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The Role of Foreign Enforcement Proceedings in Forum Non Conveniens
The doctrine of forum non conveniens, in looking to identify the most appropriate forum for the litigation, considers many factors. Two of these are (i) a desire to avoid, if possible, a multiplicity of proceedings and (ii) any potential difficulties in enforcing the decision that results from the litigation. However, it is important to keep […]
Staying Proceedings, Undertakings and “Buying” a Forum
One of the points of interest in the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Haaretz.com v Goldhar (available
Supreme Court of Canada: Israel, not Ontario, is Forum Conveniens for Libel Proceedings
The decision to stay proceedings under the doctrine of forum non conveniens is discretionary, which in part means that appeal courts should be reluctant to reverse the decisions of motions judges on the issue. It comes as some surprise, therefore, that the Supreme Court of Canada has disagreed with not only the motions judge but […]
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A reform seeking to speed up the functioning of the EAPO information mechanism in Luxembourg
Carlos Santaló Goris, Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Luxembourg, offers an analysis of the reform recently approved in Luxembourg concerning the functioning of the information mechanism of the Regulation No 655/2014, establishing a European Account Preservation Order (“EAPO Regulation”). […]
Virtual Workshop on September 20: Hisashi Harata on Foreign-Corporation Regulations and Private International Law
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, the
Friendly Reminder: 4th German Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law – Call for Papers Deadline
by JProf. Dr. Katharina Kaesling, LL.M. (College of Europe) Proposals for conference presentations and short presentations at the fourth conference for young German-speaking scholars in private international law (“IPR-Nachwuchstagung”) in February 2023 can be submitted until 12th September 2022. The organisers are welcoming all contributions by young scholars that deal with the theme of the […]