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Geert Van Calster

@gavclaw

Geert is a practising lawyer and full professor at KU Leuven, and a visiting prof at Monash and Melbourne University. Mostly law. Just law.

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There's a novel in this, surely Discussion of 4 common law grounds (and issues of service) for bank to sell the contents of 14 safety deposit boxes which it /predecessor entities) has held for 44-122 years Credit Agricole v NN [2025] EWHC 1346 (Ch) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

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Comparative law claxon Matthews HHJ taking the opportunity to explain to lay parties in the case how English judges decide cases (in casu: unjust enrichment re care of late mother) Rogers v Wills [2025] EWHC 1367 (Ch) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

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Of note. Comments target ia differences in (witholding) tax, insolvency, corporate law | Norway’s oil fund calls for urgent reform of European capital markets via Financial Times on.ft.com/3Tca8GW

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Blogged. Real Madrid v Le Monde. Following CJEU instructions to a tee, the French Supreme Court annuls court of appeal refusal to recognise alleged 'SLAPP' judgment, instructs new assessment. gavclaw.com/2025/06/09/rea…

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Of note: confirming stockholders suing companies derivatively must satisfy substantive standing requirements of the jurisdiction in which the company is incorporated: lex loci incorporationis. Not New York law as the lex fori. Ezrasons, Inc. v. Rudd ea homburger.ch/en/insights/de…

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Solicitor fails to have references to his being "greedy" and "corrupt", being struck from judgment viz $11 billion arbitration award against Nigeria Extensive discussion of A6, 8 #ECHR Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments [2025] EWCA Civ 715 bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/…

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In conflict of laws exam season, excellent example of relevance of qualification aka characterisation Whether claim is in rem or in succession, leading to different outcomes for recognition of Italian judgment in E&W Sidoli v Sidoli [2025] EWHC 1425 (Ch) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

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One of the chemical industry's chief arguments against regulating #PFAS is their role in life-saving medical technology. Today, 150 healthcare providers pushed back. Medicine shouldn't be used as an "excuse" for continuing to make these dangerous chemical, they wrote.