EAPIL blog

The European Commission has established an expert sub-group on the Brussels Ia Regulation composed of 28 members representing as widely as possible the Member States and including some scholars based in Switzerland and England. The sub-group’s tasks shall be: to assist DG JUST in the preparation of legislative proposals/policy initiatives in the field of jurisdiction and […]

Trustpilot is a platform which presents itself as the world’s largest independent customer feedback platform which empowers people to share their feedback, while businesses benefit from their customers’ genuine experiences. At a certain point in time, Trustpilot, which is headquartered in Denmark, operated through a Danish company and its contractual documentation included a choice of […]

This year is marked by growing discussions about revisions of the core EU private international law documents. The 2nd edition of the Riga Private International Law Conference aims to reflect on the possible changes to be encouraged and those to be discouraged. The 2nd edition of the Riga Private International Law Conference will mostly focus […]

This post was written by Oliver Lücke, LL.M., who is lawyer in Germany. The Court of Justice has been asked to clarify a question of considerable practical importance for cross-border enforcement between Switzerland and EU/Lugano Convention states: can a Swiss Zahlungsbefehl (payment order) issued in ordinary, titleless debt enforcement proceedings qualify as a “judgment” within […]

In recent years, the case law of both international and national courts addressing some of the most complex and consequential issues in Private International Law has continued to shape the trajectory of the discipline’s doctrinal and practical development. Through these judicial decisions, PIL demonstrates its capacity to respond to the profound transformations affecting the transnational […]

In an increasingly multipolar world, national and regional actors are reasserting regulatory control over cross-border economic activities. States such as the United States and China, as well as the European Union, are increasingly relying on unilateral measures with extraterritorial reach – particularly in areas such as sanctions, digital regulation, supply chains, competition law, and data […]

The first issue of the RabelsZ (The Rabel Journal of Comparative and International Private Law) for 2026 has been published digitally and is available via open access online, while the print issue is in the process of being delivered. The following titles and English abstracts of the articles have been kindly provided to us by […]

In matters relating to the sale of goods, the “place of delivery” constitutes the decisive connecting factor under Article 7(1)(b) of the Brussels I bis Regulation (1215/2012). Even if it is clear from case law that this place shall be where the purchaser acquires “actual power of disposal” of the goods, a recurring issue is […]

The third bi-annual conference of the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18-20 June 2026. The conference will present current developments in Private International Law. Presentations will then focus on a proposal to consolidate the current European Private International Law regulations in one single instrument (EuPIL Act), on […]

A new Handbook titled ‘European Civil Procedure’ edited by Xandra Kramer, Stefaan Voet and Adriani Dori has been published by De Gruyter Brill. The blurb reads as follows: European civil procedure has emerged as an independent and dynamic field of policy making, research and teaching. Influenced by human rights law, EU consumer law, and resulting […]

This post was written by Lorène Anthonioz, who is PhD candidate in Private International Law at the University of Geneva and a Research and Teaching Assistant in Private International Law at UniDistance. On 29 January 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court issued a judgment (5A_617/2025) whereby it refused to grant the attachment of Syrian funds held […]

On 9 and 10 April 2027, the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich will host the 6th PIL Early Career Researchers’ Conference on “Crises in PIL – Crises of PIL”. The organisers of the conference (Nina Benz, Biset Sena Günes, Torsten Kindt, Peter Moser, Christopher Reibetanz, Alix Schulz, Bianca Scraback, Antonia Sommerfeld and Charlotte Wendland) describe […]

This post was written by Birgit van Houtert (Assistant Professor, Maastricht University) and Marco Pasqua (Examiner, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan), co-Chairs of the EAPIL Working Group on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions, based on the materials provided for by Working Group members. The EAPIL Working Group  on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions was established one […]

This post was written by Birgit van Houtert (Assistant Professor, Maastricht University) and Marco Pasqua (Examiner, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan), co-Chairs of the EAPIL Working Group on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions, on behalf of Working Group members. Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2024/1069 (‘Anti-SLAPP Directive’) requires Member States to bring into force […]

In May, the Court of Justice will deliver only one decision, on the interpretation of the European Account Preservation Order Regulation. It will also hold a hearing in a case related to the Rome II Regulation. The hearing will take place on Wednesday 13th; it concerns case C-345/25, Gritxa, a request for a preliminary ruling […]

On 23 April 2026, the EU amended Regulation (EU) 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures against Russia (the ‘Sanctions Regulation’) and established an anti suit injunction for European entities being sued in Russia in violation of jurisdiction clauses. Nine months ago, the EU had already amended the same Sanctions Regulation to establish a variety of remedies allowing […]

The latest issue of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly (Volume 75, Issue 1) features two article of relevance to private international law. Min Kyung Kim and Jonathan Harris, Arbitration versus Insolvency: Balancing Party Autonomy and Public Policy, 129-155 This article examines the tension between arbitration and insolvency in common law jurisdictions. Focusing on the divergence created […]

The third bi-annual conference of the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18-20 June 2026. The conference will present current developments in Private International Law. Presentations will then focus on a proposal to consolidate the current European Private International Law regulations in one single instrument (EuPIL Act), on […]

On 18 March 2026, the European Commission presented the proposal for a Regulation on the 28th regime corporate legal framework – ‘EU inc.’. The initiative introduces a new, optional European limited liability company, conceived as a “28th regime”. Rather than approximating national laws, the proposal establishes a self-standing and directly applicable corporate framework, coexisting with […]

Aleksandrs Fillers (Riga Graduate School of Law) and Adrian Rycerski (SWPS University in Poznan) have issued a call for abstracts in view of the international scientific conference titled Modern Problems of Private International Law. The conference will take place online on 19 November 2026. The focus will be on modern problems of private international law, with […]