On 8 April 2020, the United Kingdom deposited an application to accede to the Lugano Convention, with the Swiss Federal Council, the depositary under the Convention. Acceding to the Lugano Convention as a replacement for the Brussels Regulation (recast) had
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Dispute Resolution has been a substantial part of my practice throughout the years, often with a cross-border element – my most exotic court appearance ever took me to the Brunei Court of Appeals.
Since 1996, I have been in private practice in Frankfurt and admitted as Rechtsanwalt to the Frankfurt Bar. In 2003, I qualified as a Solicitor in England and & Wales, and joined Taylor Wessing’s Frankfurt office as partner.
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The Month in Retrospect: What Else Happened in March 2021
By Peter Bert
European Parliament: Resolution on Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability On 11 February 2021, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament had adopted a Report and a draft Resolution on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability. On 10…
Federal Supreme Court: First Post-Brexit Decision on Procedural Issue
By Peter Bert
To the best of my knowledge, the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) decision of 1 March 2021 is the first one dealing with one of the procedural issues arising after Brexit, namely the question of security for costs to be posted…
Art Law: New Recommendation of the Advisory Commission in Grawi vs. Düsseldorf
By Peter Bert
On 26 March 2021, the Advisory Commission published its recommendation regarding the restitution claim brought by the heirs of Kurt and Else Grawi against Düsseldorf. As noted earlier, the Advisory Commission appears to be on track for a new record:…
Frankfurt Court of Appeals: Award Can be Based on Tribunal’s Own Internet Research
By Peter Bert
In a decision published on 26 March 2021, the Frankfurt Court of Appeals (Oberlandesgericht) held that in arbitral proceedings, the arbitral tribunal is entitled to base its award on the results of its own internet research. On that basis, the…
Hamburg International Arbitration Days, 22 – 24 March 2021
By Peter Bert
From 22 to 24 March 2021, the 5th Hamburg International Arbitration Days will take place online – Hamburg has never been closer: wherever you are, it is only a click away! The main event on 23 March 2021 is organised…
International Women’s Day: Four Women
By Peter Bert
Today is International Women’s Day. Australian bass player Linda May Han Oh has curated a jazz playlist to honour International Women’s Day – it is absolutely worth listening to. I am sharing one of my favorites tunes on that list:…
Intra-EU Investment Arbitration: Frankfurt Court of Appeals Finds BIT-Based Arbitration Inadmissible
By Peter Bert
An Austrian and a Croatian bank commenced arbitral proceedings against the Republic of Croatia seeking damages on the basis of the 1999 Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Croatia for the Promotion and Protection on Investments (BIT);…
Goethe University, Frankfurt: German & International Arbitration Course, Summer Term 2021
By Peter Bert
Goethe University’s Law School has just announced the details for this year’s course in German and International Arbitration. As you would expect, this year’s edition will be completely virtual, so it might be of interest to students outside Frankfurt as…
Hard Brexit for Judicial Cooperation: No Revival of Brussels, Rome Conventions
By Peter Bert
Given the activities of the Advisory Commission, with two recommendations and a press release on a default with a couple of weeks, the blog has been rather art law-heavy recently. So for a change, let’s revisit another recurring theme: Brexit!…