence, the nature and the assessment of damage or the remedy claimed;

  4. (d)

    within the limits of powers conferred on the court by its procedural law, the measures which a court may take to prevent or terminate injury or damage or to ensure the provision of compensation;

  5. (e)

    the question whether a right to claim damages or a remedy may be transferred, including by inheritance;

  6. (f)

    persons entitled to compensation for damage sustained personally;

  7. (g)

    liability for the acts of another person;

  8. (h)

    the manner in which an obligation may be extinguished and rules of prescription and limitation, including rules relating to the commencement, interruption and suspension of a period of prescription or limitation.