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On 5 and 6 March 2026, the Faculty of Law at Lund University will host a conference entitled Collaboration in International Family Law. The event will bring together leading academics and practitioners to explore how cooperation between key actors functions in international family law, from both national and comparative perspectives. The first day (from 14 […]

Contexte. La Commission européenne a proposé la modification du règlement (UE) 2024/1689 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 13 juin 2024 établissant des règles harmonisées concernant l’intelligence artificielle (Règlement IA ou AI Act) avant même son entrée en vigueur. Sa proposition dite « Omnibus IA » s’ajoute à l’Omnibus numérique qui suggère d’importantes modifications du RGPD.

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The recently published Part 4 of the Juridical Review for 2025 contains articles based on the International Perspectives on Scots Law seminar series held at the University of Stirling during 2023/2024. Some of these articles will be of interest to private international law aficionados:

‘The Pre-enactment Legislative Review Process in Scotland’ by Robert Brett Taylor and Adelyn L.M. Wilson (University of Strathclyde);

‘Taking the Transnational Nature of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Seriously: A Private International Law Perspective’ by Mihail Danov (University of Exeter);

‘The Evolution of Business and Human Rights Litigation against Multinational Companies’ by Mukarrum Ahmed (University of Lancaster);

‘Parties’ Intention and the Future Internationalisation of Scottish Arbitration – A Review of Scottish cases post 2010′ by Hong-Lin Yu (University of Stirling);

‘The Art of Persuasion: Embracing the Auld enemy and Beyond’ by Dr Mo Egan (University of Stirling).

The following information was kindly shared with us by the editors of the JLMI.

The Journal of Law, Market & Innovation (JLMI) welcomes submissions for its third issue of 2025.

The Call for Papers for this 3rd issue is devoted to Digital markets, consumer autonomy and consumer welfare.

You can find the call with all the details at the following link:

Digital markets, consumer autonomy and consumer welfare

Prospective articles should be submitted in the form of abstract (around 800 words) or draft articles to submissions.jlmi@iuse.it within 25 february 2026. The publication of the issue is set for the end of November 2026.

For further information, or for consultation on a potential submission, you can contact us by email at editors.jlmi@iuse.it.

Visit our website to read the full announcement.

The following information was kindly shared with us by De Gryuter Brill.

The Hague Academy is a renowned international institution dedicated to the study and teaching of public and private international law. Supported and recognized by the United Nations, the Academy aims to foster rigorous and impartial analysis of legal issues arising from international relations. Its courses address both theoretical and practical dimensions of international law, including legislation and case law. In principle, all courses are published in the Collected Courses of The Hague Academy of International Law in the language in which they were originally delivered. The courses on private international law that were published in 2025 are:

• Volume 451: Garcimartin, F.: Responses to a Legally Fragmented World: A Private Law Perspective (General Course of Private International Law)
• Volume 449: Esplugues, C.: New Dimensions in the Application of Foreign Law by Courts (and Arbitrators) and Non-Judicial Authorities
• Volume 446: Dickinson, A.: Natural Justice in Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
• Volume 446: McLachlan, C.: On the Interface Between Public and Private International Law (General Course on International Law)
• Volume 445: Rodríguez Benot, A.: Le régime économique des couples en droit international privé

For a full listing, including the courses on public international law and international arbitration, please visit The Hague Academy Collected Courses Online / Recueil des cours de l’Académie de La Haye en ligne.

On 9 February 2026, the French Cour de Cassation will hold a one-day symposium titled Revisiting the international element in contracts (Revisiter l’internationalité du contrat). The event is organised by the Société de Législation Comparée, the Cour de Cassation and the academic research unit GREDEG (Côte d’Azur University), and is coordinated by Gustavo Cerqueira (Côte d’Azur […]

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On 20 November 2025, the European Commission (EC) released a communication titled DigitalJustice@2030. It features the EU Digital Justice Strategy for 2025-2030 announced in May 2025 in a call for evidence (reported here). Building on the EU Council’s e-Justice Strategy 2024-2028 (presented here), the new EC Strategy maps the main actions to be conducted the next five […]

If you do use the blog for research or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should turn the blog into a paid for, subscription service however I have resisted doing so. Proper reference to how the blog is useful to its readers, will help keeping this so.

I have given background to Limby v Dyson when I discussed the important jurisdictional decisions. Current post deals with case management issues held by Pepperall J in Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 38 (KB).

