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Fraus omnia corrumpit (fraud corrupts all; alternatively formulated as ex turpi causa non oritur actio) is not easily applied in conflict of laws. See an earlier post here.  In Sinocore International Co Ltd v RBRG Trading , the Commercial Court granted permission for the enforcement of a foreign arbitral award despite allegations that the transaction in question had been “tainted” by fraud: this is how the case is summarised by Mayer Brown and I am happy broadly to refer to their overview and analysis.

The Commercial Court’s relaxed attitude is another sign of strong support of the English courts for the New York Convention and its narrow application of ordre public.

An interesting case for comparative conflicts /arbitration classes.

Geert.

L’interdiction du port du voile découlant d’un règlement intérieur d’une entreprise privée interdisant le port visible de tout signe politique, philosophique ou religieux sur le lieu de travail ne constitue pas une discrimination directe fondée sur la religion ou sur les convictions. En revanche, une telle règle est susceptible de constituer une discrimination indirecte…

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L’accord sur le renvoi des migrants a été conclu entre les États membres de l’Union européenne et la Turquie et ne peut donc pas faire l’objet d’un recours en annulation devant les juridictions de l’Union. 

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La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne confirme dans une décision du 7 mars 2017 qu’un taux réduit de TVA ne peut s’appliquer dans le cadre de la fourniture de livres électroniques.

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The book Free Movement of Civil Judgments in the European Union and the Right to a Fair Trial (T.M.C. Asser Press/Springer, 2017), authored by Monique Hazelhorst, has just been published. It is the commercial edition of a PhD thesis succesfully defended at Erasmus School of Law (Rotterdam).

This book examines the attainment of complete free movement of civil judgments across EU member states from the perspective of its conformity with the fundamental right to a fair trial. In the integrated legal order of the European Union, it is essential that litigants can rely on a judgment no matter where in the EU it was delivered. Effective mechanisms for cross-border recognition and the enforcement of judgments provide both debtors and creditors with the security that their rights, including their right to a fair trial, will be protected. In recent years the attainment of complete free movement of civil judgments, through simplification or abolition of these mechanisms, has become a priority for the European legislator.
The text uniquely combines a thorough discussion of EU legislation with an in-depth and critical examination of its interplay with fundamental rights. It contains an overview and comparison of both ECtHR and CJEU case law on the right to a fair trial, and provides a great number of specific recommendations for current and future legislation.
With its critical discussion of EU Regulations from both a practical and a theoretical standpoint, this book is particularly relevant to legislators and policymakers working in this field. Because of the extensive overview of the functioning of the EU’s mechanisms and of relevant case law it provides, the book is also highly relevant to academics and practitioners.

More information is available here.

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Engagement solennel devant la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne d’un nouveau membre de la Cour des comptes européenne

Professor Tim W. Dornis (Leuphana Law School) has authored a book on trademark and unfair competition conflicts that has been released by Cambridge University Press a few weeks ago.

The official abstract kindly provided by the publisher reads as follows:

With the rise of internet marketing and e-commerce around the world, international and cross-border conflicts in trademark and unfair competition law have become increasingly important. In this groundbreaking work, Tim Dornis – who, in addition to his scholarly pursuits, has worked as an attorney, a public prosecutor, and a judge, giving him experience in both civil and common-law jurisdictions – presents the historical-comparative, doctrinal, and economic aspects of trademark and unfair competition conflicts law. The book should be read by any scholar or practitioner interested in the international aspects of intellectual property generally, and trademark and unfair competition law specifically. This title is available as Open Access.

Further information is available on the publisher’s website:

http://admin.cambridge.org/academic/subjects/law/intellectual-property/trademark-and-unfair-competition-conflicts-historical-comparative-doctrinal-and-economic-perspectives?format=HB

Tele2 (Netherlands) e.a.
Rapprochement des législations ETAB SERV PROT TELE
Le consentement d’un abonné téléphonique à la publication de ses données couvre également l’utilisation de celles-ci dans un autre État membre

Une signification ou notification d’un acte introductif d’instance au moyen des services postaux est valide, même si l’acte à signifier n’a pas été remis à son destinataire en personne, à certaines conditions.

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En annulant l’assignation en diffamation délivrée par le requérant au motif qu’elle n’était pas suffisamment précise au regard des exigences de l’article 53 de la loi du 29 juillet 1881 en ce qu’elle qualifiait certains faits à la fois d’injure et de diffamation, les juridictions internes n’ont pas limité son droit à un tribunal de manière disproportionnée. 

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Au cours d’une décision rendue le 31 janvier 2017, communiquée le 23 février, la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme estime qu’une publication immédiate de la Commission des sanctions de l’autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) ne viole pas le droit à la présomption d’innocence garanti à l’article 6, § 2, de la Convention européenne des droits de lehomme.

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