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The fourth issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) for 2026 will be published on 1 July. The following advance abstracts have been kindly provided by the editor of the journal. L. Schwannecke, Challenging the European Certificate of Succession: Prerequisites and consequences after the CJEU decision in Albausy (German) According to Art. 67 […]

On 10 September 2026, the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law, together with the Institute for Comparative Law, will host the Second Private International Law Conference, a unique regional event dedicated to contemporary developments in private international law. The conference will gather distinguished academics, judges, attorneys, arbitrators, and legal practitioners from Slovenia and Europe to […]

Gralf-Peter Calliess and Moritz Renner have edited the fourth edition of Rome Regulations: Commentary published by Wolters Kluwer. The volume provides an article-by-article analysis of the three Rome Regulations and takes account of developments that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 2020. These include recent case law of the Court of […]

This post was written by Giacomo Marola (PhD). On 18 June 2026, following AG Rantos’ Opinion, discussed on this blog, the CJEU delivered its judgment in Case C-232/25, Idziski, concerning jurisdiction under Article 5(3) of the Brussels I Regulation, now Article 7(2) Brussels I bis, over personality rights infringements. Facts of the Case Idziski arises […]

In case C-14/25, Thüringer Aufbaubank, a request for a preliminary ruling lodged on 15 January 2025, the Oberster Gerichtshof (Supreme Court, Austria) is asking the Court to interpret several provisions of Regulation 805/2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims: Is Article 21(2) in conjunction with Article 25 of Regulation No 805/2004 […] to be interpreted […]

This post was contributed by Dr. Augustin Gridel, who is associate professor at the Faculty of law of Nancy, University of Lorraine, France. On 4 June 2026, in Terve v Intesa (C-791/24), the Court of Justice ruled for the first time on the allocation of jurisdiction under the Brussels I bis Regulation in the field of […]

The Faculty of Laws of University College London is looking to appoint as Research Fellow in Law one or more outstanding candidates with research interests in law and related fields. This Post Doctoral Research Fellowship provides a development opportunity for early career researchers in law who have exceptional potential, for a fixed and non-renewable term […]

On 15 and 16 October 2026 the EUSuccess Project will host a conference entitled EU Succession Regulation: First Decade of Application, Strengths, Challenges, Future Outlooks taking place at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland).  The event will bring together academics and practitioners to discuss functioning in practice of the […]

From 1 July to 31 December 2026, Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Beyond its broader political and institutional priorities, the programme of the Irish Presidency also addresses aspects of private international law. Operating under the motto Ní neart go cur le chéile – Strength with unity, the Irish […]

The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan invites young scholars to present the outcome of their doctoral research on any topic within the field of private international law, transnational law or the law of international arbitration, at a dedicated seminar to be held in Milan (the MECSI Seminar). Each MECSI Seminar will revolve […]

In this post, Jòan Gondolo presents the key findings from his doctoral thesis on the private international law aspects of personal data protection (Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2024). The research examines how private international law can effectively serve the protection of personal data in international contexts, with particular attention to the territorial scope of the GDPR and the tools available […]

As already noted on this blog, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain), in collaboration with the Institut Català Internacional per la Pau (ICIP) and the Centre d’Estudis de Dret Ambiental de Tarragona (CEDAT), will hold an international conference SLAPP, Activism and Human Rights: Legal and Social Challenges in the Defense of the Environment on […]

This post was contributed by Dr Fabian Schinerl, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna and Co-Coordinator of the EBI Young Researchers Group. He is also affiliated with the EBI Associate Researchers Group, the Centre for Comparative Corporate Finance Law (C3FL), and the Junior Network of the AEDBF. This is the sixth contribution to […]

This post was prepared by Birgit van Houtert (Assistant Professor, Maastricht University), co-chair of the EAPIL Working Group on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions and member for The Netherlands, and Marco Pasqua (Examiner, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan), co-chair of the EAPIL Working Group on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions. Marco Pasqua is the author of paragraphs […]

This post was prepared by Birgit van Houtert (Assistant Professor, Maastricht University), co-chair of the EAPIL Working Group on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions and member for The Netherlands, and Marco Pasqua (Examiner, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan), co-chair of the EAPIL Working Group on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions. Marco Pasqua is the author of paragraphs […]

Recurrently, we learn of people connected with EAPIL who receive e-mails from senders who pretend to be the President of the Association, Gilles Cuniberti. These scammer e-mails come from accounts that look like our President’s e-mail account. The sender typically asks, first, for an urgent reply, and then asks for money… Regrettably, there’s no way […]

By Eva-Maria Kieninger, University of Wuerzburg. Despite its undeniable commercial importance, international property law has not been subject so far to European unification. Superficially, one might attribute this gap to the universal acceptance of the lex situs rule. But underneath this seemingly harmonious surface, many differences in detail appear. Moreover, the lex situs rule in […]

Between 3 and 18 June 2026, the Members of the European Association of Private International Law are invited to cast a vote, on-line, to decide who should sit in the Board of Administration and in the Scientific Council of the Association. An e-mail has been sent on 1 June 2026 by the Secretary General to […]

The second book in the European Association of Private International Law series is out. Edited by Silvia Marino (University of Insubria, Como), Anna Wysocka-Bar (Jagiellonian University, Kraków) and Javier Carrascosa González (University of Murcia), the volume, published by Edward Elgar, builds on the presentations delivered at the 2024 EAPIL Winter School, held in Como in February […]

The CJEU judgment in TQ v Mr Green Limited (C‑198/24) follows an approach that the Court accustomed us to in relation to European uniform procedures requests for a preliminary ruling. In this area, over the years, the Court methodically adopted an autonomous and strict interpretation of the requirements that must be fulfilled for the creditor […]