The judgment is crucial for the discussion of equality of arms in supply chain due diligence claims, an issue which as the judge in current case also points out, was part of the forum non considerations at the time of the jurisdictional challenge. The judge’s considerations [8] re access to justice, costs, realism viz law firms contingency fees (and a side note on the barristers in the case, who of course act as single, self-employed risk takers viz the recoverability of their time spent) are an example of realism, empathy, concern for the rule of law and appreciation of real-life impact.

A first important issue under consideration comes down to whether the judge would order the case to first proceed with lead claimants, having to prove their working conditions etc, or rather, as defendants suggested, cut to the chase (claimants’ counsel called it ‘answering the siren song) as to Dyson’s knowledge and control of the circumstances in which claimants found themselves, with factual circumstances assumed for the purpose of the liability trial. [31] ff the judge explains while he rejects the latter (incl the difficulty of any appeal judges having to hear an appeal on the basis of assumed rather than proven facts) and he distinguishes the case management in Municipio on this point. [44] ff the claim in unjust enrichment is not going to trial now, for here the judge finds it impossible to split the issues of liability for and the assessment of the extent of any unjust enrichment (the latter requiring costly forensic evidence).

Focusing on one more element of the case-management: the request, which was granted, for ‘specific’ disclosure of a number of specific documents, even prior to what is known as ‘first disclosure’. There is an asymmetry of information between the parties as to what was reported to and known by Dyson. The judge ordered disclosure of 5 specific documents (the existence of which was revealed in related libel proceedings against Channel 4 journalists).

A judgment of much note, and another round hard fought by claimants, underscoring their need for tenacity and for support by level-headed lawyers.

Geert.

EU private international law, 4th ed. 2024, Chapter 7.

 

On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CEST). Stellina Jolly (South Asian University) will speak, in English, about the topic

“Forging a Path for Climate Justice: Integrating Public and Private International Law in Transboundary Litigation in India”

Cross-border climate litigation, gaining traction globally, requires active engagement with private international law for effective dispute adjudication. Although Indian climate jurisprudence has not yet substantively addressed cross-border disputes, emerging trends suggest that this scenario may soon evolve. The talk analyses three plausible litigation scenarios involving Indian and foreign parties to assess the readiness of Indian private international law in addressing transboundary climate harm. Firstly, Indian plaintiffs filing cases in foreign jurisdictions against transnational corporations headquartered abroad, alleging climate-related harm caused within India; secondly, foreign plaintiffs filing cases before Indian courts for the harm caused by Indian transnational corporations in their jurisdictions; thirdly, foreign plaintiffs filing cases before Indian courts for the transboundary harm caused by Indian companies as a result of their Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The talk evaluates the adequacy of Indian private international law in addressing cross-border climate cases and proposes incorporating environmental and human rights considerations in the determination of choice of law.

The presentation will be followed by open discussion. All are welcome. More information and sign-up here.

If you want to be invited to these events in the future, please write to veranstaltungen@mpipriv.de.

In a judgment of 9 September 2025 the Danish Supreme Court clarified how Danish private international law determines the applicable law in recourse claims between insurance agencies and vehicle owners after an international traffic accident. The Court confirmed that, in the absence of codified conflict-of-laws rules, the starting point is the law of the place […]

A new collective volume entitled “La circolazione dello statuto personale / La circulation du statut personnel” has recently been published by Pacini Giuridica. Edited by Gustavo Cerqueira (Nice), Nicolas Nord (Strasbourg) and Claudio Scognamiglio (Rome), the book brings together the proceedings of an international conference held on 19 January 2024 in Rome, in the prestigious Giallombardo Hall of the Italian Court of Cassation.

The conference and the resulting volume stem from a joint initiative supported by several leading institutions in the fields of private law, comparative law and private international law: the Société de législation comparée (Comparative Methodology of Civil Law Section), the Associazione Civilisti Italiani and the International Commission on Civil Status (CIEC), with the support of the of the Italian Court of Cassation and the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Nice.

The volume addresses the circulation of personal status in a broad sense, at a time when increasing mobility of persons, the continuous renewal of issues relating to personal status, and sustained legislative and judicial activity across jurisdictions make this topic more relevant than ever. Rather than focusing on a single issue, the contributors adopt a comprehensive approach encompassing civil status in cross-border situations, personal identification, family relationships, filiation, and nationality. Taken together, these areas reflect the contemporary legal conception of the person, shaped by complex family ties and by the dynamics of cross-border recognition.

