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

On 29 April 2022, Germany instituted proceedings before the International Court of Justice against Italy for allegedly failing to respect itsContinue Reading

May 2022 starts with the hearing in C-354/21 Registrų centras, on Regulation n° 650/2012, next Wednesday. In the case atContinue Reading

In a judgment of 11 May 2021 (Stetsov v. Ukraine; final version: 11 August 2021), the European Court of HumanContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Vincent Richard, who practices with Wurth Kinsch Olinger in Luxembourg. On 7 April 2022, the CourtContinue Reading

On 7 April 2022, the Court will deliver the judgment in C-568/20, H Limited. The request, with three questions, wasContinue Reading

Mathilde Codazzi, who is a master student at the university Paris II Panthéon-Assas, contributed to this post. In a judgmentContinue Reading

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

In March 2022 the Court of Justice will publish three judgments and three opinions. Judgments The decisions correspond to casesContinue Reading

Mathilde Codazzi, who is a master student at the university Paris II Panthéon-Assas, contributed to this post. In a judgmentContinue 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

On 5 April 2021, the Greek Supreme Court issued a judgment relating to a dispute between two German companies. The caseContinue Reading

In a judgment of 23 November 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the French provisions implementing the 1986Continue Reading

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

This post was written by Johan Meeusen, who is a professor at the University of Antwerp and a Member ofContinue Reading

Due to the ‘semaine blanche’, February is usually a short month at the Court of Justice. However, several PIL-related activities areContinue Reading

This post was contributed by François Mailhé, who is Professor at the University of Picardy – Jules Verne. On 17Continue Reading

This post was written by Amy Held and Matthias Lehmann. Prima facie, it does not seem that anyone need beContinue Reading

On 9 December 2021, the CJEU ruled in HRVATSKE ŠUME d.o.o., Zagreb v. BP EUROPA SE (Case C-242/20) that theContinue Reading

On 17 November 2021, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) issued an interesting decisionContinue Reading

After the Christmas break the Court of Justice takes up again its public activity. Regarding judicial cooperation on civil matters,Continue Reading

On 20 December 2021, the Supreme Court of the UK delivered its judgment in Maduro Board of the Central BankContinue Reading

The jugdment on C-251/20, Gtflix, will be published on Tuesday 21. The request for a preliminary reference of the FrenchContinue Reading

On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice handed out its judgement in IB (C-289/20), in which it followed the earlierContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Dr. Vito Bumbaca, who is Assistant Lecturer at the University of Geneva. In a rulingContinue Reading

On 9 December 2021, the CJEU delivered its judgment in HRVATSKE ŠUME d.o.o., Zagreb v. BP EUROPA SE (Case C-242/20).Continue Reading

This post was written by Amy Held, LL.B., LL.M., LL.M., University of Vienna. Judgment in Silverman v Ryanair DAC [2021]Continue Reading

Which law applies to a tort committed in the Channel Tunnel, at 16 km from the exit on French territory?Continue Reading

As far as PIL is concerned, December 2021  at the CJEU starts with AG M. Campos Sánchez-Bordona’s opinion on C-645/20,Continue Reading

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

On 11 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Bank Sepah v. OverseasContinue Reading

In October 2021, the Spanish Supreme Court had the opportunity to show its willingness to follow the Court of JusticeContinue Reading

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

In a judgment of 9 November 2020, the Greek Supreme Court discussed a highly interesting issue, which is not often dealt withContinue Reading

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

In November 2021 the activity of the Court of Justice in the field of Private International Law appears to beContinue Reading

On 27 October 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered its ruling in Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) (Appellant) vContinue Reading

This post was written by Felix M. Wilke, University of Bayreuth, Germany. The most relevant aspects were squarely in theContinue Reading

Today, the Court of Justice has published its judgement in C 393/20, a request for a preliminary ruling from theContinue Reading

On 20 October 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered its judgment in FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLCContinue Reading

On 12 October 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in J.C. and Others v. Belgium (onlyContinue Reading

On 6 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its ruling in Skarb Państwa Rzeczypospolitej PolskiejContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Thomas Mastrullo, who is an Associate Professor at the University of Luxembourg. In a judgmentContinue Reading

On 4 October 2021, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held in Convoy Collateral Ltd (Appellant) v Broad IdeaContinue Reading

Only one judgment on PIL matters, namely the one in C-581/20, TOTO (first chamber: judges Bonichot, Bay Larsen, Safjan, JääskinenContinue Reading

A partial renewal of positions, both of AGs and of judges, will take place next October at the Court ofContinue Reading

On 9 September 2021, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in UM (C‑277/20), in which, for the first time,Continue Reading

