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An online conference titled Cross-Border Enforcement of Child Support: Pros and cons of the different national systems will take place on 28 January 2026, from 3:00 to 5:30 pm (CET). The event is organised by the Child Support Forum, in cooperation with the International Union of Judicial Officers, and is open to all stakeholders involved […]

The judges of the UK Supreme Court and the Privy Council were quite busy last term with private international law matters. The UK Supreme Court issued one judgment of relevance, whereas the Privy Council issued no fewer than three. This post briefly outlines the issues and decisions in these four cases. P&ID v Nigeria: Currency […]

It is the time of the year when fees fall due. If you’re a member of the European Association of Private International Law, please take a moment to pay your annual fees! Ordinary members are required to pay 50 Euros, while associate members must pay 30 Euros. Fees can be paid by credit card or […]

The latest issue of the French journal dedicated to international dispute resolution, Perspectives Contentieuses internationales (PCI), has been released. It is an open access publication and can be freely read here. The main focus of the issue is the International Commercial Chamber at the Paris Court of Appeal (CCIP-CA). Nine contributions are provided, coordinated by […]

From 1 January to 30 June 2026, Cyprus holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second time. Beyond its broader political and institutional priorities, the programme of the Cyprus Presidency also addresses aspects of private international law. Operating under the motto “An Autonomous Union. Open to the World”, the Cyprus […]

The European Commission has established the Brussels Ia sub-group and launched a Call for Applications to select members of this group, which will support the revision of the cornerstone instrument of EU Private International Law. Members of the sub group will contribute to the evaluation of the Brussels Ia Regulation, support the preparation of any […]

Edoardo Benvenuti, a post-doc researcher at the University of Milan, has provided the following presentation of a book he authored, entitled ‘Giurisdizione in materia civile e commerciale nei confronti di convenuti domiciliati in Stati terzi e interessi materiali dell’Unione europea’ (Jurisdiction in Civil and Commercial Matters over Defendants Domiciled in Third States and the Substantive Interests […]

After the Christmas break, the Court resumes its normal rhythm of hearings and publication of judgments and opinions until the “semaine blanche” in February. The judgment of the first chamber (F. Biltgen reporting, the other judges being T. von Danwitz, I. Ziemele, S. Gervasoni and N. Fenger) in case C-77/24, Wunner, is scheduled for Thursday […]

How was the year 2025 for the EAPIL blog? Rather busy, to put it shortly! Some 300 new posts were published over the last twelve months, covering a broad range of subjects. A little less than a third of them were concerned with rulings (including upcoming rulings, as in the case of Marta Requejo’s monthly […]

The first issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) for 2026 will be published on 6 January. It features a thought-provoking article by Bea Verschraegen about a particularity of German PIL, the doctrine of the so-called “hidden renvoi” (versteckter Rückverweis). The other articles are also of great interest, as you can see […]

As customary, few posts will be published during the Winter break on the EAPIL blog. We’ll be resuming our usual pace on 7 January 2026. The editors of the blog wish readers and subscribers, and more generally all those in the EAPIL community, all the best for the Festive Season and the new year! In […]

The holiday season is approaching. Hopefully, that will mean that most of us can leave our keyboards to rest and not only catch up with family and friends, but also enjoy some good movies. And then why not movies on private international law themes? Below is a short list of recommendations on three movies based […]

This post was prepared together with Aleksandra Karlińska (student researcher in EUSuccess Project at Jagiellonian University). This post describes the outcome of the OP case, after the ruling given by the Court of Justice of the European Union (C-21/22), back in front of the referring court, as in 2025 the Regional Court in Opole (II […]

On 16 December 2025, the European Parliament approved at first reading the proposal for a directive amending, among other legislative measures, Directive (EU) 2024/1760 on corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD). The proposal now awaits approval by the Council of the European Union. As reported on this blog, the amending directive, part of the Omnibus Simplification […]

On 2 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union rendered its judgment in case C-34/24, Apple Store Nederland. The case was already commented on this blog by Jorg Sladic this morning as well as by Burkhard Hess a few weeks ago, and by Geert van Calster on his blog. Both Burkhard and […]

On 2 December 2025, the Court of Justice gave its ruling in Apple Nederland Store (case C-34/24), on the interpretation of Article 7(2) of the Brussels I bis Regulation in cases regarding infringements of cartel law. A first comment on the judgment, by Burkhard Hess, was published on this blog the day after the judgment […]

The fourth and final issue of the RabelsZ (The Rabel Journal of Comparative and International Private Law) for the year of 2025 has been published and is now available via open access and in print, featuring topics as diverse as Roman marriage and digital assets. The following titles and English abstracts of the articles have […]

This post was written by Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer, Associate Professor of Law at University College London (UCL). On 24 November 2025, the Privy Council handed down judgment in Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd v Ivanishvili [2025] UKPC 53 in an appeal from the Court of Appeal for Bermuda. By way of background, it is worth […]

The decision in case C-240/24, BNP Paribas Fortis, will be delivered on 18 December. After a Belgium bank refused to acknowledge the legitimation effect of a European Certificate of Succession issued in Poland, the issuing notary (the Notary in Krapkowice Justyna Gawlica – Krapkowice, Poland) started on its own motion proceedings to withdraw the certificate. […]

The European Association of Private International Law calls for expressions of interest from its members to participate in a Working Group on the Jurisdiction Project of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The immediate goal of the EAPIL Working Group would be to answer to the public consultation on the draft text developed by […]