First Contacts with the Application for Refusal of Enforcement in Greece
Following the abolition of exequatur by the Brussels I bis Regulation (Article 39), a new model (application for refusal ofContinue Reading
Author: Apostolos Anthimos
Seminar on Future Regulation of Third-Party Litigation Funding
In the context of the Vici project Affordable Access to Justice at Erasmus School of Law (financed by the DutchContinue Reading
Summer School on Transnational Litigation in Ravenna: 18-23 July 2022
The Ravenna Campus of the Department of Juridical Sciences of the University of Bologna (Italy) has organised in Ravenna (andContinue Reading
Internet and other Technologies in the EU and the International Legal Order
A web conference regarding the role of the internet and other technologies within the EU and the international legal orderContinue Reading
Austerity Policies and Litigation Costs Reforms
A series of online seminars has been in launched in December 2021, organised by the team of the Vici projectContinue Reading
Postal Service from Greece to Germany – Recalling Henderson v Novo Banco
On 5 April 2021, the Greek Supreme Court issued a judgment relating to a dispute between two German companies. The caseContinue Reading
Application of Foreign Law for the Purpose of Examining Limitation of Action before Greek Courts
In a judgment of 9 November 2020, the Greek Supreme Court discussed a highly interesting issue, which is not often dealt withContinue Reading
Lex & Forum – Second volume: 40 years of the Hellenic Republic in the EU
The creation of Lex & Forum has coincided with a groundbreaking legal and political development within the European family: theContinue Reading
Third-party Funding and E-Justice in International Dispute Resolution
On 20 July 2021, the University of Milan will host the (on-line) Annual Conference of the EU-funded project Jean Monnet ModuleContinue Reading
UK Supreme Court Rules on Dispensing service in exceptional circumstances under the State Immunity Act
On 25 June 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a ruling in General Dynamics United Kingdom LtdContinue Reading
40 Years Since the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the EU – The Impact on the Domestic Procedural Legal Order
A webinar titled 1981-2021: 40 Years Since the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the EU – The Impact on theContinue Reading
Lex & Forum: A New Journal on Private International Law
For several years, Greek scholars and practitioners had no access to a periodical in Greek specialized in Private International LawContinue Reading
Is a Maltese Ship Mortgage an Authentic Instrument for the Purposes of Article 57 of the Brussels I Regulation?
In a recent ruling (No 120 of 23 February 2021, unreported) the Court of Appeal of Piraeus was asked toContinue Reading
Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad in the Era of Digitalization: Register Now for the Third EAPIL Virtual Seminar!
On 5 March 2021, from 5 to 6.30 p.m. (CET), the European Association of Private International Law will host itsContinue Reading
English Custody Orders Violate Greek Public Policy if the Parents Form a Same-Sex Couple
The Court of First Instance of Thessaloniki ruled on 24 June 2020 that an application by a psychological (non biological)Continue Reading
Greek Supreme Court Rules on Enforcement of UK Divorce Financial Payment
For the first time since the entry into force of the 1968 Brussels Convention and the EU Regulations in theContinue Reading
Special issue of the Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft on the Project IC2BE
A set of seven articles on the Project IC2BE have been published in the second issue of the Zeitschrift fürContinue Reading
Jean Monnet Chair in European Civil Procedure at IE University
The Jean Monnet Chair in European Civil Procedure, hosted by the Madrid-based IE University, is the first Chair entirely devoted toContinue Reading
The Recast Service Regulation Published
On 2 December 2020, following a lengthy procedure, the Recast Service Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of 25 November 2020 on the serviceContinue Reading
International Commercial Arbitration in the European Union
A book titled International Commercial Arbitration in the European Union, by Chukwudi Ojiegbe, has recently been published by Edward Elgar.Continue Reading
Applicable Law to Contractual Obligations – A Look at the Case Law of Greek Courts
The latest edition (October 2020) of the Thessaloniki Bar Review (Armenopoulos) includes a section devoted to the application of theContinue Reading
The Court of Appeal of Piraeus on the Non-Recognition of a Dutch Judgment on Maintenance
On 21 May 2020, the Piraeus Court of Appeal ruled that a judgment on a family maintenance matter, issued byContinue Reading
Greek Commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation
A new commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation, in Greek, has recently been published. The book is edited byContinue Reading
Universal Civil Jurisdiction – Which Way Forward?
