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C-493/18, UB v. VA and others – Exclusive jurisdiction under the European Insolvency Regulation
By Dr Lukas Schmidt (PhD EBS Law School), law clerk (Rechtsreferendar) at the Regional Court of Wiesbaden, Germany In cross-border insolvencies questions of international jurisdiction might arise either in relation to the opening of an insolvency proceeding as such, or – further down the road – in relation to proceedings deriving from already opened insolvency […]
White Paper on Smart Derivatives Contract
by Matthias Lehmann Smart contracts and the conflict of laws is a widely discussed topic today (see for instance the
Conference Report: Conflict of Laws 4.0 (Münster, Germany)
Written by Prof. Dr. Stefan Arnold, Thorben Eick and Cedric Hornung, University of Münster Digitization, Artificial Intelligence and the blockchain technology are core elements of a historic transformation of modern society. Such transformations necessarily challenge traditional legal concepts. Hitherto, the academic discourse is much more intense in the area of substantial private law than it […]
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Sustainable European private international law – the SEPIL perspective
This post was written by Jachin Van Doninck (SEPIL coordinator, Vrije Universiteit Brussels) and Jerca Kramberger Škerl (University of Ljubljana) It is fair to say that the attention for sustainability and sustainable development has seen a steady increase. The past decade, the United Nations has set out the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), based on the […]
Conference: The Law of Treaties as Applied to Private International Law, Milan, 5-6 May 2023
A conference on “The Law of Treaties as Applied to Private International Law” will take place at the Catholic University of Milan on 5 and 6 May 2023, under the auspices of the Italian Society of International Law and EU Law (SIDI) and the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL). The event aims to […]
New law on International Commercial Arbitration in Greece
A new law on international commercial arbitration was published on the 4th of February in Greece. It is the fruit of the efforts by a committee established by the Ministry of Justice. The previous law nr. 2735/1999 is abolished. The new law nr. 5016/2023 consists of 59 articles, whereas the predecessor had only 37 articles. […]