Geert Van Calster

Language of document : | Geert van Calster The Court of Justice this morning on assignment of claims and their impact on choice of court, Article 25 Brussels Ia. C‑682/23 E.B. sp. z o.o. t K.P. sp. z o.o. https://lnkd.in/eHidw98u Whether the...

The Court of Justice this morning on assignment of claims in the event of transfer of rights only but not obligations, and their impact on choice of court, Article 25 Brussels Ia

C‑682/23 E.B. v K.P. lnkd.in/eHidw98u

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Interesting case of petitioner having asked & been declared bankrupt on domicile grounds (part of the English test) using Brexit to block the estate being wound up seeing Austria will not recognise the order: COMI is in Austria

Nilsson ea v Jones [2025] EWHC 2652 (Ch)
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Exercise of inherent jurisdiction in the Family Law Act FLA exercised in light of lack of Hague 1996 jurisdiction
The quagmire of the oft-amended FLA

JK (Return Order Under Inherent Jurisdiction) [2025] EWCA Civ 1309
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

Exercise of jurisdiction despite ICC arbitration: length of ICC proceedings, lack of contractual arbitral interim relief necessitates intervention of court in ordinary
IT restructuring has no impact: debt concerned not covered

A'dam Albatross v Rizzani deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

Another wonky GDPR, Brussels Ia jurisdictional finding (but with stay of the case pending CJEU review in Rotterdam Amazon case) in WAMCA collective proceeding
More on the blog soon

SOMI and DPS v various Mata /Facebook entities ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2025:7489 deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

WOLSPEDTRANS v COMPENSA TOWARZYSTWO
Good example of how choice of court clauses may be too clever by half, therefore unclear and invalid
Dutch court accepts jurisdiction on the basis of A13 Brussels Ia, insurance

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Questions.

'Objective' science.

Successful appeal on application for security for costs, with a side issue on pre-Brexit Brussels /Lugano parties and amended CPR

Qatar IAPDH v Phoenix Ancient Art SA [2025] EWCA Civ 1300 (re Nike statue: for background see ial.uk.com/final-judgme...)

www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

Exactly what one of my nieces said!

Rough collie puppy landing for sister in law.

Cabris Investments v Revetas Capital Advisors. A very open door kicked open by the CJEU: Brexit has no impact on validity of choice of court by UK domiciled companies. [If you do use the blog for research, practice submission or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should tu…

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Cabris Investments v Revetas Capital Advisors. A very open door kicked open by the CJEU: Brexit has no impact on validity of choice of court by UK domiciled companies.
gavclaw.com/2025/10/09/c...

Deutsche Lufthansa v AirHelp Germany. More on forum contractus of assigned claims viz delayed flights: an area where the now withdrawn EC proposal on the PrivIntLAw implications of assignment might ha... [If you do use the blog for research, practice submission or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should tu…

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Deutsche Lufthansa v AirHelp Germany. More on forum contractus of assigned claims viz delayed flights: an area where the now withdrawn EC proposal on the PrivIntLAw implications of assignment might have helped....
gavclaw.com/2025/10/09/d...

Interesting (unsuccessful) appeal re limitation period viz mistake in law, established in various CJEU authority: when was the mistake discoverable, hence triggering start of limitation period?

BAT Industries ea v [HMG] [2025] EWCA Civ 1271
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

The Courts at Amsterdam do not imo have the right moves in appeals decision viz locus damni jurisdiction in TikTok collective claims. I have reported before on the jurisdictional issues of collective action under Dutch law, viz both the GPDR (Article 79; 80) and Brussels Ia. See in particular my post on the claim against TIKTOK a…

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The Courts at Amsterdam do not imo have the right moves in appeals decision viz locus damni jurisdiction in #TikTok collective claims.
gavclaw.com/2025/10/08/t...

Hum.
Not quite. on.ft.com/47lgwCD EU pressure builds on Belgium to allow use of Russia’s frozen assets

Shall do - things have been busy. Could you delete your post please? Thanks!

