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GAVC Law
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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The French Supreme Court’s creation of forum actoris in consumer cases not covered by Brussels Ia.
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SML Maschinengesellschaft. CJEU reminds us of narrow application of the EU Insolvency Regulation’s escape hatch for the pauliana aka avoidance, clawback action. Fails to clarify crucial issue for shareholder loans.
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Open (on campus and online) Book Launch & Seminar on EU civil justice, at Leuven Law 25-26 June.
Xandra Kramer, Stefaan Voet and Adriana Dori have edited an excellent volume on European Civil Procedure. To celebrate its launch, the editors are organising an on campus (Leuven) and online seminar, with authors speaking on topics related to the…
Not much peace in Greenpeace v Energy Transfer. Dutch court responds with confirmation of jurisdiction in anti-SLAPP claim while US court issues partial anti-suit viz same claim. CJEU Brussels Ia authorities galore.
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Acer v Nokia on RAND claims: A good example of qualification aka characterisation in the conflict of laws.
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…
[Steizer]. Emiliou AG on proprietary v contractual aspects of the transfer of intellectual property rights and the impact on formal validity under Rome I cq Rome II.
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Prysmian (Electricity & Water Authority of Government of Bahrain ea v Prysmian ea). CJEU holds against merits review viz anchor defendants in anti-trust follow-on claims, but allows it for abuse discipline.
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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