European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee Adopts "Rome II"
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Final Reminder: Call for Papers – Conference 2007
/in /by Martin GeorgeThis is a final reminder that the deadline for submission of an abstract of a proposed paper, to present at the Journal of Private International Law Conference 2007, is 20th December 2006, at 6pm. Update: the deadline has now passed. Many thanks for all the submissions. Vacancies for speaking at the conference cannot be guaranteed […]
Reviewing U.S. Domestic and Global Choice of Forum Doctrine through Piper Aircraft v Reyno
/in /by Martin GeorgeRichard D. Freer (Emory University) has posted “Reviewing Domestic and Global Choice of Forum Doctrine through a Single Case” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract:
In Memoriam: Professor Kurt Lipstein
/in /by Martin GeorgeProfessor Kurt Lipstein, one of the greatest comparative lawyers of the twentieth century, passed away at 11:15pm on Saturday 2nd December 2006. His wife Gwyneth predeceased him in 1998 and he is survived by two daughters, Eve and Diana. Happily he was active to the very end of his life, and attended his last public […]
Determinants for Dataflow
/in /by Martin GeorgeGeorg Philip Krog (Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law) has posted a short article on SSRN entitled, “Determinants for Dataflow: Norm and Action – Causation in Law, and Causation from Law to Action”. Here's the abstract: The paper explores succinctly two questions in abbreviated form: First, how may law, elucidated by the rules of […]
New Text on Private International Law in Australia
/in /by Martin GeorgeReid Mortensen (TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland) has published a new text on Private International Law in Australia. Here’s the publisher’s summary: Private International Law in Australia is a substantial new text, providing comprehensive coverage by an internationally respected expert author in this area of law. The standard range of topics is […]
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts – Journal of Private International Law Conference 2007
/in /by Martin GeorgeCall for Papers DEADLINE NOTICE for the Journal of Private International Law Conference 2007 to be held at the University of Birmingham on 26th -27th June 2007 The deadline for submission of an abstract of a proposed conference paper is 20th December 2006, at which time all submitted abstracts will be considered by the editors. […]
Graveson Memorial Lecture at King’s College, London
/in /by Martin GeorgeA big event will be taking place tomorrow at King’s College London: The Graveson Memorial Lecture 2006 in memory of Professor R H Graveson CBE QC Some Judgments on Judgments : A View from America by Professor Linda J Silberman Martin Lipton Professor of Law, New York University, School of Law The Chair will be […]
The Threat of Forum Shopping
/in /by Martin GeorgePeter Frost and Anne Harrison (Herbert Smith) have written a short piece in the new edition of
Norwegian Supreme Court of Appeals on the Lugano Convention Art 16(1)(a)
/in /by Martin GeorgeThe Norwegian Supreme Court of Appeals has recently handed down a judgment on the Lugano Convention Art 16(1)(a). The decision (Norsk Höyesterett (kjennelse)) is dated 2006-09-07, was published in HR-2006-01547-U – case no. 2006/1310 and is retrievable from