How politicians and passengers gave up on greener air travel A renewed push for economic growth has added to technological challenges and problems with carbon offset schemes

Once again: time to revisit CJEU Deutsche Bahn (background: gavclaw.com/tag/deutsche... ) |

on.ft.com/4mUmf8a How politicians and passengers gave up on greener air travel

Greek customs broker caught with €3mn cash in China-linked fraud probe Bloc’s top prosecutor says investigation highlights ‘massive’ criminal effort to avoid taxes and duties

on.ft.com/47drkne As per, much of my trade and investment class is in the FT on a daily basis |
Greek customs broker caught with €3mn cash in China-linked fraud probe

EU simplification drive gets tangled in its own red tape European parliament objects to ‘omnibus’ bills bypassing its procedures

It’s a bit rich to call democratic parliamentary oversight ‘red tape’ |

EU simplification drive gets tangled in its own red tape on.ft.com/3WoWJwN

Dutch Supreme Court holds 1952 Brussels Convention on Precautionary Arrest of Seagoing Ships does not apply to claims viz legality of seisure
Instead, A4 Brussels I's forum rei applies

V MARINE FUELS v DEXHON SHIPPING & Zodiac Maritime ECLI:NL:HR:2025:1468 deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

Good illustration of limited engagement with merits of the case to test for jurisdiction, v proper engagement with factual existence of service, by the judge testing jurisdiction

Malik v Malik & Ors [2025] EWHC 2485 (Ch)
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Prof Thalia Kruger has a part-time TA position going at Antwerp. Much recommended colleague.
www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...

The agony and ecstasy of restoring a Fra Angelico masterpiece How a 15th-century altarpiece by the early Renaissance friar was painstakingly restored for a major exhibition this year

Quite the place where I celebrated Sunday Mass while at @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-law.bsky.social on.ft.com/4nXREY4 The agony and ecstasy of restoring a Fra Angelico masterpiece

UK litigation (HMG v PPE Medpro) over Covid pandemic PPE contract showcases relevance of EU standards, certification machinery. When I teach trade law, I often emphasise the standardisation part of international trade including the relevance of CE marking, self-certification, accreditation, conformity assessment etc and the…

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UK litigation (HMG v PPE Medpro) over Covid pandemic PPE contract showcases relevance of EU standards, certification machinery gavclaw.com/2025/10/03/u...

UK litigation (HMG v PPE Medpro) over Covid pandemic PPE contract showcases relevance of EU standards, certification machinery. When I teach trade law, I often emphasise the standardisation part of international trade including the relevance of CE marking, self-certification, accreditation, conformity assessment etc and the…

Now reviewed here UK litigation (HMG v PPE Medpro) over Covid pandemic PPE contract showcases relevance of EU standards, certification machinery gavclaw.com/2025/10/03/u...

Doctoraatsstudent(e) die solo slim speelt en een buitenlandse trip etc plant op een moment dat of naar een plek die de promotor op dat moment niet opportuun acht: ik zie het wel gebeuren
Plus het helpt uiteraard het kaf van het koren te scheiden: het budget is beperkt, wie meer inspant wordt beloond

Opinion Ibili AG at Dutch SC
Gazprom criteria justify recognition in Curaçao of EN judgment imposing maintenance payments following talaq (unilateral divorce)
E&W habitual residence criterion not internationally acceptable, however husband had submitted
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Looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into this one.
EU standardisation law
CE marking, conformity assessment, declaration of conformity, manufacturer v importer duty

[HMG] v PPE Medpro [2025] EWHC 2486 (Comm)
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Ia issues of limitation periods viz Rome II and application of A12 Rome II: culpa in contrahendo

Transworld Payment Solutions UK Ltd & Anor v First Curacao International Bank NV & Anor [2025] EWHC 2480 (Ch)
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...