For many years professor of law at the London School of Economics, Trevor Hartley is a member of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Private International Law. He worked closely with the UK negotiating team during the recast of the Brussels Regulation, and was a member of the UK delegation, and co-rapporteur, for the Hague Choice-of-Court Convention. He is also a member of the European Group for Private International Law (GEDIP), a body which helps the EU Commission prepare the way for new initiatives in the field.