Agrégateur de flux

Mc Fadden
SERV
L’exploitant d’un magasin qui propose gratuitement au public un réseau Wi-Fi n’est pas responsable des violations de droits d’auteur commises par un utilisateur

Morningstar / Commission
Concurrence
Le Tribunal de l’UE confirme la décision de la Commission de valider les engagements de Thomson Reuters visant à remédier à son abus de position dominante sur le marché des flux de données en temps réel consolidés

Giurisprudenza / Case law

Corte di giustizia, sentenza del 16 giugno 2016, causa C-511/14, Pebros Servizi Srl — Le condizioni in presenza delle quali, in caso di sentenza contumaciale, un credito si considera “non contestato”, ai sensi dell’articolo 3, par. 1, 2° comma, lett. b), del Regolamento (CE) n. 805/2004 sul titolo esecutivo europeo per i crediti non contestati, devono essere determinate in modo autonomo, sulla base di questo solo regolamento.  ♦  Court of Justice, judgment of 16 June 2016, case C-511/14, Pebros Servizi Srl — The conditions according to which, in the case of a judgment by default, a claim is to be regarded as ‘uncontested’, within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims, must be assessed autonomously, solely in accordance with that regulation.

Corte di cassazione (Sezioni unite), sentenza n. 17989 del 13 settembre 2016 — Le obbligazioni pecuniarie che devono essere adempiute al domicilio del creditore ai sensi dell’art. 1182, comma 3, del codice civile sono soltanto quelle liquide, per tali intendendosi le obbligazioni delle quali il titolo determini l’ammontare o indichi criteri determinativi non discrezionali [Nota: il principio di diritto assume rilievo, quando il rapporto contrattuale controverso sia retto dal diritto italiano, anche agli effetti della determinazione del locus solutionis dell’obbligazione dedotta in giudizio ai sensi dell’art. 7 n. 1, lett. a), del Regolamento n. 1215/2012 sulla competenza giurisdizionale e il riconoscimento delle decisioni in materia civile e commerciale].  ♦  Italian Supreme Court (United chambers), judgment No 17989 of 13 September 2016 — Article 1182(3) of the Italian Civil Code provides that pecuniary obligations are to be performed at the domicile of the creditor. The provision only applies to ‘liquid’ obligations, ie, obligations of a fixed amount. For the latter requirement to be met, it must be established that either the amount was determined in the contract, or that the contract set forth non-discretionary rules for the determination of the amount due [Note: as regards obligations arising out of contracts governed by Italian law, the finding of the Court is relevant to the identification of the place of performance of the obligation in question pursuant to Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation n. 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition of judgments in civil and commercial matters].

Strumenti normativi / Legal texts

Gli Stati Uniti hanno ratificato la Convenzione dell’Aja del 2007 sull’esazione internazionale di prestazioni alimentari nei confronti di figli e altri membri della famiglia. La Convenzione, già in vigore per l’UE e alcuni Stati extraeuropei, entrerà in vigore per gli Stati Uniti il 1° gennaio 2017. ♦  The US has ratified the Hague Convention on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance. The Convention, which is already in force for the EU and some extra-European States, will enter into force for the US on 1 January 2017.

Eventi / Events

New Trends in EU Private International Law – Milano, 15 settembre / September 2016 [Tra i relatori / Speakers include: Fausto Pocar, Paul Lagarde, Jürgen Basedow, Christian Kohler, Francisco Garcimartín Alférez, Manlio Frigo, Stefania Bariatti]

Dottrina / Scholarship

Mariel Revillard, Stratégie de transmission d’un patrimoine international – Nouvelles perspectives (2 ed.), Defrénois, 2016, ISBN 9782856232897, Euro 62 — Les successions occupent une place prépondérante dans le droit international privé de la famille. Chaque année, un nombre considérable de successions internationales sont réglées en France. Des ressortissants de nationalité étrangère décèdent, soit en France, soit à l’étranger, laissant des biens non seulement en France mais dans d’autres pays. Des Français acquièrent des biens étrangers. L’introduction de ces éléments d’extranéité soulève des questions spécifiques au regard de la dévolution future de leur succession.  La répartition d’un patrimoine dans différents pays suscite des problèmes de droit international privé et le notaire intervient de plus en plus à titre préventif dans la préparation d’une succession internationale (estate planning). Ceci suppose une parfaite connaissance des règles de conflit de lois, du droit interne étranger et de la fiscalité internationale en matière de succession. À la suite de l’entrée en application du règlement successions du 4 juillet 2012 qui opère de profonds bouleversements dans le droit des successions internationales, l’étude des successions internationales s’établit en distinguant le régime de droit commun applicable aux successions ouvertes avant le 17 août 2015 et celles ouvertes à partir du 17 août 2015. Le nouveau droit européen des successions justifiait donc cette seconde édition et ouvre aux notaires de nouvelles perspectives de planification successorale.

