Cross-Border Litigation in Europe

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.>

A valuable addition to a growing research effort aimed at analyzing how the tools of European private international law work in all Member States. This book has all the necessary features to be a reference work for scholars, professionals, and policy makers in the EU and Member States interested in the field of European private international law.

Autorentext
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.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Research Aims and Methodology Paul Beaumont and Mihail Danov 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
      3. An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the EU Institutions in Making and Interpreting EU Private International Law Regulations Burcu Yüksel
         4. Unharmonised Procedural Rules: Is there a Case for Further Harmonisation at EU Level? Jonathan Fitchen Part II: Cross-border Litigation PatternEmpirical Data and Analysis
            5. Great Britain Paul Beaumont, Mihail Danov, Katarina Trimmings and Burcu Yüksel
               6. Belgium Thalia Kruger and Eline Ulrix
                  7. Germany Jan von Hein and Hannah Dittmers
                     8. Italy Stefania Bariatti, Ilaria Viarengo, Francesca C Villata, Sara Bernasconi and Filippo Marchetti
                        9. Spain Carmen Otero García-Castrillón
                           10. Poland Agnieszka Frackowiak-Adamska, Agnieszka Guzewicz and Lukasz Petelski
                               11. Austria Florian Heindler and Bea Verschraegen
                                   12. Bulgaria Teodora Tsenova and Anton Petrov
                                       13. Croatia Ivana Kunda
                                           14. Cyprus Nikitas E Hatzimihail
                                               15. Czech Republic Monika Pauknerová, Marta Zavadilová and Ji*rí Grygar
                                                   16. Finland *Gustaf Möller
                                                   17. France Horatia Muir Watt, Sabine Corneloup, Laurence Usunier, Didier Boden,Jeremy Heymann and David Sindres
                                                       18. Greece Aspasia Archontaki and Paata Simsive
                                                           19. Hungary Csongor István Nagy
                                                               20. Ireland Maebh Harding
                                                                   21. Latvia Irena Kucina
                                                                       22. Lithuania Kristina Pranevicien**e
                                                                           23. Luxembourg Céline Camara
                                                                               24. Malta Antoine G Cremona, Clement Mifsud-Bonnici and Calvin Calleja
                                                                                   25. The Netherlands Aukje Van Hoek, Ian Sumner and Cathalijne van der Plas
                                                                                       26. Portugal Elsa Dias Oliveira, João Gomes de Almeida, Eugénia Galvão Teles, Susana Maltez and Raquel Correia
                                                                                           27. Romania Ileana M Smeureanu, Lucian Ilie and Alexandra Ema Dobre
                                                                                               28. Slovakia Miroslava Vozáryová and Katarína Burdová
                                                                                                   29. Slovenia Suzana Kralji**c
                                                                                                       30. Sweden Michael Bogdan and Ulf Maunsbach
                                                                                                           31. Promoting Efficient Litigation? Stephen Dnes
                                                                                                               32. Data Analysis: Important Issues to be Considered in a Cross-border Context Mihail Danov Part III: Litigating Cross-border Civil and Commercial DisputesA Europe of Law and Justice
                                                                                                                   33. Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes Before the Court of Justice of the European Union Paul Beaumont and Burcu Yüksel
                                                                                                                       34. Legal Certainty and Predictability in the EUPILLAR Project's Regulations: An Assessment Carmen Otero García-Castrillón
                                                                                                                           35. Effective Remedies in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Law Disputes: A Case for an Institutional Reform at EU Level Mihail Danov and Paul Beaumont
                                                                                                                               36. Cross-border Contract Litigation in the EU Zheng Sophia Tang
                                                                                                                                   37. Cross-border Non-contractual Disputes: The Legislative Framework and Court Practice Michael Wilderspin
                                                                                                                                       38. Litigating Cross-border Intellectual Property Disputes in the EU Private International Law Framework Paul Torremans
                                                                                                                                           39. Private Enforcement of Competition Law Jonathan Fitchen
                                                                                                                                               40. The Relationship Between Litigation and ADR: Evaluating the Effect of the EU PIL Framework on ADR/Settlements in Cross-border Cases Mihail Danov and Stefania Bariatti Part IV: Litigating Cross-border Family Law DisputesA 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 and Katarina Trimmings
                                                                                                                                                       42. Habitual Residence: The Factors that Courts Consider Thalia Kruger
                                                                                                                                                           43. No Deal Better than a Bad DealChild Abduction and the Brussels IIa Regulation Agnieszka Frackowiak-Adamska
                                                                                                                                                               44. New (and Old) Problems for Maintenance Creditors Under the EU Maintenance Regulation Lara Walker
                                                                                                                                                                   45. Mediation in EU Cross-border Family Law Ruth Lamont
                                                                                                                                                                       46. Matrimonial Matters Under the Brussels IIa Regulation Katarina Trimmings Part V: Conclusion
                                                                                                                                                                           47. Cross-border Litigation in Europe: Some Theoretical Issues and Some Practical Challenges Paul Beaumont, Mihail Danov, Katarina Trimmings and Burcu Yüksel