Lis Pendens Involving a Third Country Under the Brussels I-bis Regulation: an Overview

1. The Place of Decisional Harmony and Procedural Efficiency within the Brussels I Regime: The Rules on Parallel Proceedings and their Evolution over Time. – 2. Lis Pendens and Related Actions Involving a Court in a Third Country: Articles 33 and 34 of the Brussels I-bis Regulation in a Nutshell. – 3. The Reasons for Elaborating a Uniform Set of Rules of European Union Law Dealing with Extra-European Lis Pendens and Related Actions. – 4. Some Remarks on the Operation of the New Provisions: (a) The Conditions on which Proceedings May Be Stayed. – 5. (b) The Conditions on which the Claim Should, or Could, Be Dismissed Once a Decision on the Merits Has Been Rendered in the Third Country. – 6. (c) The Coordination of the Rules on Extra-European and Intra-European Lis Pendens and Related Actions. – 7. Concluding Remarks.