James Fawcett, Maire Ni Shuilleabhain, Sangeeta Shah, Human Rights and Private International Law, Oxford University Press, 2016, ISBN 9780199666409, GBP 210 — Examining the impact, both actual and potential, of human rights concerns on private international law as well as the oft overlooked topic of the impact of private international law on human rights, this work represents an invaluable resource for all those working or conducting research in these areas. Human Rights and Private International Law is the first title to consider and analyse the numerous private international law cases discussing human rights concerns arising in the commercial law context, alongside high profile cases dealing with torture (Jones v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and same sex marriage (Wilkinson v Kitzinger).The right to a fair trial is central to the intersection between human rights and private international law, and is considered in depth along with the right to freedom of expression; the right to respect for private and family life; the right to marry; the right to property; and the prohibition of discrimination on the ground of religion, sex, or nationality. Focussing on, though not confined to, the human rights set out in the ECHR, the work also examines the influence of human rights on private international law in countries which are not a party to the ECHR, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.

Alberto De Franceschi (ed.), European Contract Law and the Digital Single Market, Intersentia, 2016, ISBN 9781780684222, Euro 69 — The EU is committed to making the Single Market fit for the digital age, by enhancing the protection of consumers and data subjects, while providing businesses with the legal certainty they need to invest in this field and support growth and innovation. In this context, European Contract Law and the Digital Single Market, an edited collection consisting of carefully selected contributions by leading scholars, addresses the impact of digital technology on European Private Law in light of the latest legislative developments including the EU Regulation of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on free movement of such data, as well as the European Commission’s proposals of 9 December 2015 for a Directive on the supply of digital content, for a Directive on online and other distance sale of goods and for a Regulation on the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market. The book analyses new and urgent issues in the field of contract, data protection, copyright and private international law: namely the EU approach to personal information as a tradeable commodity and as the object of a fundamental right of the individuals concerned, the protection of consumers’ and users’ rights in contracts for the supply of digital content and on online and other distance sales of goods, the cross-border portability of online content services, the new features of standard contracts in the digital market and the issues surrounding the emergence of the so called platform economy.

Da oggi post meno frequenti, tutti bilingui, contenenti ciascuno segnalazioni di natura diversa: pronunce giurisprudenziali, sviluppi normativi, eventi scientifici etc.

Beginning from today, posts will appear less frequently, they will all be written both in Italian and in English, and each will cover case law, normative developments, academic events etc.

L’existence d’antécédents judiciaires ne peut, à elle seule, justifier le refus d’un droit de séjour ou l’expulsion d’un ressortissant d’un pays tiers qui a la garde exclusive d’un enfant citoyen de l’Union européenne.

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Dans un arrêt du 7 septembre 2016, la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) s’est prononcée sur la question controversée de l’appréciation du caractère déloyal d’une pratique commerciale relative à la vente d’un ordinateur équipé d’un logiciel préinstallé au sens de la directive n° 2005/29/CE.

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La grande chambre de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH) a rendu un arrêt précisant dans quelles circonstances l’exercice des droits du gardé à vue peut être différé.

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The Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Dispute Resolution and Midwest Interest Groups, in association with Young ICSID, are pleased to announce two upcoming events: (1) a works-in-progress conference and (2) student writing competition. Both events focus on international dispute resolution, broadly defined.

More information on both events shows below and on the event website. Please feel free to forward this email to those who might be interested in either event.

Works in Progress Conference

The works-in-progress conference will take place on February 2 and 3, 2017, at the University of Missouri School of Law. The purpose of the conference is to help authors develop draft articles for publication, so authors will be required to submit a working draft before the conference takes place. Papers will be circulated in advance of the session, and all participants will be expected to provide detailed feedback on a limited number of other papers.

The works-in-progress conference will also feature various networking opportunities as well as several substantive presentations on issues relating to international dispute resolution. Presentations will be live or by video and include: Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch, Judge and First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, who will be speaking on matters of public international law; Ryan Reetz and Pedro Martinez-Fraga of Bryan Cave, who will be speaking on their recent book, Public Purpose in International Law: Rethinking Regulatory Sovereignty in the Global Era (Cambridge University Press 2015); and Paul-Jean Le Cannu, Legal Counsel at ICSID, who will speak on the future of investor-state dispute settlement systems.

