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International Commercial Disputes
Commercial Conflict of Laws in English Courts
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
This is the fourth edition of this highly regarded work on the law of international commercial litigation as practised in the English courts. As such it is primarily concerned with how commercial disputes which have connections with more than one country are dealt with by the English courts. Much...
Lawyers and Mediators
The Brave New World of Services for Separating Families
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Do lawyers make matters worse, or do they provide information, advice and support which can help to prevent disputes arising or manage them when they do? Do mediators enable parties to communicate and reach agreements tailor-made to their needs? Or working outside the legal framework, do they find...
Passing Wealth on Death
Will-Substitutes in Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Wealth can be transferred on death in a number of different ways, most commonly by will. Yet a person can also use a variety of other means to benefit someone on death. Examples include donationes mortis causa, joint tenancies, trusts, life-insurance contracts and nominations in pension and retirement...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
European capital markets law has developed rapidly in recent years. The former directives have been replaced by regulations and numerous implementing legal acts aimed at ensuring a level playing field across the EU. The financial crisis has given further impetus to the development of a European supervisory...
Core and Contingent Work in the European Union
A Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Labour and social security law studies have addressed the topic of the decline of the standard employment relationship mainly from the point of view of the growing number of atypical relationships. Only a limited number of studies have examined the issue from the perspective of the differentiation...
Secured Credit in Europe
From Conflicts to Compatibility
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
This monograph seeks the optimal way to promote compatibility between systems of proprietary security rights in Europe, focusing on security rights over tangible movables and receivables. Based on comparative research, it proposes how best to tackle cross-border problems impeding trade and finance,...
by Dr Ewelina Kajkowska
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
This book analyses the contractual mechanisms requiring parties to exhaust a selected amicable dispute resolution procedure before proceedings in court or arbitration are initiated. It briefly explains the phenomenon of integrated dispute resolution, outlines ADR methods commonly used in multi-tiered...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
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...
by Professor Zheng Sophia Tang
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
The second edition of this highly recommended work addresses the interaction between conflict of laws, dispute resolution, electronic commerce and consumer contracts. In addition it identifies specific difficulties that conflicts lawyers and consumer lawyers encounter in electronic commerce and proposes...
by Dr Justin Borg-Barthet
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2012
The manner in which the governing law of companies is determined has attracted much attention from academics and practitioners alike ever since the European Court of Justice began receiving references for preliminary rulings regarding the compatibility of protective conflict of corporate law norms...
International Sales Law
A Guide to the CISG
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Written for international trade lawyers, practitioners and students from common and civil law countries, this casebook is an excellent starting point for learning about the CISG, providing an article-by-article analysis of the Convention. The commentary on each article is accompanied by extracts from...
Unjust Enrichment in South African Law
Rethinking Enrichment by Transfer
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Conventional thinking teaches that the absence of liability - in particular contractual invalidity - is itself the reason for the restitution of transfers in the South African law of unjustified enrichment. However, this book argues that while the absence of a relationship of indebtedness is a necessary...
Law and the Precarious Home
Socio Legal Perspectives on the Home in Insecure Times
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
This book explores the emergent and internationally widespread phenomenon of precariousness, specifically in relation to the home. It maps the complex reality of the insecure home by examining the many ways in which precariousness is manifested in legal and social change across a number of otherwise...
The Transformation of Enforcement
European Economic Law in a Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
This insightful book considers the phenomenon of the transformation of enforcement in European economic law while adopting a distinct global perspective. The editors identify and respond to the need for reflection on transformation processes in the area of enforcement by bringing together the leading...