On November 23, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgement in case Chengelyan and Others v. Bulgaria (application no. 47405/07). The case dealt with the question of just satisfaction following a judgment by the European Court of Human Rights concerning the applicants’ complaint about a final judgment in their favour not having been respected by […]
Month: November 2017
Koza Ltd & Anor v Akcil & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1609 – UK Court of Appeal clarifies approach to exclusive jurisdiction provisions (art. 24(2)) of the Recast Brussels Regulation (1215/2012)) relating to validity of corporate decisions
In the decision rendered in the case Koza Ltd & Anor v Akcil & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1609, the Court of Appeal has held that the English courts had exclusive jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by an English subsidiary company against Turkish domiciled defendants including its parent company. The decision confirms that when […]
International Judicial Network – Speech by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE – 26 November 2017
On the 26th November 2017, the Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE delivered a speech at the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh on the continuing need for international judicial dialogue as the UK’s relationship with Europe changes. Full text speech
European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section) – Scheszták v. Hungary – 21 November 2017 – Violation of Article 6 par. 1 of the Convention – Violation of the adversarial procedure principle
On November 21st 2017, the European Court of Human Rights, in the case of Scheszták v. Hungary (application no. 5769/11) held that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2007 Mr Scheszták, the applicant, filed an action against his former employer, […]
CEPEJ project – Clarifying the new roles of court presidents, chancellors, and legal advisors and legal assistants in Albania
On 14 November 2017, a CEPEJ court coaching project for all 10 pilot courts was launched in Tirana, Albania, to support, at their request, Court Presidents, Chancellors, legal advisors and legal assistants with their concrete understanding of respective roles following the adoption of new laws in this area. The objective of this particular project is […]
3rd Iapl-Mpi Summer School, July 2018 – Privatizing Dispute Resolution and its Limits – Deadline for applications 10 january 2018
The third edition of the International Association of Procedural Law (Iapl) – Max Planck Institute Luxembourg Summer-School will take place in Luxembourg from the 1st to the 4th of July 2018. Up To 20 places will be available for applicants having procedural law and/or dispute resolution mechanisms as their main field of academic interest. Deadline […]
Launch of a Spanish version of the Court’s case-law database HUDOC in the context of the 40th anniversary of Spain’s accession to the Council of Europe
On 23 November 2017, at a ceremony to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Spain’s accession to the Council of Europe, the Spanish Minister of Justice, Mr. Rafael Catalá Polo, the Jurisconsult of the European Court of Human Rights, Mr. Lawrence Early and the Dean of the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Mr. Alejandro Tiana Ferrer […]
November 2017 Draft Convention – Hague Conference on Private International Law – Outcome of the third meeting of the Special Commission on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
From 13 to 17 November 2017, the Special Commission on the Judgments Project met in The Hague. The Special Commission was attended by 180 participants from 57 States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation (“REIO”), representing Members of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Also in attendance as Observers were 5 interested non-Member States, […]
Recent Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights on Access to a Court – ERA Seminar – Strasbourg, 30 November – 1 December 2017
The seminar organized by the Academy of European Law will provide legal practitioners with an update on the case law developed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) – mainly in 2015, 2016 and 2017 – on the right of access to a court under Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights […]
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice at the launch of TheCityUK Legal Services Report 2017
On 23 November 2017, the occasion of the launch of the TheCityUK’s Legal Services Report for 2017, which illustrates the state of art of the legal services industry in the UK (not only London, but throughout the rest of England and Wales, in Scotland and Northern Ireland) and shows the attraction of the United Kingdom as a world […]