Serena Forlati (University of Ferrara) and Pietro Franzina (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan) are the editors of aContinue Reading
Service of Proceedings on the Foreign Party’s Attorney as an Alternative to Personal Service
Situations exist where a judicial document addressed to a person based abroad may be communicated to a lawyer representing thatContinue Reading
Meidanis on the Enforcement of Mediation Settlement Agreements in the EU and the Need for Reform
Haris Meidanis’ new article on international mediation has just appeared at the current issue (2020/2) of the Journal of PrivateContinue Reading
Revolidis on International Jurisdiction and the Internet
Ioannis Revolidis, a lecturer at the University of Malta and a visiting lecturer at the Frederick University Cyprus, has recentlyContinue Reading
Multilevel, Mutiparty and Multisector Cross-Border Litigation in Europe
Albert Henke (University of Milan) has been awarded the EU-funded Jean Monnet Module on ‘Multilevel, Mutiparty and Multisector Cross-Border LitigationContinue Reading
Pathological Clauses in International Sports Arbitration and Return to Civil Proceedings
It is widely known that disputes related to sports are most of the times referred to arbitration. Football is ofContinue Reading
On the Vicissitudes of Cross-Border Cooperation in the Service of Documents
Practice shows that we’re far away from a perfect world of cooperation between state authorities in the field of cross-borderContinue Reading
The EU Regulations on the Property Regimes of International Couples – A Commentary
Ilaria Viarengo and Pietro Franzina have edited The EU Regulations on the Property Regimes of International Couples – A Commentary, publishedContinue Reading
Hague Service Convention Not Applicable if Service Abroad Takes Too Long
By a decision of 13 March 2020, the Munich Court of Appeal, having regard to the expected delay in the processing ofContinue Reading
Greek Supreme Court on Choice of Court and Choice of Law in Commercial Agency Agreements
In a recently reported ruling (No 423/2018, in Chronicles of Private Law, 2019, p. 204), the Greek Supreme Court (Άρειος Πάγος)Continue Reading
Brexit and Private International Law – Views from the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies
The latest edition of the Brussels Agenda, published by the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies, features three interestingContinue Reading
European Private International Law and Member State Treaties with Third States
Anatol Dutta and Wolfgang Wurmnest edited a book on European Private International Law and its ramifications with treaties signed byContinue Reading
Some Thoughts on ‘Authorized Representatives’ under the EU Service Regulation
On 27 February 2020 the Court of Justice rendered its ruling in Corporis (case C-25/19), a case regarding the interpretationContinue Reading
ELI Approves Report on the Protection of Adults in International Situations
On 21 March 2020 the Fellows of the European Law Institute (ELI) have approved a Report on the Protection of AdultsContinue Reading
Towards a New Service Regulation – Some reflections
On 29 November 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted a general approach regarding the recast of Regulation 1393/2007 on theContinue Reading
Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2019
Symeon Symeonides posted on SSRN the Annual Survey of American Choice-of-Law Cases for 2019, now in its 33rd year. ThisContinue Reading
Private International Law Scholarship in English – A Bibliography
Symeon Symeonides compiled a bibliography, available on SSRN, of books and articles in English in the field of private internationalContinue Reading
New Issue of the Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales
The 38th issue of the open access journal Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales was released in December 2019. It includesContinue Reading
New Volume of The Judges’ Newsletter Focusing on Urgent Measures of Protection for Children
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has published a new volume of The Judges’ Newsletter, a biannualContinue Reading
MPI Luxembourg to Host the Fourth Edition of the IAPL-MPI Summer School
The fourth edition of the IAPL-MPI Summer School, organised by the International Association of Procedural Law and the Max PlanckContinue Reading
Commission Issues Call for Proposals for Action Grants on Judicial Cooperation
Based on its Implementing Decision of 5 November 2019, on the financing of the Justice Programme, the Commission announced its Work ProgramContinue Reading
Leave to Appeal Against Decisions on Exequatur under the Brussels I Regulation
By a ruling of 12 December 2019 in ML v Aktiva Finants OÜ (case C-433/18), the CJEU clarified the interpretation ofContinue Reading
Common Minimum Standards of Civil Procedure: European Added Value Assessment
On 28 November 2019 the European Added Value Unit published a study accompanying the European Parliament’s legislative own-initiative report on Common minimum standardsContinue Reading
Documents instituting proceedings do not have to be translated in English if the defendant is Facebook
By a ruling of 14 October 2019, the Munich Court of Appeal decided that an application for temporary relief againstContinue Reading