With contributions from scholars and practitioners from France, Italie and Switzerland, the book offers a genuinely civil, international and comparative perspective. Its bilingual Italian-French format further enhances its accessibility and comparative value for a European private international law readership. The richness of the discussions reproduced in the volume confirms the relevance of the chosen approach and makes a significant contribution to ongoing scholarly debates on the circulation of personal status.

Further information on the book is available on the publisher’s website. 

 

English translation of fate Table of Contents:

 

Preface
Foreword Introduction
Nicolas Nord, The Circulation of Personal Status: Introductory Report

Civil Status and Cross-Border Situations

Gustavo Cerqueira, Civil Status and Borders
Francesco Salerno, The Paradigm of Substantive Values in the Extraterritorial Relevance of Personal Status
Marion Ho-Dac, Personal Status and International Cooperation: Attraction, Diversity and Obstacles

Identification of the Person

Giovanni Di Rosa, Identification of the Person: The Circulation of Surnames
Fernanda Munschy, The Cross-Border Circulation of Modified Gender Identity: From Attribution to Free Choice
Francesca Bartolini, The Circulation of a Person’s Sex: Attribution, Rectification and Autonomy

Union of Persons

Lukas Heckendorn Urscheler, The Circulation of Registered Partnerships: Tensions between Terminological Unity and Conceptual Diversity
Alessandra Spangaro, The Circulation of Registered Unions: Between Terminological Unity and Conceptual Diversity
Enrico Al Mureden, Same-Sex Marriage and Its Circulation: Between the Rights of the Couple, the Protection of the Child and the Prohibition of Surrogacy
Ilaria Pretelli and Renzo Calvigioni, Unions Celebrated Abroad: Certificates of Capacity and the Opportunities Offered by the New CIEC Convention No. 35

Filiation

Gordon Choisel, Filiation Based on Parenthood, or the Reversal of French International Public Policy
Mirzia Bianca, The Proliferation of Models of Parenthood: Reflections on De Facto Parenthood
Sylvain Bollée, Surrogacy: Spontaneous Circulation and Imposed Circulation
Roberto Senigaglia, The Circulation of Filiation Status Arising from Surrogacy Practices Established in EU and Non-EU States: The Case for a Differentiated Approach

Nationality

Hugues Fulchiron, Nationality and the Circulation of Personal Status: The Multiplication of Contemporary Issues
Sabine Corneloup, Evidentiary Difficulties and Obstacles to the Circulation of Status in Matters of Nationality

Conclusions
Liliana Rossi Carleo, The Circulation of Personal Status: Concluding Remarks

 

On 30 December 2025, Directive (EU) 2025/2647 amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828 following the discontinuation of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform has been published on the Official Journal of the European Union. Directive (EU) 2025/2647 introduces important changes to […]

The latest issue of the Journal of Private International Law (Volume 21, Issue 3) features seven articles. Elena Rodríguez-Pineau, Cross-border Insolvency Avoidance Actions in the EU: A Necessary Reflection, 393-416 After 25 years, the European Union can boast of having harmonised EU cross-border insolvencies in a Regulation (recasted once). The EU is presently addressing substantive harmonisation of insolvency […]

The Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of the European Commission has recently published a fourth edition of the Compendium of European Union legislation on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters. This document is extremely valuable and its updated publication is to be welcomed. In a common judicial area, marked by a tradition of written […]

The author of this post is Lydia Lundstedt, who is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University and Linköping University. As a consequence of the free movement logic, the country of origin principle in the EU E-Commerce Directive allows providers of information society services to rely on the legislation of their country of […]

In 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave some twenty rulings dealing either with legislative measures in the field of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters or, more generally, with issues of private international law (notably in connection with rules of EU primary law on EU citizenship or fundamental economic freedoms). […]

La gestion géorgienne des manifestations antigouvernementales pose manifestement question. Alors que la Géorgie est de nouveau pointée du doigt par de nombreuses organisations non gouvernementales pour avoir récemment condamné, le 3 septembre dernier, plus d’une dizaine de manifestants en lien avec des événements survenus à l’occasion de rassemblements antigouvernementaux, la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme a rendu un arrêt de grande chambre reconnaissant un recours injustifié à la force aux fins de la dispersion d’une manifestation au moyen de projectiles à impact cinétique devant le Parlement, à Tbilissi, en juin 2019.

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The fourth issue of the Revue critique de droit international privé for 2025 was just published. It contains four articles dealing with conflict issues and a number of casenotes. In the first article, Andrea Bonomi (University of Lausanne) presents the recent reform of the Swiss private international law of successions (Le droit suisse des successions internationales […]

The latest issue of the Dutch Journal on Private International Law (NIPR) has been published. It contains the following contributions.

