I have been otherwise engaged for most of May and have a bit of a backlog on the blog – I shall try and tackle in in the upcoming days.
Acer Incorporated & Anor v Nokia Technologies OY [2026] EWCA
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GAVC Law, published by Geert Van Calster, focuses on European private international law, including the application and interpretation of EU regulations such as Rome I and Rome II. The blog covers topics like employment contract law across borders, consumer contract jurisdiction, collective actions under EU procedural rules, and conflict of laws issues in transnational litigation. It also addresses environmental and climate-related litigation within the EU legal framework, highlighting cases involving spatial planning and governmental duties. The blog analyzes court rulings from the Court of Justice of the European Union and national courts, emphasizing procedural and substantive aspects of cross-border disputes, liability, and regulatory compliance.
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Tesla’s derivative actions. A good example of a conflit mobile in by-laws choice of court, and (ir)relevance of time of filing of claim.
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A boiler room fraud leads to an interesting judgment viz (not) using CJEU Brussels Ia authority for application of residual private international law.
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The Tournai first instance court in Hugues Falys v TOTAL. A convinced if not totally convincing jurisdictional finding in climate claims, and a lack of engagement with applicable law, with the court eventually staying its case until the Paris courts have ruled.
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Sherpa v Yves Rocher. An important supply chain due diligence finding post Omnibus, with relevant Rome II lois de police findings seeking support in CS3D.
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Richard de la Tour AG in TERVE Production v Intesa Sanpaolo Holding International. More on forum societatis and forum contractus (sadly not: on forum delicti) in take-over squeeze out.
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Opinion Rantos AG in [Idziski]: A justifiable continued reigning in of Article 7(2) Brussels Ia jurisdiction: suggests eDate centre of interest approach must not apply to terrestrial broadcasting.
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