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International LitigationEva Lein
Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law and Director, Centre for Comparative Law
Biography Eva is Professor at the University of Lausanne. Her fields of expertise are private international law, international dispute resolution and comparative law. She also is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Centre for Comparative Law at BIICL. Eva is a qualified German lawyer. She fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German and has been lecturing in various countries. She is Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and at Queen Mary University…
Arbitration+2Resource Pack: Force majeure and hardship in commercial contracts cross-border and comparative perspectives
Event Date: 1st August 2020
EVENTS Resource Pack: Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives Webinar Details On 8 April 2020 this webinar examined the legal consequences of a party's inability to perform a contract due to events outside their control, by comparing and contrasting a series of different juridictions including the US, France and the UK. An analysis was made of the issue of force majeure / and…
Comparative Law+3Course: Comparative Business Law
Event Date: 23rd January 2020
EVENTS Course: Comparative Business Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with: Event Details BIICL is working with ESCP Europe Business School on this 30 hour course on Comparative Business Law. Taught by BIICL and ESCP staff and legal practitioners, the course provides an excellent…
Arbitration+2Small States, International Law and the Realisation of Rights
Event Date: 14th November 2019
EVENTS Conference: Small States, International Law and the Realisation of Rights Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details The conference will examine how Small States influence international law and global decision-making, including a review of the common challenges faced and a comparative…
International LitigationShort Course: Cross-border Dispute Resolution
Event Date: 13th November 2019
EVENTS Short Course: Cross-border Dispute Resolution Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This three-day programme is focused on current developments and strategies in cross-border dispute resolution. Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial…
Comparative Law+1New Specialist Commercial Courts - Changing Dispute Resolution post Brexit?
Eva Lein | 12th July 2019
This project undertakes an assessment of new specialist Commercial Courts. These might change the litigation landscape post Brexit by attracting litigation business that traditionally went to the English courts. It has been a recent trend to create such courts in various jurisdictions where cases can be dealt with in English and under English law/ by English judges (see eg the Singapore or Qatar Commercial Courts). The perspective of Brexit has led to similar court initiatives in some…
International LitigationInternational-level dispute resolution for mass claims / human rights claims
Event Date: 4th February 2019
Time: 16.30-19.15 (Registration from 16.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The event is a panel discussion on international-level dispute resolution for mass claims / human rights claims. The event was prompted by the publication of Prof Maya Steinitz's book, The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice, which is about the resolution of transnational mass tort claims. …
International LitigationThe Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit Civil and Commercial Matters
1st February 2019
The Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit Civil and Commercial Matters Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
International LitigationThe Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit - Civil and Commercial Matters
Eva Lein | 1st February 2019
This research topic relates to post Brexit perspectives of judicial cooperation in a wider Europe. It assesses the legislative gap following the UK's exit from civil justice cooperation and potential ways to fill it in order to ensure an efficient cross-border enforcement of judgments. This includes a discussion of the Lugano and 2005 Hague Convention regimes as well as the new Hague Judgments Convention which has now been adopted. Share LinksProject - Tags
International LitigationRome II at 10: Looking back and ahead
Event Date: 22nd January 2019
Time: 16.30-19.15 (Registration from 16.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP It's time to celebrate 10 years since Rome II came into force. Its application over the last 10 years has given rise to numerous interesting legal and practical issues as the Courts have started to grapple with applying a novel legal regime. Specialist practitioners and academics from the UK and Europe…
International LitigationComplexity's Embrace The International Law Implications of Brexit
1st March 2018
Complexity's Embrace The International Law Implications of Brexit Edited by Oonagh E. Fitzgerald and Eva Lein In Complexity's Embrace, international law practitioners and academics from…
BREXIT+1The Brussels I Regulation Recast
7th May 2015
The Brussels I Regulation Recast Andrew Dickinson and Eva Lein Summarises the structure of the Regulation and the role played by the case law of the European Court of Justice Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
International LitigationEnhanced Court Fees The Government Response to Part 2 of the Consultation on Reform of Court Fees
1st January 2015
Enhanced Court Fees The Government Response to Part 2 of the Consultation on Reform of Court Fees and Further Proposals for Consultation Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
International LitigationFactors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts
1st January 2015
Factors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
International LitigationFactors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts
Eva Lein | 1st March 2014
BIICL conducted a study for the UK Ministry of Justice on factors influencing litigants' decisions to bring commercial disputes to London based courts. The project involved a broad fieldwork process including an online survey and qualitative interviews with legal practitioners and litigants in the UK and abroad who assessed the advantages and disadvantages of litigation in the UK. The assessment included the reasons for choice of court agreements in favour of English courts and choice…
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