Fourth Seminar on the Recast of the Brussels I bis Regulation

As announced in a previous post, a seminar series on the recast of Brussels I bis Regulation, is taking place during the 2023-2024 academic year, both in Paris at the Cour de cassation and online (in French), under the scientific coordination of Marie-Elodie Ancel (University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas) and Pascal de Vareilles-Sommières (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne).

The fourth seminar will take place on 22 Avril 2024 from 16.00 to 18.00 (UTC+1).

It will be devoted to “protective, exclusive and provisional jurisdiction” in the context of Brussels I bis Regulation recast. The main topics to be discussed deal with the protection of the weaker party, exclusive jurisdiction including in IP matters, as well as provisional proceedings in civil and commercial matters.

The list of speakers includes Sarah Laval (University of Littoral Côte d’Opale), Jeremy Heymann (University of Jean Moulin Lyon 3), Edouard Treppoz (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Marie Nioche (University of Paris Nanterre)

The programme, as well as registration and access details can be found here.

The recording of the previous seminars are available online here, here and here.

The other seminars will take place from 16.00 to 18.00 (UTC+1) on 30 May and 24 June 2024.

The seminar series is organised by the Research Centre for Private International Law and International Trade (CRDI, University of Paris Panthéon Assas) and the Sorbonne Department Study of International Private Relationships (SERPI, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), together with the Société de Législation Comparée (SLC), the French national school for the judiciary (ENM) and the French Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters (Cour de cassation).