Author: Matthias Lehmann

Through a comfort letter, one party promises to indemnify a creditor if the latter’s debtor does not pay. This isContinue Reading

This post was written by Paul Eichmüller and Verena Wodniansky-Wildenfeld, University of Vienna. In a recent decision, the Austrian SupremeContinue Reading

The environment is on – almost – everybody’s mind.  In particular companies committed to sustainable investment are becoming an increasinglyContinue Reading

The provisions of the Brussels I bis Regulation on insurance matters (Articles 10-16) are complex and often misunderstood. Now theContinue Reading

The CJEU has been very generous with airline passengers when it comes to applying the rules on jurisdiction in theContinue Reading

Facts An Austrian national (A) was born in 1975 as a woman. In 2010, at A’s request, the Austrian authoritiesContinue Reading

It is common practice for children to be registered in the country where they are born or where they holdContinue Reading

It had to be anticipated that Brexit would have detrimental consequences for private litigants. Some have nurtured the hope, however,Continue Reading

Jurisdiction over branches (Article 7(5) of the Brussels I bis Regulation) is shrouded in a cloud of mystery. A judgment dated 16Continue Reading

Background In the judgment in TeamBank dated 19 January 2019, the CJEU ruled that Article 14 of the Rome IContinue Reading

This post was drafted by Paul Eichmüller and Matthias Lehmann. Almost six years after the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal became public,Continue Reading

On 12 May 2021, the Court of Justice rendered its long-awaited judgment in the case Vereniging van Effectenbezitters v. BP.Continue Reading

In a judgment dated 10 December 2020, the German Federal Court restricted the provision tax advice on German soil. TheContinue Reading

As the dust settles, the consequences of the British departure from the EU are becoming clearer, including those for BritishContinue Reading

It is well-known that the Succession Regulation contains specific rules relating to succession agreements in its Article 25. Inter alia,Continue Reading

On 4 November 2020, the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) ruled on the applicability of the consumer jurisdiction under Article 18Continue Reading

On 10 December 2020, the CJEU decided in the case of A. B. and B. B. v Personal Exchange International LimitedContinue Reading

By a judgment of 18 November 2020 in the case Ryanair v DelayFix, the CJEU has ruled that an assigneeContinue Reading

As reported in this blog, the CJEU gave on 9 July 2020 its long-awaited judgment in VKI v Volkswagen (CaseContinue Reading

One consequence of the Europeanisation of private international law is the need to examine and characterise certain phenomena, which haveContinue Reading

On 6 April 2020, the High Court of England and Wales handed down its judgment in the VW NOx EmissionsContinue Reading

The raising of a problem child The creation of the European Patent Court has been fraught with difficulties. After SpainContinue Reading

Courts in the EU increasingly issue injunctions against anti-suit injunctions, or “anti-anti-suit injunctions”. We have already read in this blogContinue Reading

On 13 February 2020, the CJEU ruled again on the competence of the court to hear passenger compensation claims underContinue Reading

Which rules are more important to determine the protection of weaker parties in financial disputes – the Brussels I bisContinue Reading

The European Order for Payment (EOP) is an efficient tool against recalcitrant debtors. The conditions for the order’s issuance areContinue Reading