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Dubai Supreme Court Admits Reciprocity with the UK and Enforces an English Judgment

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The Execution Court granted the petition and ordered the enforcement of the English judgment. The decision was confirmed on appeal. 2) The foreign judgment is contrary to public policy because it violates Islamic Sharia law, individual property rights and the distribution of property under UAE law. Y appealed to the DSC.

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Bahraini High Court on Choice of Court and Choice of Law Agreements

Conflict of Laws

Comments: Sources of Law It should be indicated from the outset that in Bahrain, rules governing international jurisdiction are primarily found in the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure of 1971 (hereafter referred to as “CCCP,” articles 14-20). Regarding choice of law rules, those concerning family law and successions (i.e.,

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 5/2023: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Building on the comments, the present article authored by the members of the Marburg Group focuses on the main points of critique and considers the present state of discussion on the proposed Regulation. Rüsing: Dialogue International Family Law, 28th – 29th April, Münster, Germany. Notifications: C.

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Report of the Oxford Conference on “Characterisation in the Conflict of Laws”

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Professor Martin Gebauer (University of Tbingen) explored three main themes: striking parallels in time and content, strong contrasts, and finally the tensions in characterisation. In this context, he explained the international framework for contracts in international family law by exploring the EU and HCCH rules.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 5/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

In its decision of 11 March 2021, the Cologne Higher Regional Court denied the international jurisdiction of the Cologne courts for permission proceedings under the German Telemedia Act (TMG) in cases of suspected abusive customer complaints in online marketplaces. The starting point is the fraudulent car purchase.

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The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court on the Law on Civil Marriage – Applicability to Foreign Muslim and the Complex Issue of International Jurisdiction

Conflict of Laws

Introduction In a previous post , I reported and commented on a decision rendered by the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court (hereinafter “ADSC”) in which the Court addressed the issue of the applicability of the Abu Dhabi Civil Marriage Law (Law No. Comments Two main issues deserve to be particularly highlighted here.

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European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Private International Law Rules Relating to Parenthood

Conflict of Laws

In this sense, the proposal covers the three main pillars of private international law and it will also introduce a European Certificate on Parenthood. It covers not only the recognition of judgments but also the recognition and acceptance of authentic instruments. What is next?

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