Out now: the Swiss IPRG in English
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UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: No recognition for a US reorganization order in Greece
March 22, 2021 /0 Comments/in News /by Matthias Wellerby Apostolos Anthimos By virtue of Law Nr. 3858/2010, Greece has adapted its legislation to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. The appearance of the law in practice is scarce; so is the case with respect to legal scholarship. A recent judgment by the Chamber of the Piraeus 1st Instance court [date of publication: […]
Webinar: Brexit and International Business Law/ Brexit e diritto del commercio internazionale
March 9, 2021 in News /by Matthias Wellerby Fabrizio Marrella Event: Brexit and International Business Law/ Brexit e diritto del commercio internazionale When: 26 March 2021, at 14.30 CET How: Free access upon enrolment by sending an email at
HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository Update
February 17, 2021 in News /by Matthias WellerIn preparation of the
UK Supreme Court in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell (2021 UKSC 3): Jurisdiction, duty of care, and the new German “Lieferkettengesetz”
February 15, 2021 in Views /by Matthias Wellerby Professor Dr Eva-Maria Kieninger, Chair for German and European Private Law and Private International Law, University of Würzburg, Germany The Supreme Court’s decision in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell (2021 UKSC 3) concerns the preliminary question whether English courts have jurisdiction over a joint claim brought by two Nigerian communities against Royal Dutch Shell […]
Conflict of Laws of Cultural Property: In Search of the Holy Grail…
December 17, 2020 in News /by Matthias Wellerby Tamás Szabados, ELTE Eötvös Loránd Universität Budapest In disputes related to stolen or illegally exported cultural property, conflict of laws provisions often play a significant role due to the absence of universally accepted substantive private law rules. This has been analysed in a
Update HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository
December 10, 2020 in News /by Matthias WellerIn preparation of the
The University of Zurich is seeking applications for a Professorship in private law (with a focus on the Code of Obligations)
December 8, 2020 in News /by Matthias WellerThe University of Zurich, Switzerland, has asked CoL to publish the following: Read more…
Available now: Full recording of the University of Bonn/HCCH Pre-Conference Video Roundtable on The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention: Prospects for Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Commercial Matters between the EU and Third Countries
November 30, 2020 in News /by Matthias WellerOn 29 October 2o20, the University of Bonn and the HCCH co-hosted a
Out now: Jayme/Hausmann (eds.), Internationales Privat- und Verfahrensrecht, 20th ed. 2020
November 30, 2020 /2 Comments/in News /by Matthias WellerFor those of us who read German: Jayme and Hausmann have just published the 20th edition of their collection of PIL norms on German national, EU and international level. The book has grown considerably in volume over the decades and has particularly done so for its latest edition – from 1441 to now 1537 pages. […]