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Access to justice in times of corona
Access to justice in times of corona When COVID-19 makes the case for greater digitalisation of justice Written by Emma van Gelder, Xandra Kramer and Erlis Themeli, with thanks to Georgia Antonopoulou, Alexandre Biard and Betül Kas (Erasmus University Rotterdam,… Read more…
Posted by Xandra Kramer | Published on April 7, 2020
The VW NOx Emissions Group Litigation, [2019] EWHC 783(QB), and (some aspects of) CoL
Yesterday, the High Court of London decided two preliminary issues in a large group action, certified as a Group Litigation Order (sub no. 105), brought by about 91,000 owners or lessees of VW, Audi, Skoda and SEAT cars. The claim… Read more…
Posted by Matthias Weller | Published on April 7, 2020
Dear CoL Readers, You will have experienced a few irregularities during the last week: Some posts had disappeared for a few days and were then re-posted and, as such, sent out again. This was due to the transfer of CoL… Read more…
Posted by Matthias Weller | Published on April 7, 2020
Webinar on COVID-19 and international child abduction
A free webinar to hear experts of MK Family Law (Washington) and Grotius Chambers (The Hague) discuss pertinent issues relating to international child abduction in times of COVID-19. Date: 8 April 2020 Time: 3 pm (CET Amsterdam) COVID-19 has a… Read more…
Posted by Thomas John | Published on April 6, 2020
A Textbook Example of Art 17 Rome II: Higher Regional Court of Cologne, 27 March 2020
Art. 17 of the Rome II Regulation, which transposes an element of US conflicts theory (the concept of local data) into a European choice-of-law instrument, is certainly one of the more controversial provisions of the Regulation. It stipulates that [i]n… Read more…
Posted by Tobias Lutzi | Published on April 5, 2020
In this case, a Czech passenger entered into a package travel contract with a Czech travel agency on a flight from Prague to Keflavik in Iceland and on accommodation there. The flight was operated by the Danish air carrier Primera… Read more…
Posted by Matthias Weller | Published on April 5, 2020
A New Interesting Book on PIL Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility
A book edited by Catherine Kessedjian & Humberto Cantú Rivera and titled "Private International Law Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility" has just been released electronically and in hard copy. As said in the abstract of the book, "This book addresses… Read more…
Posted by Guangjian Tu | Published on April 5, 2020
Hague Academy Postpones Summer Courses 2020
The Hague Academy has canceled its summer courses for 2020 and will hold them in the summer of 2021. The announcement, including a video message from the Secretary-General, is here. Moving the program online was rejected because students would not… Read more…
Posted by Ralf Michaels | Published on April 2, 2020
In his today’s Opinion, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe addresses the question that has recently inspired much debate, already reported to our readers this January by Rishi Gulati. At point 5, the Opinion clarifies that – at the request of the… Read more…
Posted by Krzysztof Pacula | Published on April 2, 2020
A non-profit consumer protection association established in Austria is bringing an action before the Austrian courts against a motor vehicle manufacturer with its registered office in Germany. The association asserts claims for damages, assigned to it by the purchasers of… Read more…
Posted by Krzysztof Pacula | Published on April 2, 2020
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Another European professio juris for the applicable succession law will now be available from 1 January 2014 until 16 August 2015 (when the EU Succession Regulation will become effective) under Art 77 (4) following on the footsteps of the Polish PIL changes in 2011.
It is interesting that a measure of recognition of Trusts seems to be introduced under Art.73.