A claim was brought by a French Company before the Tribunal de commerce de Paris after it allegedly suffered damages (for acts of unfair competition) by the German assignee of part of the business of a German company under insolvency proceedings (in Germany). The ‘German assignee’ challenged the jurisdiction of the French court on the basis of […]
Day: November 21, 2017
Planning the future of cross-border families: a path through coordination – Università degli Studi, Milan – 1 December 2017
On 1 December 2017, the Project ‘Planning the future of cross-border families: a path through coordination’ (EUFam’s), the aim of which is researching European Union Private international law (Conflict of Laws) of family and successions, and disseminating project findings, news, and general information on this matter, will organize in Milan the EUFam’s Final Conference, which will […]
EUFam’s database 12.11.17 – Available for public consultation the eleventh version of the EUFam’s case-law database
The Project ‘Planning the future of cross-border families: a path through coordination’ (EUFam’s), the aim of which is researching European Union Private international law (Conflict of Laws) of family and successions, and disseminating project findings, news, and general information on this matter, has published the 11th version of the EUFam’s case-law database.Currently, the database contains […]
Opinion of advocate general Bobek – 14 November 2017 – Case C‑498/16: Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited – Jurisdiction in matters relating to consumer contracts – Concept of consumer – Assignment of claims by consumers domiciled in the same Member State, in other Member States and in non-member States
Mr Maximilian Schrems has started legal proceedings against Facebook Ireland Limited before a court in Austria, alleging that the company has infringed his privacy and data protection rights. Seven other Facebook users (domiciled in Austria, other EU Member States, and in non-member States) assigned their claims for allegations of the same infringements to him in […]
