Conflict of Laws

APRIL 26, 2021

The principal focus will be on questions of jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of judgments and choice of law for contract and tort. Zwirlein-Forschner: Road Tolls in Conflict of Laws and International Jurisdiction – a Cross-Border Journey between the European Regulations.

Contract 52

Contract Legal Legal Procedural Law 52

Conflict of Laws

JUNE 29, 2023

Coester-Waltjen: Non-Recognition of “Child Marriages“ Concluded Abroad and Constitutional Standards The Federal Supreme Court raised the question on the constitutionality of one provision of the new law concerning “child marriages” enacted by the German legislator in 2017. 13 ss 3 no 1 EGBGB).

Tort 52

Tort Court Procedural Law Laws 52

Conflict of Laws

JULY 9, 2021

Article 51 of the PRC Maritime Special Procedure Law provides that the maritime court may upon the application of a maritime claimant issue a maritime injunction to compel the respondent to do or not to do certain acts in order to protect the claimant’s lawful rights and interests from being infringed. [4] See Article 100, para.1

Court 52

Court Procedural Law Litigating Litigation 52

Conflict of Laws

JULY 5, 2021

The CJEU (Grand Chamber) has issued a landmark ruling on the borderline between contract and tort disputes under Article 7(1) and (2) of the Brussels I-bis Regulation. 102 TFEU and/or national competition law rules. The decision also deals with questions of German procedural law.

Contract 52

Contract Procedural Law Court Laws 52

Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Under the Civil Procedure Law of China (CPL), the general rule of territorial jurisdiction is that a civil action shall be brought in the People’s Court of the place in which the defendant is domiciled subject to various exceptions grouped together under the title of “special jurisdictions”. [9]

Laws 98

Laws Court Contract Legal 98

Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 18, 2024

If on the basis of question 1a (and/or 1b) not only one but several internally competent judges in the relevant Member State are designated, does Article 7, point 2, Brussels I bis then oppose the application of national (procedural) law that allows referral to one court within that Member State?

Court 78

Court Procedural Law Legal Legal 78

Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Prior to the Rome Regulations, the conflict-of-law judgments on those “contracts with protective effect in favour of third parties” differed between German and Austrian courts. It points out that the Regulation Rome I covers only obligations that would not exist without the contract.

Contract 10

Contract Tort Procedural Law Court 10

Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Convention, the FSIL deals separately with employment contracts (Article 8) and intellectual property cases (Article 11). The FSIL’s reciprocity clause is consistent with the emphasis on reciprocity that one finds in other provisions of Chinese law. Like the U.N. Article 7’s reference to both “nature and purpose” is significant.

Drafting 49

Drafting Court Laws Government 49

Conflict of Laws

MARCH 22, 2022

Reimann: Human Rights Litigation Beyond the Alien Tort Claims Act: The Crucial Role of the Act of State Doctrine. Even after the Supreme Court’s dismantling of the Alien Tort Claims Act jurisdiction remains possible, though everything depends on the circumstances. Samtleben: Paraguay: Choice of Law in international contracts.

Contract 8

Contract Tort Litigating Litigation 8

Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 3, 2023

Such agreements concluded in advance of any occurred damage are conceivable between individual links of the value chain, such as between employees and subcontractors (in employment contracts) or between different suppliers along the chain (in purchase and supply agreements). EU law does not expressly prohibit such derogation.

Drafting 52

Drafting Diligence Procedural Law Court 52

Conflict of Laws

MARCH 19, 2021

The following analysis undertakes the attempt to clarify the key aspects from the perspective of German international private law. Eichel: Choice of Court Agreements and Rules of Interpretation in the Context of Tort or Anti-trust Claims. 1 Lugano Convention 2007 vis-à-vis claims in tort. 1 Brussels Ia Regulation/Art.

Divorce 52

Divorce Contract Tort Court 52

Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Writing on the importance of a private international law system that responds to the interests of Africa, Dr Okoli observed that with growing international trade with Africa comes an inevitable rise in disputes among contracting parties conducting trade on the continent. [4]

Laws 52

Laws Stare Decisis Legal Legal 52