EAPIL Blog
- French Debates on Desirability of National Code of PIL
The desirability of adopting a French code of private international law in a field dominated by EU law is hotly debated in France. In October 2022, the French Committee of Private International Law ho (…)
31 mars 2023
- European Parliament Study on Efficient Cooperation with the UK
Lotario Benedetto Dittrich (University of Trieste) has written a Study at the request of the JURI committee of the European Parliament on Ensuring Efficient Cooperation with the UK in civil law matter (…)
24 mars 2023
- Paris Conference on State Immunity from Enforcement
On 13 April 2023, the University Paris Dauphine will host a conference on State Immunity from Enforcement (L’immunité d’exécution de l’Etat). The conference will be divided in four parts. The first wi (…)
28 février 2023
- French Supreme Court Rules Certificate Provided for in Article 53 Brussels I bis May Be Served 5 Minutes before Enforcement
In a judgment of 11 January 2023, the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruled that enforcement measures can be validly carried out 5 minutes after the certifica (…)
21 février 2023
- EAPIL Working Group on Brussels I bis Regulation Reform: Preliminary Report and Survey
The EAPIL Working Group on the Reform of the Brussels I bis Regulation has issued a preliminary position paper formulating proposals for reforming the Regulation. The proposals are based on the opinio (…)
13 février 2023
- EAPIL Working Group on the Law Applicable to Digital Assets
Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna) and Gilles Cuniberti (University of Luxembourg) are considering establishing an EAPIL Working Group on the Law Governing Digital Assets. The first project of th (…)
9 février 2023
- French Supreme Court Rules on Scope of Exclusive Jurisdiction over Company Registry
In a judgment of 11 January 2023, the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruled that the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the place where a public registry (…)
2 février 2023
- EU Commission Launches Infringement Procedure against Poland for Violation of Brussels IIa Regulation
The European Commission has announced earlier today that it has sent a letter of formal notice to Poland (INFR(2021)2001) for failure to fulfil its obligations under the Brussels IIa Regulation. The i (…)
26 janvier 2023
- Paris Court of Appeal Rules on Law governing Misappropriation of Funds
Mathilde Codazzi, who is a master student at the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, contributed to this post. In a judgment of 8 November 2022, the international commercial chamber at the Paris Court (…)
24 janvier 2023
- CJEU Rules Search Powers Exclude the Application of the Brussels I bis Regulation
On 22 December 2022, the CJEU ruled on the concept of civil and commercial matters in Eurelec Trading & Scabel v. (French) Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances (case C‑98/22). The case, which is not (…)
16 janvier 2023
- Van Hoek on Declaratory Judgements
Aukje A.H. Van Hoek (University of Amsterdam) has posted The Declaratory Judgment – Between Remedy and Procedural Technique on SSRN. The abstract reads: This contributions discussed a very technical i (…)
13 janvier 2023
- French Supreme Court Rules on Wrongful Application of Brussels I Regulation to Enforcement of a Judgment
In a judgment of 7 September 2022, the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) addressed several issues arising out of applications to declare enforceable judgments w (…)
5 janvier 2023
- UK Supreme Court Rules on Law Applicable to Contribution Claims
On 2 November 2022, the UK Supreme Court delivered its judgment in The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association – Forces Help and another (Respondents) v Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen GmbH (…)
15 décembre 2022
- Update on the 150 Anniversary of the ILA
As announced in an earlier post, the International Law Association will celebrate its 150 anniversary next year through a number of events. The celebration will start with an inaugural conference whic (…)
8 décembre 2022
- HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage/Surrogacy Issues Final Report
The Experts’ Group on the Parentage/Surrogacy Project of the Hage Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has issued its Final Report on The feasibility of one or more private international law (…)
30 novembre 2022