Cross-Border Litigation in Europe

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.

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

• 1. Introduction: Research Aims and Methodology Paul Beaumont and Mihail DanovPart I: Shaping the Development of the Private InternationalLaw Framework2. EU Competence to Legislate in the Area of Private International Law and Law Reforms at the EU Level Jan von Hein3. An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the EU Institutions in Making and Interpreting EU Private International Law RegulationsBurcu Yüksel4. Unharmonised Procedural Rules: Is there a Case for Further Harmonisation at EU Level? Jonathan FitchenPart II: Cross-border Litigation Pattern—Empirical Data and Analysis5. Great Britain Paul Beaumont, Mihail Danov, Katarina Trimmings and Burcu Yüksel6. Belgium Thalia Kruger and Eline Ulrix7. GermanyJan von Hein and Hannah Dittmers8. Italy Stefania Bariatti, Ilaria Viarengo, Francesca C Villata, Sara Bernasconi and Filippo Marchetti9. Spain Carmen Otero García-Castrillón10. Poland Agnieszka Frackowiak-Adamska, Agnieszka Guzewicz and Lukasz Petelski11. Austria Florian Heindler and Bea Verschraegen12. Bulgaria Teodora Tsenova and Anton Petrov13. Croatia Ivana Kunda14. Cyprus Nikitas E Hatzimihail15. Czech Republic Monika Pauknerová, Marta Zavadilová and Jirí Grygar16. FinlandGustaf Möller17. France Horatia Muir Watt, Sabine Corneloup, Laurence Usunier, Didier Boden,Jeremy Heymann and David Sindres18. Greece Aspasia Archontaki and Paata Simsive19. Hungary Csongor István Nagy20. Ireland Maebh Harding21. Latvia Irena Kucina22. Lithuania Kristina Praneviciene23. Luxembourg Céline Camara24. Malta Antoine G Cremona, Clement Mifsud-Bonnici and Calvin Calleja25. The Netherlands Aukje Van Hoek, Ian Sumner and Cathalijne van der Plas26. Portugal Elsa Dias Oliveira, João Gomes de Almeida, Eugénia Galvão Teles, Susana Maltez and Raquel Correia27. Romania Ileana M Smeureanu, Lucian Ilie and Alexandra Ema Dobre28. SlovakiaMiroslava Vozáryová and Katarína Burdová29. Slovenia Suzana Kraljic30. Sweden Michael Bogdan and Ulf Maunsbach31. Promoting Efficient Litigation? Stephen Dnes32. Data Analysis: Important Issues to be Considered in a Cross-border Context Mihail DanovPart III: Litigating Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes—A Europe of Law and Justice33. Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes Before the Court of Justice of the European Union Paul Beaumont and Burcu Yüksel34. Legal Certainty and Predictability in the EUPILLAR Project’s Regulations: An AssessmentCarmen Otero García-Castrillón35. Effective Remedies in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Law Disputes: A Case for an Institutional Reform at EU Level Mihail Danov and Paul Beaumont36. Cross-border Contract Litigation in the EU Zheng Sophia Tang37. Cross-border Non-contractual Disputes: The Legislative Framework and Court Practice Michael Wilderspin38. Litigating Cross-border Intellectual Property Disputes in the EU Private International Law Framework Paul Torremans39. Private Enforcement of Competition Law Jonathan Fitchen40. 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 BariattiPart IV: Litigating Cross-border Family Law Disputes—A Europe of Law and Justice41. Court of Justice of the European Union’s Case Law on Family Law Matters Under Brussels IIa and Maintenance Paul Beaumont and Katarina Trimmings42. Habitual Residence: The Factors that Courts Consider Thalia Kruger43. No Deal Better than a Bad Deal—Child Abduction and the Brussels IIa Regulation Agnieszka Frackowiak-Adamska44. New (and Old) Problems for Maintenance Creditors Under the EU Maintenance Regulation Lara Walker45. Mediation in EU Cross-border Family Law Ruth Lamont46. Matrimonial Matters Under the Brussels IIa Regulation Katarina TrimmingsPart V: Conclusion47. Cross-border Litigation in Europe: Some Theoretical Issues and Some Practical Challenges Paul Beaumont, Mihail Danov, Katarina Trimmings and Burcu Yüksel