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Written by Zeno Crespi Reghizzi, Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Milan The recognition of punitive damages represents a controversial issue in Europe. For many years, due to their conflict with fundamental principles of the lex fori, punitive damages have been found to be in breach of public policy by some European […]
Written by Christiane von Bary, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich The 8th edition of the biannual Journal of Private International Law Conference took place at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich from 12-14 September 2019, organized by Professor Anatol Dutta in cooperation with the editors of the journal, Professor Paul Beaumont and Professor Jonathan Harris. The call for papers by […]
On January 4, 2020, the Conflict of Laws Section of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) will host a panel at the
Forty-six countries have signed up to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (“Singapore Convention on Mediation”) today. The signatory countries included Singapore, China, India, South Korea and the USA. The Convention, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2018, facilitates the cross-border enforcement of international commercial settlement […]
Written by Cem Veziroglu Cem Veziroglu, doctoral candidate at the University of Istanbul and research assistant at Koc University Law School has provided us with an abstract of his paper forthcoming in the European Company and Financial Law Review. Arbitrating Corporate Law Disputes: A Comparative Analysis of Turkish, Swiss and German Law The resolution of corporate […]
This spring, the first meeting of the newly established Young EU Private International Law Research Network was held at the University of Würzburg (please find more information about this event
The latest issue of the „Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax)“ features the following articles: S.A. Kruisinga: Commercial Courts in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany – Salient Features and Challenges A new trend is emerging in continental Europe: several states have taken the initiative to establish a new commercial court which will use […]
The International Law Association and New South Wales Young Lawyers association are hosting a half-day conference next week. It will cover a range of topical issues of international law in the settlement of international disputes, including international commercial arbitration. A copy of the programme is available
Private International Law in Australia The 4th edition of this leading book authored by Professors Reid Mortensen, Richard Garnett and Mary Keyes has been published with Lexis Nexis and is available for purchase as a paperback or an eBook
Professor Yeo Tiong Min, SC (honoris causa), Yong Pung How Professor of Law at Singapore Management University, has kindly provided the following report: “The Singapore Court of Appeal has recently affirmed the significance of giving effect to party autonomy in the enforcement of choice of court agreements under the common law in three important decisions […]