UK to Join HCCH Judgments Convention ‘as Soon as Practicable’
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Book Launch: Blockchain & Private International Law – New Date
/in News/by Tobias LutziThe event organized to celebrate the launch of the book
Cycle de conférences: La refonte du règlement Bruxelles I Bis
/in News/by Tobias LutziStarting 30 November 2023, the French Cour de cassation is going to host a lecture series on the ongoing discussion of Brussels Ia reform under the direction of Marie-Elodie Ancel (Université Paris-Panthéon Assas) and Pascal de Vareilles-Sommières (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne). The programme of the first session – and the video stream! – can be […]
The Jurisdiction Puzzle: Dyson, Supply Chain Liability and Forum Non Conveniens
/5 Comments/in Views/by Tobias LutziWritten by Dr Ekaterina Aristova, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford On 19 October 2023, the English High Court declined to exercise jurisdiction in Limbu v Dyson Technology Ltd, a case concerning allegations of forced labour and dangerous conditions at Malaysian factories which manufactured Dyson-branded products. The lawsuit commenced […]
The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention Applied by Analogy in the Dutch Supreme Court
/in Views/by Tobias LutziWritten by Birgit van Houtert, Assistant Professor of Private International Law at Maastricht University On 1 September 2023, the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention (HJC) entered into force. Currently, this Convention only applies in the relationship between EU-Member States and Ukraine. Uruguay has also ratified the HJC on 1 September 2023 (see
EAPIL Winter School in European Private International Law (12–16 Feb 2024 in Como, Italy)
/in News/by Tobias LutziIn cooperation with the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures of the University of Insubria (Italy), the Law Faculty of the University of Murcia (Spain) and the Law Faculty of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland), the European Association for Private International Law (EAPIL) has created a
German Federal Court of Justice: Article 26 Brussels Ia Regulation Applies to Non-EU Defendants
/in Views/by Tobias LutziBy Moses Wiepen, Legal Trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm, Germany In its decision of 21 July 2023 (V ZR 112/22), the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed that Art. 26 Brussels Ia Regulation applies regardless of the defendant’s domicile. The case in question involved an art collector filing suit against a Canadian […]
Save the Date: German-French Symposium on the new German Sales Law (Heidelberg, 24 Nov 2023)
/in News, Short Notes/by Tobias LutziOn 24 November 2023, the Institute for the History of Law at the University of Heidelberg (
Workshop on ‘The Commission Proposal for a EU Regulation on Parenthood and the Creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood. Czech-German Perspectives’
/in News, Short Notes/by Tobias LutziMagdalena Pfeiffer (Charles University Prague) and Anatol Dutta (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) will be hosting a workshop on the
Out Now: Internationales Privat- und Prozessrecht in Lateinamerika by Jürgen Samtleben
/in News, Short Notes/by Tobias LutziJürgen Samtleben just published a collection of his work on the PIL of Latin America; he kindly shared the following announcement with us: Jürgen Samtleben has authored numerous articles over the years on private international law and international civil procedure in Latin America. These contributions have now been updated and systematically organized into a single […]