Formally invited to speak about the 'Amended Rule on Prorogation of Jurisdiction and Relationship with the 2005 Hague Convention' at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague. The Conference represented the final event of the JUDGTRUST Project, funded by the Justice Programme of the European Union. The objective of the Project is to identify best practices and to provide guidelines in the interpretation and application of Regulation 1215/2012 (BI-bis). The JUDGTRUST Project is coordinated by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and carried out in partnership with the University of Hamburg, the University of Antwerp and the Internationaal Juridisch Instituut.

The Conference hosted panels on, inter alia, the scope of application, relationship with other instruments, rules on jurisdiction, provisional measures, as well as enforcement and recognition of foreign judgments. Additionally, the key findings from the National Reports of the EU Member States were presented. It brought together academics, policy makers and legal practitioners. It took place on 21 – 22 April 2022 at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague.