First instance court at Amsterdam holds collective 'WAMCA' claim against Twitter /X meets all requirements for go-ahead, with one caveat.. www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

Assimilated EU law, Environmental Information, "Aarhus" Directive 2003/4 Temporal law: when is it to be assessed whether information is 'held' by the authorities Information Commissioner & Anor v O'Hanlon [2026] EWCA Civ 838 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

Blogged. Dexia v Torino. Italian SWAP cases continue their smoothish journey in England, helped by a flexible interpretation of the 'international' element required for Rome I. The multicurrency ISDA form fast becoming an A3(3) poison pill in English courts. wp.me/p289fR-4SC

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Submission to (enforcement) jurisdiction by the mere signing of the New York Convention Considers ia the distinction between procedural and substantive rules and the relevance for the issue CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd & Ors v The Republic of India [2026] EWCA Civ 797 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

CJEU yesterday on the application of the ‘financial instruments’ carve out in Rome I’s consumer title: C-346/25 Fibo Markets infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

Continued need for 'looking over the fence' of lex contractus, to determine forum solutionis under BIa - CJEU Tessili v Dunlop claxon Den Haag ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:13929 deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

CJEU C-292/25 sporting24 Austrian proceedings to recognise a claim must be discontinued in light of later German insolvency proceedings. The German courts, MS of COMI, have exclusive jurisdiction for the registration of the claim despite being seized later infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

Lex arbitri (per lex voluntatis) being English law, Bright J makes short shrift of argument that Louisiana law (place of performance) bears any relevance on the validity of the arbitration agreement Chubb Bermuda v Fertitta Entertainment [2026] EWHC 1392 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Part 26 scheme of arrangement, COMI in Germany Prima facie recognition in Germany (certain CFA subject to German law, but to be amended to English law, and with provision for contingencies viz the German inland revenue) CUR-Alpha 1092 GmbH, Re [2026] EWHC 1414 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Part 26A sanctioning; acceptance of evidence that Part 26A being UK law, recognition will be automatic in Scotland, Northern Ireland Even if it impacts on real estate, ordinarily subject to the lex rei sitae. Poundstretcher Ltd, re [2026] EWHC 1438 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Unsuccessful jurisdictional appeal to Bankruptcy order, revolving around 'doing business in the jurisdiction' Lyons v Bridging Finance Inc [2026] EWHC 1388 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Judgment in C-791/24 Terve yesterday, on the scope of A24(2) Brussels Ia and A7(2) forum contractus viz derivative actions infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

Opinion of First Advocate General Szpunar yesterday on the downfall of the broken tulip, kicking off with references to the Dutch 1630s tulip bubble C-33/25 Stichting Bloembollenkeuringsdienst (yup, there is a certification agency for flower bulbs) infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

Important judgment yday for those with interest in internal market, CE marking: responsibility of distributor (duty of care) cq manufacturer re potentially defective products Medical devices Regulation 2017/745 C-10/24 Dúrr Dental v Cattani Deutschland infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

Greenpeace v Energy Transfer 📣 anti-SLAPP action by Greenpeace in The Netherlands, against US energy company's injunctions and subsequent successful damages claims in the US Dutch courts hold they have jurisdiction More here www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

#BizHumanRights, potentially Article 7 Rome II claxon (lex ecologia: see lnkd.in/eBRNCP2F) Rio Tinto are dual UK-Australia listed hence this will be forum rei jurisdiction and forum non conveniens test per the Court of Appeal in Dyson. www.ft.com/content/dcc1...

Final rejection of the appeal in long running UKR litigation Incl obiter rejection of argument re UKR law: seeing as these are matters of fact and given first instance judge had benefit of cross examination etc. Privatbank v Kolomosiky [2026] EWCA Civ 658 bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

Plan 26A restructuring, convening hearing and class composition Side issue of recognition of English proceedings in Scotland, Hildyard J referring to Phillips v Allan (1828) Iguanas Holdings Ltd, Re [2026] EWHC 1229 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Access to justice, transparency Successful appeal by mother of since deceased patient, re disclosure requirements imposed by Court of Protection Rules of open justice balanced against ia ECHR, UK law on privacy, right to family life etc [2026] EWCA Civ 640 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

A25 BIa choice of court in favour of NCC Netherlands Commercial Court That NCC clause did not expressly stipulate parties agree to litigate ‘in English’ is immaterial Per A32 Dutch CPRC the purpose of litigating before the NCC is that it is done in English deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

Rare occurrence: one MS suing the other directly before the CJEU arguing failure to comply with EU law Shipments of Waste Regulation 1013/2006 Opinion Rantos AG yday C-730/23 Poland v Germany infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen... Nuanced view on due dil obligations, evidence, take-back duties

Conflict of laws, canon law Lateran Concordat 1929, church 'v' state jurisdiction Whether ecclesiastical tribunal decision re invalidity of marriage is "marriage annulment proceedings" per A19(1) Brussels IIa Richard de la Tour AG Opinion C-190/25 infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

Brexit, Withdrawal Agreement CJEU C-350/24 Crédit agricole EU non-discrimination Directives as implemented in UK continue to apply to contract governed by "UK law"as lex voluntatis under Rome I CJEU also extends Marleasing to such circumstances See www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