Papers presented at the works-in-progress conference will be eligible for expedited review by the University of Missouri’s highly regarded Journal of Dispute Resolution as well as for consideration by the ICSID Review-Foreign Investment Law Journal. While submissions will have to go through the normal publication process and an offer of publication is not guaranteed, the editors of both journals are very interested in reviewing submissions from works-in-progress participants.

This is expected to be a very international event, and submissions are sought from academics and practitioners around the world. Junior professionals, including aspiring and untenured academics, are encouraged to submit proposals. To be considered, potential participants must submit a one-page abstract of their work on or before October 15, 2016. Details on how to submit a proposal for the works-in-progress conference can be found here.

Student Writing Competition

The University of Missouri is also sponsoring a student writing competition in conjunction with this event. The competition is open to current students at any institution in the world granting a degree in law. The competition carries a prize of $450 for first place and $125 for second place, and the winning paper is eligible to be considered for publication in the University of Missouri’s Journal of Dispute Resolution. The prize amounts may increase (funding is still being finalized), so be sure to check back for additional details. Students of all levels (J.D., LL.B., LL.M., S.J.D., and Ph.D.) are eligible to submit papers. Advanced degree students (LL.M., S.J.D. or Ph.D.) may submit the same paper for both the works-in-progress conference and the student writing competition. The deadline for the student writing competition is January 15, 2017. More details on the student writing competition are available here.

Travail règlementation, rémunération

Contrat de travail, durée déterminée

SOPO
Le recours à des contrats à durée déterminée successifs pour couvrir des besoins permanents dans le domaine des services de santé est contraire au droit de l’Union

written by Veerle Van Den Eeckhout

On the blog section of the Dutch journal Nederlands Juristenblad, a new blog of Veerle Van Den Eeckhout on the Proposal for a revision of the Posting Directive has been published, see here.

Previous blogs on this theme can be found here and here.

This blog is entitled “Ipr en het verdergaande proces tot wijziging van de Detacheringsrichtlijn. Ipr in een politiek-juridisch krachtenveld (in English: “Private International Law and the ongoing process of revising the Posting Directive. PIL in a legal-political force field”). It is written in Dutch. An English version can be found here.

Transports routiers

Entreprise en difficulté

Globo Comunicação e Participações / EUIPO (marque sonore)
Propriété intellectuelle et industrielle
Selon le Tribunal de l’UE, une sonnerie d’alarme ou de téléphone standard ne peut pas être enregistrée comme marque de l’Union en raison de sa banalité

Rendón Marín
Citoyenneté européenne
Le droit de l’Union ne permet ni de refuser automatiquement un permis de séjour à un ressortissant d’un pays non UE qui a la garde exclusive d’un citoyen mineur de l’UE ni de l’expulser du territoire de l’UE au seul motif qu’il a des antécédents pénaux

Conseil / Front Polisario
Agriculture
Selon l’avocat général Wathelet, ni l’accord d’association UE-Maroc ni l’accord UE-Maroc sur la libéralisation des échanges des produits agricoles et de la pêche ne s’appliquent au Sahara occidental

La chambre de l’instruction doit rechercher si l’État requérant souhaite que le reliquat de peine soit exécuté sur son territoire ou en France.

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L’autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), en condamnant la banque pour des achats de droits préférentiels sans couverture raisonnablement prévisible, n’a violé ni le principe d’impartilité ni le principe de légalité des délits et des peines protégés par la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme.

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP are delighted to invite you to the launch of the special BREXIT issue of the Kluwer Journal of International Arbitration.
Professor Dr. Maxi Scherer, General Editor of the Journal of International Arbitration and Dr. Johannes Koepp, Special Issue Editor, will host a discussion with the authors on the content of the Special Issue.

Topics and speakers will include:
How Brexit Will Happen: A Brief Primer on EU Law and Constitutional Law Questions Raised by Brexit – Dr. Holger P. Hestermeyer
What Does Brexit Mean for the Brussels Regime? – Sara Masters QC & Belinda McRae
Brexit Consequences for London as a Premier Seat of International Dispute Resolution in Europe – Michael McIlwrath
Impact of Brexit on UK Competition Litigation and Arbitration –Gilbert Paul
Brexit and the Future of Intellectual Property Litigation and Arbitration – Annet van Hooft
Possible Ramifications of the UK’s EU Referendum on Intra- and Extra-EU BITs – Markus Burgstaller

The Special Issue journal launch will be followed by a champagne reception.