Cross-Border Litigation in Europe

by Paul Beaumont (Editor), Mihail Danov (Editor), Katarina Trimmings (Editor), Burcu Yüksel Ripley (Editor)

Overview

This substantial and original book examines how the EU Private International Law (PIL) framework is functioning and considers its impact on the administration of justice in cross-border cases within the EU. It grew out of a major project (ie EUPILLAR: European Union Private International Law: Legal Application in Reality) financially supported by the EU Civil Justice Programme. The research was led by the Centre for Private International Law at the University of Aberdeen and involved partners from the Universities of Freiburg, Antwerp, Wroclaw, Leeds, Milan and Madrid (Complutense).

The contributors address the specific features of cross-border disputes in the EU by undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and national case law on the Brussels I, Rome I and II, Brussels IIa and Maintenance Regulations. Part I discusses the development of the EU PIL framework. Part II contains the national reports from 26 EU Member States. Parts III (civil and commercial) and IV (family law) contain the CJEU case law analysis and several cross-cutting chapters. Part V briefly sets the agenda for an institutional reform which is necessary to improve the effectiveness of the EU PIL regime. This comprehensive research project book will be of interest to researchers, students, legal practitioners, judges and policy-makers who work, or are interested, in the field of private international law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782256762
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/16/2017
Series:	Studies in Private International Law , #20
Pages:	864
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 1.81(d)

About the Author

Paul Beaumont is Professor of EU and Private International Law at the University of Aberdeen.
Mihail Danov is Associate Professor at the University of Exeter.
Katarina Trimmings is a Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen.
Burcu Yüksel is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface v

Editors' Preface vii

Contributors List xiii

1 Introduction: Research Aims and Methodology Paul Beaumont Mihail Danov 1

Part I Shaping the Development of the Private International Law Framework

2 EU Competence to Legislate in the Area of Private International Law and Law Reforms at the EU Level Jan von Hein 19

3 An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the EU Institutions in Making and Interpreting EU Private International Law Regulations Burcu Yüksel 35

4 Unharmonised Procedural Rules: Is there a Case for Further Harmonisation at EU Level? Jonathan Fitchen 55

Part II Cross-border Litigation Pattern-Empirical Data and Analysis

5 Great Britain Paul Beaumont Mihail Danov Katarina Trimmings Burcu Yüksel 79

6 Belgium Thalia Kruger Eline Ulrix 125

7 Germany Jan von Hein Hannah Dittmers 145

8 Italy Stefania Bariatti Ilaria Viarengo Francesca C Villata Sara Bernasconi Filippo Marchetti 169

9 Spain Carmen Otero García-Castrillón 197

10 Poland Agnieszka Frqckowiak-Adamska Agnieszka Guzewicz Lukasz Petelski 221

11 Austria Florian Heindler Bea Verschraegen 243

12 Bulgaria Teodora Tsenova Anton Petrov 255

13 Croatia Ivana Kunda 265

14 Cyprus Nikitas E Hatzimihail 273

15 Czech Republic Monika Pauknerová Marta Zavadilová Jirí Grygar 285

16 Finland Gustaf Möller 295

17 France Horatia Muir Watt Sabine Corneloup Laurence Usunier Didier Boden Jeremy Heymann David Sindres 305

18 Greece Aspasia Archontaki Paata Simsive 315

19 Hungary Csongor István Nagy 329

20 Ireland Maebh Harding 339

21 Latvia Irena Kucina 351

22 Lithuania Kristina Praneviciene 361

23 Luxembourg Céline Camara 373

24 Malta Antoine G Cremona Clement Mifsud-Bonnici Calvin Calleja 385

25 The Netherlands Aukje Van Hoek Ian Sumner Cathalijne van der Plas 395

26 Portugal Elsa Dias Oliveira João Gomes de Almeida Eugénia Galvao Teles Susana Maltez Raquel Correia 407

27 Romania Ileana M Smeureanu Lucian Ilie Alexandra Ema Dobre 421

28 Slovakia Miroslava Vozáryová Katarína Burdová 431

29 Slovenia Suzana Kraljic 441

30 Sweden Michael Bogdan Ulf Maunsbach 453

31 Promoting Efficient Litigation? Stephen Dnes 463

32 Data Analysis: Important Issues to be Considered in a Cross-border Context Mihail Danov 475

Part III Litigating Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes-A Europe of Law and Justice

33 Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes Before the Court of Justice of the European Union Paul Beaumont Burcu Yüksel 499

34 Legal Certainty and Predictability in the EUPILLAR Project's Regulations: An Assessment Carmen Otero García-Castrillón 585

35 Effective Remedies in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Law Disputes: A Case for an Institutional Reform at EU Level Mihail Danov Paul Beaumont 603

36 Cross-border Contract Litigation in the EU Zheng Sophia Tang 623

37 Cross-border Non-contractual Disputes: The Legislative Framework and Court Practice Michael Wilderspin 639

38 Litigating Cross-border Intellectual Property Disputes in the EU Private International Law Framework Paul Torremans 655

39 Private Enforcement of Competition Law Jonathan Fitchen 671

40 The Relationship Between Litigation and ADR: Evaluating the Effect of the EU PIL Framework on ADR/Settlements in Cross-border Cases Mihail Danov Stefania Bariatti 689

Part IV Litigating Cross-border Family Law Disputes-A Europe of Law and Justice

41 Court of Justice of the European Union's Case Law on Family Law Matters Under Brussels IIa and Maintenance Paul Beaumont Katarina Trimmings 711

42 Habitual Residence: The Factors that Courts Consider Thalia Kruger 741

43 No Deal Better than a Bad Deal-Child Abduction and the Brussels IIa Regulation sAgnieszka Frqckowiak-Adamska 755

44 New (and Old) Problems for Maintenance Creditors Under the EU Maintenance Regulation Lara Walker 771

45 Mediation in EU Cross-border Family Law Ruth Lamont 787

46 Matrimonial Matters Under the Brussels IIa Regulation Katarina Trimmings 803

Part V Conclusion

47 Cross-border Litigation in Europe: Some Theoretical Issues and Some Practical Challenges Paul Beaumont Mihail Danov Katarina Trimmings Burcu Yüksel 819

Index 833

Editorial Reviews

This book is a valuable addition to a growing research and literature trend dedicated to analysing the way European private international law (EU PIL) instruments function across Member States... this book has all the necessary elements to become a reference work for scholars, practitioners, and EU and national policymakers interested in the area of European private international law.
Common Market Law Review

This book must feature prominently in any respectable private international law library. (Translated from the original French)
Revue critique de droit international privé

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