NIPR 2025, Issue 3

 

Editorial

Mathijs ten Wolde / p. 421

 

Articles

Steven Stuij, De positie van art. 10:2 BW in het Nederlands burgerlijk procesrecht / p. 423-444

Abstract

Article 10:2 of the Dutch Civil Code stipulates that the rules of private international law as well as the applicable law designated by those rules are to be applied ex officio. There has been a debate as to the positioning of this provision in relation to other rules of civil procedure on party autonomy as a result of two cases of the Dutch Supreme Court (‘Hoge Raad’). This contribution will address this problem and discuss different views on the issue of the interaction between Article 10:2 of the Dutch Civil Code and certain provisions of the law of civil procedure.

Jeroen van Hezewijk en Cathalijne van der Plas, De logica van Lindeteves; zijn de regels over internationaal derdenbeslag wel adequaat? / p. 445-470

Abstract

Receivables and other debts owed to a party (e.g., wages, bank balances, etc.) are part of that party’s assets. As such, other parties may seek to have recourse to those assets in the context of (pre- or post-) judgment enforcement efforts. In an international context, this presents various legal challenges. This article investigates these challenges by mapping out which (private and public law) interests are at stake when considering the attachment or garnishment of receivables/debts in an international context. It then reviews the Dutch doctrine and case law, in particular the leading 1954 Supreme Court precedent Lindeteves/Meilink. It assesses whether the Dutch legal rules adequately address the interests that they purport to protect. The authors conclude that public international law concerns that are sometimes voiced, in particular the so-called ‘principle of territoriality’, do not substantially restrict the Dutch practice of allowing attachments of and enforcement against (certain) international receivables/debts. The interest of protecting the third-party debtors (i.e., the debtors under the debt that is to be attached) against unfair prejudice (in particular the risk that they might be forced to pay twice: once to the judgment creditor and once to their original creditor, the judgment debtor) is not necessarily optimally served by the Dutch practice. The authors conclude that the Dutch practice is, in some respects, over-protecting and, in other respects, under-protecting the third party. Therefore, certain aspects of the current Dutch framework could be tweaked or reconsidered.

Case notes

Bryan Verheul, In de spiegel van artikel 24 Brussel Ibis? Over de exclusieve bevoegdheidsgronden onder Brussel Ibis in derdelandssituaties na BSH Hausgeräte/Electrolux (C-339/22) / p. 471-486

Abstract

In BSH Hausgerate, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) was asked to rule on the relationship between Article 24(4) and Article 4(1) Brussels Ibis in the context of infringement proceedings concerning a patent registered in several EU Member States and in Turkey (a third State). While the judgment has far-reaching implications for intellectual property practice, this case note focuses mainly on the issues arising from the fact that the patent in dispute is (also) registered in Turkey. In his Opinion, the Advocate General seised upon this scenario to question the territorial scope of Brussels Ibis’ jurisdictional scheme in relation to third States. He proposed attributing so-called ‘reflexive effect’ to Article 24 as a means of filling what he described as a ‘gap’ in the Regulation’s territorial scope vis-a-vis third States. While adopting a different approach, the CJEU nonetheless advanced the debate by clarifying the territorial scope of the jurisdictional rules in a third State context. It held that – although not at issue in the present case – jurisdiction under Article 4(1) may be limited by the public international law principle of non-interference. In doing so, the CJEU distinguished between proceedings in a Member State resulting in inter partes decisions and those producing erga omnes effects. The CJEU’s reasoning seems capable of extending to other matters covered by Article 24, yet the broader discussion on the relationship between territorial scope and third States is far from concluded.

Ekaterina Pannebakker, Internationale rechtsmacht bij een vordering uit een pactum de contrahendo, Hof van Justitie EU 15 juni 2022, C-393/22, NJ 2023/335, NIPR 2023/747 (EXTÉRIA) / p. 487-500

Abstract

Which courts have jurisdiction over claims for breach of a pre-contractual agreement? This question was addressed by the Court of Justice of the European Union in C-393/22 (EXTERIA). In contrast to an earlier decision, Tacconi, in which the Court dealt with non-contractual liability in tort for breaking off negotiations, EXTERIA concerns liability in matters relating to a contract, namely, a claim for performance of a pre-contractual agreement. Such pre-contractual agreements are frequently used in commercial practice. Examples include letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, and heads of terms. In EXTERIA, the Court of Justice develops the existing private international law framework relating to obligations arising from such pre-contractual commitments.