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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

Conflict of Laws

Jurisdiction is a fundamental aspect of Nigerian procedural law. In Nigerian judicial parlance, we have become accustomed to the principle that the issue of jurisdiction can be raised at any time, even at the Nigerian Supreme Court – the highest court of the land – for the first time. [1]

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Limitation Period for Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Australian Court Recognized and Enforced Chinese Judgment Again

Conflict of Laws

On 15 July 2022, the Supreme Court of New South Wales (“NSW”) recognized and enforced a Chinese judgment issued by the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court 12 years ago in Tianjin Yingtong Materials Co Ltd v Young [2022] NSWSC 943. [1] Written by Zilin Hao*. 1] It ruled that the defendant Katherine Young (“Ms.

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The Chinese villages win a lawsuit in China to repatriate a Mummified Buddha Statue hold by a Dutch Collector —What Role has Private International Law Played?

Conflict of Laws

By Zhengxin Huo, Professor of Law, China University of Polit’l Science and Law; Associate Member of International Academy of Comparative Law; Observer of the UNESCO 1970 Convention. Against this background, the lawsuit before the Chinese court is more important in terms of legal analysis. Email: zhengxinh@cupl.edu.cn.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 6/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Magnus: A new Private International Law and new Procedural Rules for Adoptions in Germany. As a result of two recent reforms the German private international and procedural laws applicable to adoptions have changed quite substantively. The Higher Regional Court (OLG) of Frankfurt a.M. Staudinger/F.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 5/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

The rules on applicable law for environmental damage, contained in the Rome II Regulation on the law that applies to non-contractual obligations, are a clear and considered exception. Courts are struggling with the right approach to the relevant rules. Those obligations remain contractual even if they entitle a third party.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 3/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Hay : On the Road to a Third American Restatement of Conflicts Law. American private international law (Conflict of Laws, “Conflicts Law”) addresses procedure (jurisdiction of courts, recognition of judgments) as well as the choice of the applicable law.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2021: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Furthermore, the authors look at areas of law where the EU has made use of its external competence. They discuss both important decisions and pending cases before the CJEU as well as important decisions from German courts pertaining to the subject matter of the article. 25 Brussels Ia Regulation itself.

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