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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 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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Sanctions-Related Litigation in Russian Courts: The Euroclear Cases and Private international law. Guest blog by Dr Mykola Lazeranko
This post has been written by Dr Mykola Lazeranko, postdoctoral fellow at KU Leuven Law. I am most grateful for his contribution. Of note is that Mykola’s aim is not to highlight whether the Russian courts are correct in…
Limbu v Dyson – continued. The High Court emphasises relevance of early disclosure to guarantee proper access to justice, equality of arms in bizhuman rights cases.
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The CJEU in Wunner on Rome II’s lex societas carve-out and determination of locus damni for purely economic loss. (Malta Bill 55, gambling laws claxon). A boon for claim formulation.
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Municipio de Mariana v BHP. An add-on re municipalities’ capacity to sue under lex incorporationis as it were.
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My keynote at BIICL 15 December 2025.
I had promised participants of the BIICL Business and Human Rights Annual Forum Annual Conference that I would be putting up my handwritten notes for my keynote, in electronic format. Here they are. It was a great forum.
Geert.