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Recognition and Res Judicata of US Class Action Judgments in European Legal Systems
/in /by Martin GeorgeAndrea Pinna (Erasmus University Rotterdam) has posted “Recognition and Res Judicata of U.S. Class Action Judgments in European Legal Systems” on SSRN. The abstract reads: Class actions are still a specificity of the U.S. law and allow individual plaintiffs to represent a group of others in a similar situation in a claim against a same […]
Same Sex Unions Within the Current Regulatory Framework of Serbian Private International Law
/in /by Martin GeorgeGaso Knezevic and Vladimir Pavic (both at the University of Belgrade) have posted “Same-Sex Unions Within the Current Regulatory Framework of Serbian Private International Law” on SSRN (original citation: Yugoslav Law Year, Vol. 3, 2006). Here’s the abstract: Recent introduction of fully-fledged homosexual marriages in certain countries like the Netherlands and Belgium have opened a […]
Norwegian Court of Appeal on Choice of Law
/in /by Martin GeorgeThe Norwegian Court of Appeal (Borgarting lagmannsrett) recently handed down a decision on the question of Choice of law regarding the limitation period for money claims. The decision (Borgarting lagmannsrett (kjennelse)) is dated 2007-05-28, published in LH-2007-75346, and is retrievable from
Norwegian Court of Appeals on the Lugano Convention Article 5 nr. 1
/in /by Martin GeorgeThe Norwegian Court of Appeal (Haalogaland lagmannsrett) recently handed down a decision on the Lugano Convention Article 5 nr. 1 on the interpretation of the notions “contract”, “obligation” and “the place of performance” of the obligation. The decision (Haalogaland lagmannsrett (kjennelse)) is dated 2007-05-16, published in LH-2007-70583, and is retrievable from
Swedish Supreme Court on Legal Basis for Jurisdiction
/in /by Martin GeorgeThe Swedish Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen) recently rendered a decision on the legal basis for its international adjudicatory authority in civil matters when the Council Regulation no 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 (hereinafter “the Brussels I Regulation”) is inapplicable. The decision rendered 15 June 2007 with case no. Ö 494-06 can be retrieved
General Motors Corp v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group
/in /by Martin GeorgeGeneral Motors Corporation v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (2007) EWHC 2206 (Comm) is a rather convoluted case on whether a consent order, in the circumstances of the case, amounted to an exclusive jurisdiction agreement in favour of the English courts, and whether an application for an anti-suit injunction could therefore be granted. Here’s the […]
Swedish Supreme Court on Jurisdiction and Trademark Infringements
/1 Comment/in /by Martin GeorgeThe Swedish Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen) recently rendered a decision on rejection to refer a case to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling on the proper interpretation of Article 5.3 of the Council Regulation no 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 (hereinafter “the Brussels I Regulation”). The decision rendered 27 April 2007 with case no. Ö […]
10% Discount on the Journal of Private International Law
/in /by Martin GeorgeA substantial proportion of the people receive our content via email or RSS, rather than visiting the site directly, and thus may not have noticed a new banner at the top of the screen (decorated in shades of yellow and orange) that entitles readers of this site to a 10% discount when subscribing to the
Conference: Community Trademarks and Designs – Significant Recent Developments
/1 Comment/in /by Martin GeorgeFrom the conference