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In Memoriam Erik Jayme (1934-2024)

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With great sadness did we receive notice that Erik Jayme passed away on 1 May 2024, shortly before his 90 th birthday on 8 June. Those who met him in person were certainly overwhelmed by his humour and humanity, by his talent to approach people and engage them into conversations about the law, art and culture.

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Amendment of Chinese Civil Procedure Law Concerning Foreign Affairs

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Fourthly, this revision adds the provision of “[i]f the recipient is a foreign legal person or any other organization, and its legal representative or principal person in charge is within the territory of the People’s Republic of China, documents are served on its legal representative or principal person in charge”.

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Overview of the 2023 Amendments to Chinese Civil Procedure Law

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Background China’s Civil Procedure Law was enacted in April 1991 by the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress. The latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Law in 2023, referred to as the new CPL, involve 26 amendments, including 14 modified articles and 15 new additions.

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CfP: 5th German Conference for Young Researchers in Private International Law (14/15 Feb 2025 in Heidelberg)

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We would like to discuss how the conflict-of-laws problems arising from the boundless spaces of digitalisation can be solved in European and autonomous German, Austrian and Swiss private international law. At the same time, we would like to look at the possibilities for legal changes at national, European and international level.

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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich

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Ashley is a Sessional Instructor for the Paralegal Studies and Office Assistant Programs at McEwen University, and she has over 16 years of experience in the legal industry. Ashley’s dedication to supporting future legal professionals shines through her teaching and mentorship. And I thought, you know what, why not?

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There and Back Again? – The unexpected journey of EU-UK Judicial Cooperation finally leads to The Hague

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by Achim Czubaiko, Research Fellow („Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter“) and PhD Candidate, supported by the German Scholarship Foundation, Institute for German and International Civil Procedural Law, University of Bonn. Union Jack and European Union flag 2012 © Dave Kellam (CC BY-SA 2.0 4] However, as the referendum results showed 51.9%

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Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar of 11 January 2024 on the Scope of the Service Regulation in respect to service of process on a domestic subsidiary of a foreign defendant in cartel damages proceedings, C-632/22 – AB Volvo

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In principle, the answer is simply no (absent special arrangements), because the subsidiary is a self-standing legal entity. Thus, the Opinion upholds and strengthens the “autonomy” of EU procedural law, and, as I said at the beginning, that must be welcomed. 53 in fine).