English High Court Rules on Art. 4 Rome II Regulation
The English High Court has recently rendered an insightful and thought provoking decision on the application of Art. 4 II and III of the Rome II Regulation
About Giesela Ruehl
Giesela is a Professor of Private International Law at Humboldt-University Berlin (Germany). She has been an editor of conflictoflaws.net since 2011. From 2017 to 2019 she was general editor of the blog.
Entries by Giesela Ruehl
Research Projects on EU Law and ECJ Case Law in Civil Matters
/in /by Giesela RuehlResearchers from Latvia (Inga Kacevska, Baiba Rudevska, Arnis Buka, Students Martins Dambergs and Aleksandrs Fillers) are currently conducting two EU research projects (Project JUST/2013/JCIV/AG/4691): 1. “The European Court of Justice and the impact of its case law in the area of civil justice on national judicial and administrative authorities”. The aim of this research project […]
Conference on the Brussels I Recast
/in /by Giesela RuehlOn 28 and 29 November 2014, the Verona University Department of Law will host a conference on “International Litigation in Europe : the Brussels I Recast as a panacea?”. The conference will take place in Verona. The conference language will be English. Registration is possible via email: chiara.zamboni_01@univr.it More information is available
Reminder: Conference on Minimum Standards in European Civil Procedure Law
/in /by Giesela RuehlAs mentioned earlier on this blog, Matthias Weller from EBS Law School and Christoph Althammer (now) from the University of Regensburg will host a conference on minimum standards in European Civil Procedure in Wiesbaden on 14 and 15 November 2014. Further information is available on the
Volume on German Case Law on Private International Law
/in /by Giesela RuehlThe Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law has released the latest volume of its annual series on German case law in matters of private International law (“Die deutsche Rechtsprechung auf dem Gebiet des Internationalen Privatrechts”). Published by Mohr Siebeck it contains all private international law cases decided by German courts in 2012. More […]
Volume on Private International Law in Mainland China, Taiwan and Europe
/in /by Giesela RuehlJürgen Basedow and Knut B. Pißler, both from the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, have edited a book on “Private International Law in Mainland China, Taiwan and Europe”. The book has been published by Mohr Siebeck. The official abstract reads as follows: Over the last decades, private international law […]
Kühn on Imbalance in Joint and Several Debt in Private International Law
/in /by Giesela RuehlAnna-Lisa Kühn has authored a book on the imbalance in joint and several debt in private international law (“Die gestörte Gesamtschuld im Internationalen Privatrecht. Am Beispiel einer Spaltung des Mehrpersonenverhältnisses zwischen deutschem und englischem Recht”). The book is written in German and has been published by Mohr Siebeck. The abstract reads as follows: Anna-Lisa Kühn […]
23 and 24 October: Conference on the recast Brussels I Regulation in Graz
/in /by Giesela RuehlOn 23 and 24 October 2014 Bettina Nunner-Krautgasser and Thomas Garber, both from the University of Graz, will host a conference on the recast Brussels I Regulation (“Die neue EuGVVO – Verbesserung des Rechtsschutzes im Europäischen Binnenmarkt?”). The conference will take place in Graz (Austria). The conference language will be German. More information is available on the
Invitation to Tender: Economic Study to Cross-Border Trade in the Insurance Sector
/in /by Giesela RuehlThe European Commission has published an invitation to tender relating to an economic study on the impact of differences in insurance contract law on cross-border trade in the insurance sector. Deadline for submissions is 28 October 2014. More information is available
Invitation to Tender: Study on the Service of Documents
/in /by Giesela RuehlThe European Commission has published an invitation to tender relating to a study on the service of documents. The study shall analyze the Member States’ relevant provisions and practices and minimum standards. Deadline for submissions is 30 October 2014. More information is available