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Out now: von Hein & Rühl (eds), Coherence in European Union Private...
Readers of our blog might recall that Jan von Hein and I convened a conference on coherence in European private international law in Freiburg i.Br. (Germany) in October 2014 (see our previous post)....
View ArticleLehmann on Jurisdiction and Applicable law in Prospectus Liability Cases
Against the backdrop of the CJEU’s judgment in Kolassa (Case C-375/13, see here and here for previous posts), Matthias Lehmann has written an article that is forthcoming in the August issue of the...
View ArticleCour de cassation refers preliminary question regarding Art. 5(3) Brussels I...
It has not been mentioned on this blog that the French Cour de cassation has submitted a request for a preliminary ruling to the ECJ regarding Article 5(3) Brussels I Regulation (Concurrence Sàrl v...
View ArticleCommittee on Legal Affairs I: Possible legal basis for instrument on minimum...
Written by Edina Márton On 21 December 2015, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament issued a Working Document on establishing common minimum standards for civil procedure in the...
View ArticleCommittee on Legal Affairs II: Possible legislative basis for instrument on...
Written by Edina Márton On 1 February 2016, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament delivered an “Opinion on the legal basis of the proposal for a Regulation of the European...
View ArticleMárton on Violations of Personality Rights through the Internet
Edina Márton has authored a book on “Violations of Personality Rights through the Internet: Jurisdictional Issues under European Law”. The book has been published by Nomos in cooperation with Hart...
View ArticleOnline Dispute Resolution Platform launched
Readers of our blog will recall that the European legislature, in 2013, adopted the Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR-Regulation) in consumer matters (alongside the Directive on Alternative...
View ArticleFrench conference on the “UNCITRAL Contribution to International Trade Law”
Written by Eloïse Glucksmann The Center for Private International Law and International Trade Law (CRDI) of the University Panthéon-Assas is pleased to invite you to a conference on the “UNCITRAL...
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Domej on International Execution and the Implementation of Liability
Our co-editor Tanja Domej from University of Zurich has authored a monograph entitled “Internationale Zwangsvollstreckung und Haftungsverwirklichung am Beispiel der Forderungspfändung” (International...
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Klöpfer on Abuse of Procedure in European Civil Procedural Law
Matthias Klöpfer has authored a book entitled “Missbrauch im Europäischen Zivilverfahrensrecht” (Abuse of Procedure in European Civil Procedural Law). The book has been published in German by the...
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Schünemann on Company Names in Cross-Border Transactions
Julia Alma Schünemann has authored a book entitled “Die Firma im internationalen Rechtsverkehr. Zum Kollisionsrecht der Firma unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Rechts der Europäischen Union”...
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Labonté on International Assignments
Hendric Labonté has authored a book entitled “Forderungsabtretung International. Art. 14 Rom I-Verordnung und seine Reform” (International Assignments. Art. 14 Rome I Regulation and its Reform). The...
View ArticleImpact of Brexit on English Choice of Law and Jurisdiction Clauses
Karen Birch and Sarah Garvey from Allen & Overy have published two papers dealing with the likely/possible effects of the UK leaving the European Union on choice of law clauses in favor of English...
View ArticleOut now: Volume on Cross-border Litigation in Europe
In November 2014 scholars from all over Europe met at the University Verona to discuss the impact of the Brussels I Recast on cross-border litigation in Europe (see our previous post). The conference...
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Thomale on Surrogate Motherhood
Chris Thomale from the University of Heidelberg has written a private international critique of surrogate motherhood (Mietmutterschaft, Mohr Siebeck, 2015, X+ 154 pages). Provocatively entitled...
View ArticleCross-border Bank Resolution and Private International Law
The following information have kindly been provided by Prof. Dr. Matthias Lehmann, University of Bonn. Bank resolution is key to avoiding a repetition of the global financial crisis in which failing...
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Thöne on the abolition of Exequatur in the European Union
Meik Thöne has authored a book on the abolition of exequatur proceedings under the new Brussels I-Regulation (“Die Abschaffung des Exequaturverfahrens und die EuGVVO”, Mohr Siebeck, 2016, IX + 289...
View Article2nd Liechtenstein Conference on Private International Law on 30 June 2016
Despite the fact that thousands of legal persons and personal relations are subject to Liechtenstein Private International Law, Liechtenstein law has retained some unique features. Whether the unique...
View ArticleSave the date: Conference in Lucerne on the Hague Choice of Law Principles on...
The University of Lucerne and the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) will be co-organizing a conference on the implementation of the Hague Choice of Law Principles ( “Towards a Global...
View ArticleCJEU Rules on the Recognition of Names in the EU: Bogendorff von Wolfersdorff
On 2 June 2016 the CJEU came down with its long awaited judgment in Nabiel Peter Bogendorff von Wolfersdorff v. Standesamt der Stadt Karlsruhe. Dealing (once more) with the question whether the...
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