Yearbook of Private International Law, Vol. XIX (2017/18)
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Entries by Tobias Lutzi
Forcing a Square Peg into a Round Hole – The Actio Pauliana and the Brussels Ia Regulation
/12 Comments/in Views/by Tobias LutziEarlier today, the Court of Justice held that, under certain circumstances, special jurisdiction for an actio pauliana can be based on Art. 7(1) Brussels Ia (Case C-337/17 Feniks). The actio pauliana is an instrument provided by the national laws of several EU member states that allows the creditor to challenge fraudulent acts by their debtor […]
Montenegro Ratifies Hague Choice of Court Convention
/in News/by Tobias Lutzi(Only) last week, the government of the Netherlands – the depositary of the Convention –
Petronas Lubricants: ECJ confirms that Art 20(2) Brussels I can be used by employer for assigned counter-claim
/in Views/by Tobias LutziLast Thursday, the ECJ rendered a short (and rather unsurprising) decision on the interpretation of Art 20(2) Brussels I (= 22(2) of the Recast Regulation). In Petronas Lubricants
Nori Holdings: England & Wales High Court confirms ‘continuing validity of the decision in West Tankers’ under Brussels I Recast
/in Views/by Tobias LutziEarlier this month, the English High Court rendered an interesting decision on the (un-)availability of anti-suit injunctions in protection of arbitration agreements under the Brussels I Recast Regulation (No 1215/2012). In Nori Holdings v Bank Otkritie
Workshop on ‘Perspectives of Unification of Private International Law in the European Union’, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 15 June
/in News/by Tobias LutziOn Friday, 15 June, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, will host a workshop on ‘Perspectives of Unification of Private International Law in the European Union’. The programme will be as follows. 12:00 Welcome speech by Prof. Miklós Király (ELTE) 12:10 The Interface Between the Harmonisation of Contract Law and Private International Law by Prof. Miklós […]
Université de Lausanne/BIICL Conference on ‘The UK, Switzerland, Norway and the EU: Cross-border Business Relations after Brexit’
/in News/by Tobias LutziOn 17 May, the Centre de droit comparé, européen et international of the University of Lausanne will host a joint conference with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law on ‘The UK, Switzerland, Norway and the EU: Cross-border Business Relations after Brexit’. The flyer can be found
Call for Papers: Second German Conference for Young Scholars in PIL
/in News/by Tobias LutziBuilding on the success of the
Krombach: The Final Curtain
/in Views/by Tobias LutziReaders of this blog may be interested to learn that the well-known (and, in many ways, quite depressing) Krombach/Bamberski saga appears to have finally found its conclusion with a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (Krombach v France, App no 67521/14) that was given yesterday.