Category: Developments in PIL

On 17 May 2023, the CJEU delivered its judgment in Fonds de Garantie des Victimes des Actes de Terrorisme etContinue Reading

The author of this post is Lydia Lundstedt, Senior Lecturer at the Stockholm University. Under Swedish copyright law, broadcasting organizationsContinue Reading

This post was written by Carlos Santaló Goris (Lecturer at the European Institute of Public Administration in Luxembourg). On 20Continue Reading

The author of this post is Lydia Lundstedt, who is a Senior Lecturer at the Stockholm University. On 27 AprilContinue Reading

This post was authored by François Mailhé, who is Professor of Private Law at the University of Picardie Jules Verne.Continue Reading

In May 2023, the Court will decide on C-264/22, Fonds de Garantie des Victimes des Actes de Terrorisme and d’AutresContinue Reading

The author of this post is Verena Wodniansky-Wildenfeld, University of Vienna. Since the introduction of the Rome II Regulation, the questionContinue Reading

Determining financial loss has become the neuralgic point of Art 7(2) Brussels Ibis and Art 4(1) Rome II Regulation. ByContinue Reading

On 6 December 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in the Danish surrogacy case of K.K. andContinue Reading

On 30 March 2023, just before the Easter holidays, the Court of Justice will deliver two judgments on the interpretationContinue Reading

This post was written by Gilles Cuniberti and Anna Wysocka-Bar. On 26 January 2023, the European Commission has launched anContinue Reading

The author of this post is Stefano Ferrero, partner at Gattai Minoli, Milan. As a follow-up to the post byContinue Reading

Freezing orders, i.e., orders that prevent a person from disposing of their assets pending a determination as to the existenceContinue Reading

The author of this post is Francesca Maoli (University of Genova). On 9 March 2023, the CJEU delivered a judgmentContinue Reading

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

On 9 March 2023, the Court will deliver the judgment in C-177/22, Wurth Automotive. The Landesgericht Salzburg (Austria) referred the followingContinue Reading

In a judgment of 11 January 2023, the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruled thatContinue Reading

In a decision of November 2022, the Swedish Labour Court held that Qatar had, at least in part, the rightContinue Reading

In February 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union will publish two decisions and one opinion, all threeContinue Reading

In a judgment of 11 January 2023, the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruledContinue Reading

… they sometimes forget to buy the compulsory toll ticket (“e-vignette”) in advance or make mistakes when filling out theContinue Reading

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

On 22 December 2022, the CJEU ruled on the concept of civil and commercial matters in Eurelec Trading & ScabelContinue Reading

The monthly program of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding private international law, as of today, isContinue Reading

In a judgment of 7 September 2022, the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) addressedContinue Reading

On 2 November 2022, the UK Supreme Court delivered its judgment in The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association –Continue Reading

On 24 November 2022, the Court of Justice delivered an interesting judgment on the validity of a digital jurisdictional clause,Continue Reading

A request for a preliminary ruling from the Areios Pagos (Greece) is pending before the Court of Justice in theContinue Reading

December is a relatively short month at the Court of Justice. Very little is happening in PIL (much more onContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Caroline Sophie Rupp, who is a professor at the University of Kiel. To vary anContinue Reading

Advocate General Szpunar’s opinion on C-651/21 – М. Ya. M. (Renonciation à la succession d’un cohéritier) was  published last Thursday.Continue Reading

This post was written by Verena Wodniansky-Wildenfeld, Vienna. The Austrian Constitutional Court proceeds further on the way to equal treatmentContinue Reading

This November, more precisely on Tuesday 15, The Court will hand down the decision in C-646/20, Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport,Continue Reading

The author of this post is Lydia Lundstedt, who is a Senior Lecturer at the Stockholm University. On 20 OctoberContinue Reading

In its judgment in the case of ROI Land Investments, C-604/20, rendered on 20 October 2022, the CJEU discussed two keyContinue Reading

The infamous Wirecard scandal, which involved a German public limited company (AG) reporting non-existing assets and earnings to the tuneContinue Reading

Społeczna Inicjatywa Narkopolityki – SIN (Civil Society Drug Policy Initiative) is a A Polish association that conducts educational activities onContinue Reading

This post was contributed by Jeremy Heymann, who is Professor of Law at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3. On 29Continue Reading

On 15 September 2022, the CJEU ruled in Uniqa Versicherungen AG v. VU (Case C‑18/21) that national COVID legislation postponingContinue Reading

According to Article 7 point 1 of the Brussels I bis Regulation, proceedings in matters relating to a contract mayContinue Reading

All private international law events at the Court of Justice this month will take place on the same day, namelyContinue Reading

In a judgment of 12 January 2022, the French Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruledContinue Reading

This post was written by Robert Vogelauer, Vienna. In a decision of 27 January 2022 the Austrian Supreme Court ruledContinue Reading

In a decision (“views”) adopted on 1 June 2022 (CRC/C/90/D/121/2020), the UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) held that the best interestContinue Reading

The Danish Supreme Court held in a judgment of 31 May 2022 (case 134/2018), that Danish law should be applied forContinue Reading

This post was written by Paul Lorenz Eichmüller, University of Vienna. Austrian law provides for an international forum necessitatis inContinue Reading

Those in Luxembourg on 8 September 2022 may want to attend the hearing in case C-393/21, Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey.Continue Reading

Following the abolition of exequatur by the Brussels I bis Regulation (Article 39), a new model (application for refusal ofContinue Reading

In spite of the vacation period, several judgments have been handed down on 1 August 2022. One of them concernsContinue Reading

This post was written by Paul Lorenz Eichmüller, Vienna. After the Austrian Supreme Court had filed a reference for aContinue Reading

In a judgment of 14 June 2022 (case T 3379-21) the Swedish Supreme Court held that the United Nation’s 1956Continue Reading

This is the most important take of the judgment delivered on 7 July 2022 in LKW WALTER Internationale Transportorganisation AGContinue Reading

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

The Swedish Labour Court held on 1 June 2022 (interim decision AD 2022 No. 33)  that an industrial action takenContinue Reading

Due to the summer holiday, July 2022 will be a brief month at the Court in terms of delivery ofContinue Reading

The Swedish Supreme Court held in a decision of 8 April 2022 (case Ö 4651-21) that a defendant domiciled inContinue Reading

This is the second contribution to an online symposium on the ruling of the European Court of Justice, of 20Continue Reading

The post below was written by Adrian Briggs QC, who is Professor of Private International Law Emeritus at the UniversityContinue Reading

This is an update on my monthly post on the Court of Justice of the European Union, in order toContinue Reading

On 2 June 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down another judgment interpreting the EU Succession Regulation.Continue Reading

On 2 June 2022, the CJEU ruled in Case C-196/21 that courts are not ‘applicants’ in the meaning of ArticleContinue Reading

June 2022 starts at the Court of Justice with the publication of two decisions of PIL interest this Thursday, 2Continue Reading

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

The Court of Justice of the EU has recently handed down another judgement interpreting the Succession Regulation. The judgement inContinue 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