Category: conflict of laws

Color Drack GmbH v. Lexx International Vertriebs GmbH – WLR Daily

Posted May 4th, 2007 in conflict of laws, contracts, EC law, law reports, sale of goods by sally

Color Drack GmbH v. Lexx International Vertriebs GmbH (Case C-386/05) 

“Where under a contract goods were delivered to several places in the same EC member state, it was the place of principal delivery in that state, determined on the basis of economic criteria, that had jurisdiction in disputes on the contract.”

WLR Daily, 3rd May 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Moore v. Moore – Times Law Reports

Posted April 25th, 2007 in conflict of laws, divorce, law reports by sally

Keeping court informed in overlapping jurisdictions

Moore v. Moore

Court of Appeal

“In cases involving overlapping proceedings in different jurisdictions there should be someone on each team who was able to inform both courts of the progress of the case in the other jurisdiction.”

The Times, 25th April 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Bentinck v. Bentinck – Times Law Reports

Posted April 12th, 2007 in conflict of laws, law reports, stay of proceedings by sally

Staying proceedings to save costs

Bentinck v. Bentinck

Court of Appeal

“Even when there was no error in a first-instance judgment in a family case concerning conflict of laws, it was not only open to the Court of Appeal, but incumbent upon it to avoid any further wastage of costs and stay the English proceedings until the foreign court had decided whether it was first seised of the matter.”

The Times, 12th April 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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