Entries by Matthias Weller

European and International Civil Procedural Law: Some views on new editions of two leading German textbooks

For German-speaking conflict of law friends, especially those with a strong interest in its procedural perspective (and this seems to apply to almost all of them by now, I guess), the year 2021 has begun beautifully, as far as academic publications are concerned. Two fantastic textbooks were released, one on European civil procedural law, and […]

UK Supreme Court in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell (2021 UKSC 3): Jurisdiction, duty of care, and the new German “Lieferkettengesetz”

by 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 […]

The University of Zurich is seeking applications for a Professorship in private law (with a focus on the Code of Obligations)

The University of Zurich, Switzerland, has asked CoL to publish the following: The University of Zurich is seeking applications for a Professorship in private law (with a focus on the Code of Obligations) to take effect from the beginning of the Spring Semester 2022 (1 February 2022), or by arrangement. The level of employment is […]