On 9 September 2021 the Court of Justice pronounced its judgment in the case RK (C-422/20) concerning the mechanism ofContinue Reading

It is not frequent that a request for a preliminary reference on matters concerning civil and commercial litigation is assignedContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading

This post was contributed by Vincent Richard, who practices with Wurth Kinsch Olinger in Luxembourg. On 9 September 2021, the CourtContinue Reading

In September 2021 the Court of Justice of the European Union will deliver several decisions on PIL issues. The firstContinue 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 contributed by Dr. Sally El Sawah, Avocat aux Barreaux de Paris et du Caire, Registered Foreign LawyerContinue Reading

The decision corresponding to case C-262/21 PPU A, will be delivered on 2 August 2021. It corresponds to a preliminaryContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Nicolas Kyriakides, who is a practising lawyer in Cyprus and an Adjunct Faculty at theContinue Reading

July is a short month at the Court of Justice, but a busy one. Already on 1 July 2021 theContinue Reading

This post was written by Edyta Figura-Góralczyk, University of Economics in Kraków (Poland). On 17 June 2021 the Court of JusticeContinue Reading

In a judgment of 22 June 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that that liability claims against arbitrators fallContinue Reading

The author of this post is Estelle Gallant, professor of private law at the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole. InContinue Reading

The following post was written by Paul Eichmüller (Vienna). Although rules concerning the use of a name of natural personsContinue Reading

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

This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading

In June 2021 the CJEU will rule on in two cases of interest for private international law. On 3 JuneContinue Reading

On 11 May 2021, the Juzgado de lo Mercantil nr. 17 of Madrid has submitted a request for a preliminaryContinue Reading

The author of this post is Simon Laimer of the University of Linz. By a ruling of 10 December 2020,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

On 12 May, 2021, Advocate General Hogan delivered his opinion in Case C‑124/20 Bank Melli Iran v. Telekom Deutschland GmbHContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Dr Nicolas Kyriakides, who is a practising lawyer in Cyprus and an Adjunct Faculty atContinue Reading

On 12 April 2021, the Family Court of Namur, Belgium, applied the doctrine of renvoi under Article 34 of theContinue Reading

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

In May 2021 the activity of the CJEU regarding PIL will focus on insolvency and civil and commercial matters. TheContinue Reading

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

On 22 April 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on the law governing the avoidance ofContinue Reading

Advocate General Kokott’s Opinion in Case C-490/20 V.M.A. v Stolichna Obshtina, Rayon ‘Pancharevo’ was published on 15 April 2021 (theContinue Reading

The author of this post is Nadia Rusinova, Lecturer in International/European Private Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. In October 2020,Continue Reading

In a recent ruling (No 120 of 23 February 2021, unreported) the Court of Appeal of Piraeus was asked toContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Burkhard Hess, who is a director of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg. Gilles Cuniberti hasContinue Reading

On 31 March 2021, the Paris main first instance court (tribunal judiciaire, formerly tribunal de grande instance) ruled on theContinue Reading

On 24 March 2021 the Court of Justice issued a judgement in the case of SS v MCP, C-603/20 PPU, whichContinue Reading

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

COVID – or rather, its consequences on legal relationships – has arrived to the CJEU in the form of aContinue Reading

In Re G (Abduction: Consent/Discretion) judgment issued on 9 February 2021 the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) of England andContinue Reading

In two judgments delivered on 10 December 2020, the French Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters (Cour de cassation)Continue Reading

This post was written by Rodrigo Rodriguez who is Professor on Insolvency Law at the University of Lucerne. Since 1Continue Reading

On 11 November 2020, the Court of justice issued a judgment on jurisdiction under Brussels I bis Regulation in respectContinue Reading

In a judgment of 27 January 2021, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) indicatedContinue Reading

According to a press release of the Spanish Constitutional Court, on 23 February 2021 the Plenary has partially ruled inContinue Reading

To the best of my knowledge, March 2021 will be another quiet month at the Court (for private international lawContinue Reading

In a judgement dated 18 November 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruledContinue Reading

Paul Lorenz Eichmüller (University of Vienna) has kindly provided the following post. Austria is one of the few European countriesContinue Reading

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Supreme Site Services v. Shape (Case C‑186/19)Continue Reading

The Court of First Instance of Thessaloniki ruled on 24 June 2020 that an application by a psychological (non biological)Continue Reading

February starts with a hearing on 4 February in a PPU case. C-603/20 PPU MCP is a preliminary reference fromContinue Reading

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

On 30 September 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) issued a remarkable decisionContinue Reading

This post is addressed, in particular, to my fellow colleagues of the ILA Committee Committee on the Protection of PrivacyContinue Reading