Entries by Xandra Kramer

Cross-Border Enforcement in the EU (“IC2BE”) – workshop Netherlands 14 November

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Save the Date – 14 November 2019 Workshop: Application of the “Second Generation” Regulations in The Netherlands The Erasmus School of Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands) will host a second national workshop on Thursday, 14 November 2019 from 9.30-13.00 hrs, in the framework of the research project “Informed Choices in Cross-Border Enforcement” (IC2BE) (see […]

The long tentacles of the Helms-Burton Act in Europe

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By Nicolás Zambrana-Tévar LLM(LSE), PhD(Navarra), KIMEP University   On 2 September, the First Instance Court number 24 of Palma de Mallorca (Spain) issued an auto (interlocutory decision) staying proceedings commenced against Meliá Hotels International S.A., one of the biggest Spanish hotel chains, on grounds of immunity from jurisdiction, act of state doctrine and lack of […]

The International Business Courts saga continued: NCC First Judgment – BIBC Proposal unplugged

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Written by Georgia Antonopoulou and Xandra Kramer, Erasmus University Rotterdam (PhD candidate and PI ERC consolidator project Building EU Civil Justice) 1. Mushrooming International Business Courts on the Eve of Brexit Readers of this blog will have followed the developments on the international business courts and international commercial chambers being established around Europe and elsewhere. While […]

Conference ‘e’ meets justice

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On 2 and 3 May 2019, academics, IT and legal professionals will meet in Lisbon to discuss how to improve the collaboration between these communities in cross-border civil procedures. During this two-day conference, participants will reflect on issues that currently complicate the cooperation, but are also invited to share ideas on possible solutions. The goal […]

The Netherlands Commercial Court holds its first hearing!

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Written by Georgia Antonopoulou and Xandra Kramer, Erasmus University Rotterdam (PhD candidate and PI ERC consolidator project Building EU Civil Justice) Only six weeks after its establishment, the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) held its first hearing today, 18 February 2019 (see our previous

Issues 2018.3 and 4 Dutch Journal on Private International Law (NIPR)

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The Dutch Journal on Private International Law (Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht) publishes papers in Dutch and in English. Here are the abstracts of the last two issues of 2018. Issue 2018.3 Ian Sumner, ‘Editorial: Groundbreaking decision or a tiny tremor? The Court of Justice decision in Coman’, p. 1-3. The third issue of 2018 of the […]