Cross-Border Litigation in Europe.

Intro -- Series Editor's Preface -- Editors' Preface -- Table of Contents -- Contributors List -- 1 Introduction: Research Aims and Methodology -- I. Legislative Developments and Theoretical Framework -- II. Other Relevant Studies and Project Research Aims -- III. Assessing the Effectiveness of EU PIL: Legislative Objectives and Issues in a Cross-border Context -- IV. Research Methodology -- V. Value Added by the Project -- VI. Structure of the Book -- 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 -- I. EU Competence to Legislate in the Area of Private International Law -- II. Legal Sources of EU Private International Law -- III. Territorial Scope of EU Legislation on Private International Law -- IV. Law Reforms at EU Level -- 3 An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the EU Institutions in Making and Interpreting EU Private International Law Regulations -- I. Introduction -- II. Effectiveness of the EU Legislature in making EU Private International Law Regulations -- III. Effectiveness of the Court of Justice of the EU in Interpreting EU Private International Law Regulations -- IV. Conclusion -- 4 Unharmonised Procedural Rules: Is there a Case for Further Harmonisation at EU Level? -- I. Introduction -- II. To What Extent has the EU already Harmonised National Procedural Rules? -- III. Is There a Compelling Political or Legal Case for Further Harmonisation of Procedural Rules by the EU? -- IV. What Then Should be Harmonised? -- V. How Should this Harmonisation be Effected? -- VI. Conclusion -- Part II Cross-border Litigation Pattern-Empirical Data and Analysis -- 5 Great Britain -- I. Introduction -- II. England and Wales -- III. Scotland -- IV. Conclusion -- 6 Belgium -- I. Introduction.

II. Civil and Commercial Matters -- III. Family Law Matters -- IV. Conclusion -- 7 Germany -- I. Introduction -- II. Germany's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Germany's Experience in Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 8 Italy -- I. Introduction -- II. Italy's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Italian Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 9 Spain -- I. Introduction -- II. Spain's Experience in Non-family Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Spain's Experience in Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 10 Poland -- I. Introduction -- II. Poland's Experience in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Poland's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- 11 Austria -- I. Introduction -- II. Austria's Experience in Cross-border Non-family Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Austria's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- 12 Bulgaria -- I. Introduction -- II. Brussels I -- III. Applicable Law-Rome I and Rome II -- IV. Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- V. Conclusion -- 13 Croatia -- I. Introduction -- II. Issues Under the Brussels I Regulation -- III. Croatian National Courts' Practice in Interpreting the Regulations -- IV. Cost and Length of Litigation in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- V. Settlement and Alternative Dispute Resolution for Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- VI. Conclusion -- 14 Cyprus -- I. Introduction -- II. Cyprus's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Cyprus's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 15 Czech Republic -- I. Introduction -- II. Czech Experience in Non-family Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Czech Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes.

IV. Conclusion -- 16 Finland -- I. Introduction -- II. Finland's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Finland's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 17 France -- I. Introduction -- II. France's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. French Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- 18 Greece -- I. Introduction -- II. Greece's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Greece's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 19 Hungary -- I. Introduction -- II. Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 20 Ireland -- I. Introduction -- II. Ireland's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Ireland's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 21 Latvia -- I. Introduction -- II. Latvia's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Latvia's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 22 Lithuania -- I. Introduction -- II. Lithuania's Experience on Cross-border Civil Disputes and Civil Procedure Governing the Commercial Disputes -- III. Lithuania's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 23 Luxembourg -- I. Introduction -- II. Luxembourg's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Luxembourg's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 24 Malta -- I. Introduction -- II. Malta's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Malta's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 25 The Netherlands -- I. Introduction -- II. The Netherlands Experience in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes.

III. The Netherlands' Experience in Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- 26 Portugal -- I. Introduction -- II. Portugal's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Portugal's Experience of Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 27 Romania -- I. Introduction -- II. Romania's Experience in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Romania's Experience in Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 28 Slovakia -- I. Introduction -- II. Slovak Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Slovak Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- 29 Slovenia -- I. Introduction -- II. Slovenia's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Slovenia's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 30 Sweden -- I. Introduction -- II. Sweden's Experience on Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes -- III. Sweden's Experience on Cross-border Family Law Disputes -- IV. Conclusion -- 31 Promoting Efficient Litigation? -- I. Introduction -- II. Welfare Analysis of Litigation -- III. Analysis of the Litigation Pattern -- IV. Conclusion -- 32 Data Analysis: Important Issues to be Considered in a Cross-border Context -- I. Introduction -- II. Remedies Impact Parties' Decisions Whether/Where to Sue -- III. The EU Legal Landscape Shapes the Litigants' Strategies -- IV. The Litigants' Strategies Affect the Available Remedies: Some Issues to be Considered -- V. Conclusion -- 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 -- I. Introduction -- II. Interpretation of the Rules on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters under the Brussels I Regulation.

III. Interpretation of the Rules on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations Under the Rome I Regulation -- IV. Interpretation of the Rules on the Law Applicable to Non-contractual Obligations under the Rome II Regulation -- V. Conclusion -- 34 Legal Certainty and Predictability in the EUPILLAR Project's Regulations: An Assessment -- I. Introduction -- II. Right to Justice and the Concepts of Legal Certainty and Predictability in the EU Legal Framework -- III. Legal Certainty in EUPILLAR's Project Regulations -- IV. Interpretation, Characterisation and Consistency -- V. Particular Issues -- VI. Conclusions -- 35 Effective Remedies in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Law Disputes: A Case for an Institutional Reform at EU Level -- I. Introduction -- II. Parties' Strategies: EU Legal Landscape-A Level of Legal Uncertainty-Effective Remedies -- III. The Level of Legal Uncertainty and Remedies: Cost-shifting-Litigants' Behaviour and Settlements in Cross-border Cases -- IV. Concluding Remarks -- 36 Cross-border Contract Litigation in the EU -- I. Introduction -- II. Conflicts Rules in Commercial Contracts -- III. Contracts with Inequality of Bargaining Power -- IV. Conclusion -- 37 Cross-border Non-contractual Disputes: The Legislative Framework and Court Practice -- I. Introduction -- II. International Jurisdiction -- III. Applicable Law -- IV. Overall Conclusion -- 38 Litigating Cross-border Intellectual Property Disputes in the EU Private International Law Framework -- I. Introduction -- II. Jurisdiction -- III. Applicable Law -- IV. Conclusion -- 39 Private Enforcement of Competition Law -- I. Introduction -- II. European Union Private International Law: Reducing Uncertainties by Reform and by Judicial Clarification of the Existing Law -- III. Conclusion.

40 The Relationship Between Litigation and ADR: Evaluating the Effect of the EU PIL Framework on ADR/Settlements in Cross-border Cases.

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