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A. INTRODUCTION - Courts in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere have issued conflicting decisions regarding the appropriate time period to consider in determining a foreign debtor’s “center of its main...more
Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions – one in France and the other in Germany – arrived at different answers. The Civil Court of Paris held...more
RA Christoph Kocks und RÄin Uta Bröckerhoff Die Anwendung des Gesetzes über vorvertragliche Informationen auf Franchiseverträge in Belgien Einleitung Das Gesetz vom 19. Dezember 2005 über vorvertragliche Information im...more
In a case of first impression, the New York Court of Appeals has held that a court need not undertake a conflicts-of-laws analysis when there is an express choice of New York law in a contract pursuant to New York General...more
The New York Court of Appeals has held that where a contract contains a New York choice-of-law provision and is otherwise subject to New York General Obligations Law Section 5-1401, New York substantive law will apply and the...more
Sitzverlegung in der EU - Gesellschafts- und steuerliche Aspekte aus belgischer Perspektive Gegenstand ist die Freiheit der Sitzverlegung von Unternehmen aus europäischer bzw. belgischer Perspektive sowie um die...more
Die Scheinselbstständigkeit von Handelsvertretern in Belgien Bei in Belgien selbstständig tätigen Handelsvertretern („agent de commerce indépendant / zelfstandige handelsagent“), die ihre Tätigkeit zumeist in Form einer...more
This an important case from the English Supreme Court relating to the enforcement of foreign judgments in England. In the judgment, Lord Collins posed the following question, “Should there be a more liberal rule for...more
This article gives an overview of the methods of enforcing foreign judgments in England....more
This article generally demonstrates under what requirements the Korean courts recognize and enforce the foreign judgments....more
In This Issue: - News From the Bench - .. The en banc Court Speaks On Divided Infringement, But Not With One Voice. .. Can Recent Conflicting Decision On The Patent Eligibility of Business Methods Be...more
The article describes the requirements and the procedure for obtaining the judicial enforceability in Italy of a foreign decision issued by a court of a country not belonging to the European Union. ...more
Die grundsätzlich verschiedenen Ergebnisse in zwei Streitfällen nach niederländischem und belgischem Recht hinsichtlich der quasi identischen Sachlage (der Prinzipal beabsichtigt, sein Verkaufsnetzwerk umzugestalten), finden...more
Adopting the European Patent Convention (EPC) and establishing the European Patent Office (EPO) – thereby allowing for a single application for a “European patent” (which is more precisely a bundle of national patents which...more
It is a fact of life in the modern world that manufacturers and distributors of products often do business in multiple jurisdictions, across multiple borders. A product manufactured in one country can be distributed and sold...more
AS the June 30 deadline for filing a Report of Foreign Bank Account (FBAR) approaches the risks of non-compliance increase. A recent Petition to the U.S. Supreme Court illustrates the problem. The case, M.H. v. U.S arises...more
Merial Limited, BASF Agro B.V. v. CIPLA Ltd., et al., Nos. 2011-1471, 1472 (Fed. Cir. 2012), a decision from the federal Court of Appeals level court with jurisdiction over patent appeals, deserves a read by international...more
Stephenson v. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), 11-1204-cv (2d Cir. 2012) (Summary Order), addresses the viability of claims against Canadian-organized PWC for fraud and negligence arising from PWC’s unqualified audit reports...more
Grundsätzlich ist zwischen der Anerkennung und der Vollstreckung ausländischer Gerichtsurteile in Belgien zu unterscheiden. Die Frage der Anerkennung betrifft die Rechtskraft des Urteils in Belgien, wohingegen die Frage...more
Für den Abschluss von Alleinvertriebsverträgen und die Regelung der Rechte und Pflichten der Parteien gilt in Belgien der Grundsatz der Vertragsfreiheit. Die Parteien werden in der Ausgestaltung ihres Rechtsverhältnisses...more
Das Gericht erster Instanz in Turnhout (Belgien) erließ am 06. März 2008 ein beachtliches Urteil im Zusammenhang mit der Anwendung der Europäischen Verordnung Nr. 1206/2001 des Rates vom 28. Mai 2001 über die Zusammenarbeit...more
Das Konkursrecht vom 18. April 1851, das im dritten Buch des Handelsgesetzbuches zu finden ist, wurde durch das Konkursgesetz („Loi sur les faillites“/“Faillissementswet“) vom 08. August 1997, das am 01. Januar 1998 in Kraft...more
Das belgische Gerichtssystem ist durch einen zweistufigen Aufbau gekennzeichnet: Grundsätzlich kann gegen jedes erstinstanzliche Urteil Berufung erhoben werden. ...more
It is a fact of life in the modern world that manufacturers and distributors of products often do business in multiple jurisdictions, across multiple borders. A product manufactured in one country, can be distributed and sold...more
MIRKO CARREA, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated v. DREYER’S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC., No. 11-15263 (9th Cir. 2012), is a recent decision from the Ninth Circuit affirming a dismissal of a putative class action for...more
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