Definitive anti-suit injunction granted (viz proceedings in Italy) and interim damages awarded for breach by defendant of exclusive choice of court clause in favour of E&W Diageo DV Ltd v Nio SRL [2026] EWHC 1198 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Asymmetric exclusive jurisdiction clauses, rejection of ASI and AASI application Spec 1 Ltd & Ors v The Export-Import Bank of China [2026] EWHC 1162 (Comm) My succinct analysis here www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

How should an English judge assess damages for libel in an international context. Should they focus on harm caused to the reputation in E&W, disregarding harm caused by publication abroad? Ogunkami v Chia [2026] EWCA Civ 588 My brief discussion here www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

Power of the court to grant anti-suit injunctions to restrain a party pursuing foreign proceedings on the grounds that those proceedings are vexatious and oppressive. Interesting discussions on ia comity JP Morgan Securities v VTB [2026] EWCA Civ 589 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

'qualification' of a claim, for jurisdictional purposes, in the context of an application for global licence on FRAND terms. Whether RAND claim "relate[s] wholly or principally to property within the jurisdiction" Acer v Nokia [2026] EWCA Civ 564 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Changes to consumer contract, sufficient to mean new contract is "concluded" for the purposes of assimilated BIa consumer rules jurisdiction Alesayi v Bank Audi SAL [2026] EWCA Civ 551, referring ia to CJEU Gruber, and Liechtensteinische Landesbank www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

Restructuring, Part 26A Companies Act Cross-class cram down against HMRC ie UK taxman Green J rejects argument that HMRC status, & objections to the Plan, mean no jurisdiction to sanction Plan using cross-class cram down Waldorf Production UK PLC [2026] EWHC 1014 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Whether recognition of DAN bankruptcy is enforcement of DAN tax liabilities, falls foul of foreign act of state in narrow sense & must be set aside by ordre public Application UKSC Kireeva (gavclaw.com/2024/12/07/k... Shahzad v Bramhelft [2026] EWHC 1039 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Court of Appeal confirms refusal for PTA in ground-breaking Mariana case: Municipio de Mariana ea v BHP [2026] EWCA Civ 502 lnkd.in/dDRhGY-K [2026] EWCA Civ 502 For background see lnkd.in/g6xtjsUf Only one ground will go to appeal: interests on costs.

Loud restructuring tourism claxon! | US bankruptcy fights are heading to London www.ft.com/content/8ed5... US bankruptcy fights are heading to London

Pretty specific yet relevant: need for itemisation in arbitral costs award (re legal fees and expert fees) Genel Energy Miran Bina Bawi Ltd v The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq [2026] EWHC 1003 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Blogged. The Opinion of the AG in a fairly unglamorous case involving glossy photos of car floor mats :-_ ! and whether Rome I cq Rome II applies to the formal validity issues of the initial copyright transfer. gavclaw.com/2026/04/28/s...

ECHR conference alert! Revisiting the ECHR: A Closer Look at Calls for Change KU Leuven, 22 May 2026. On campus and on line. www.law.kuleuven.be/apps/activit...

Comity, and Hague Convention Application granted for disclosure order for evidence to be used in foreign proceedings (New York) Currenex Inc & Ors v Colin Lloyd & Anor [2026] EWHC 925 (KB) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Whether the concept of consent for GDPR purposes has a subjective aspect, both on the side of the data controller and the data subject RTM v Bonne Terre Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 488 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

CoA confirming rejection of anti-suit application in case with flimsy EN links EN-law governed FCA with ADR clause providing for arbitration in Austria is no foundation for ASI viz RUS mortgage execution proceeding FH HM v UniCredit [2026] EWCA Civ 468 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

CJEU as I predicted does not follow its AG on merits review in the Article 8(1) Brussels Ia anchor defendant test Joined Cases C‑672/23 and C‑673/23 Prysmian, held this morning. infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen... More later. For my review of the AG Opinion see

CJEU as I predicted does not follow its AG on merits review in the Article 8(1) Brussels Ia anchor defendant test Joined Cases C‑672/23 and C‑673/23 Prysmian, held this morning. infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen... More later. For my review of the AG Opinion see gavclaw.com/2025/04/09/a...

An interesting Financial Times snippet in this morning's edition www.ft.com/content/87ac.... I flag the conflict of laws, jurisdictional issues here gavclaw.com/2026/04/15/t...

A boiler room fraud leads to an interesting judgment viz (not) using CJEU Brussels Ia authority for application of residual private international law. My review of a relevant Dutch first instance judgment here ⬇️ gavclaw.com/2026/04/14/a...

Russian central bank sues EU for indefinite freeze of its assets - main legal arguments eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

Justice Steyn, on appeal (rejected), rehearsing the 'good arguable case' test (Per UKSC Brownlie) in challenge to decision which held that defendant does not have domicile in the jurisdiction Baig v Hassan [2026] EWHC 11 (KB) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Flag and discussion of German judgments on AI and disciplinary proceedings against students www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

Blogged. Dutch courts convincingly tackle X and GROK in calling a halt (mostly in The Netherlands) to AI generated sexual abuse. gavclaw.com/2026/03/27/d...

Whether arbitration agreement is validly incorporated by reference to GTCs. Existence and extent of any effective incorporation, using the law putatively applicable per A10 Rome I Maxamcorp v Eurotel [2026] EWHC 666 (Comm) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH... Details ⬇️

Employment law and arbitrability. Impact of foreign law and Rome I. Clyde & Co LLP v Jalan [2026] EWHC 403 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH... More detail here www.linkedin.com/in/geert-van...