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Geert Van Calster

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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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Geert Van Calster
8 days
My post on assignment of investment law claims https://t.co/tWTtgtNoOj) is the 1500th post Hip hip hurray to the blog! 1st post was released March 2012 https://t.co/jqRjaprqqT Readers, feedback and recognition make it much worthwile. To the next 1500 :-)
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Update 10 June 2020 a lot has happened of course since this post – for the latest on the WTO front see the AB report confirming the legality of the measures under World Trade Organisation (TB…
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Successful appeal against permission to serve out Rome II, law applicable to claim for misuse of trade secret Held Latvian law, hence English law cannot be applied to determine serious issue to be tried Playtech Software v Realtime SIA [2025] EWCA Civ 1472 https://t.co/3Q3rpZzfRC
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Geert Van Calster
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O. This is of ECHR note!!!
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Patrick Lohlein
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SAS Regiment Association raise ECHR Articles 8 and 6 as grounds to object to Northern Ireland Troubles bill https://t.co/QIxDXZDAcF
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Geert Van Calster
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When in Melbourne, ‘Geert’ does not quite cut it.
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Geert Van Calster
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Blogged. Municipio de Mariana v BHP. A groundbreaking liability finding with a sprinkle of conflict of laws: Rome II's evidence and procedure carve-out seen against required claim form detail relevant for limitation purposes. https://t.co/pnolhYgenO
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[If you do use the blog for research, practice submission or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should tu…
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Geert Van Calster
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An excellent Jonathan McDonagh summary of the key findings in Municipio de Mariana https://t.co/w9utjSnSVj h/t @thomasgoodhead
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Geert Van Calster
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Blogged https://t.co/iJ3CdEGnnn: Brussels court halts further planning permits in Climate litigation first Pleased to have Elias Van Gool post the 1501th post on the blog, discussing breakthrough (yes I know there are caveats) climate judgment in Brussels https://t.co/wZi7ByVe2E
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[If you do use the blog for research, practice submission or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should tu…
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Elaine Johnson
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The case follows the recent Court of Appeal decision in Denman v MACH Energy where the court found a direct causal link between export emissions from Australia’s coal mines, and local climate harms. It also comes after the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion
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Geert Van Calster
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This is quite something.
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Elaine Johnson
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Front page today 👇👇👇
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Geert Van Calster
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Successful application for stay ICC arbitrator must decide under Kompetenz Kompetenz principle whether she has jurisdiction (essentially whether valid ADR clause exist between the parties Orange Transgroup v Shein Distribution UK Ltd [2025] EWHC 2966 (KB) https://t.co/NsShVG11Kz
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Geert Van Calster
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Successful application for costs budgeting order, despite claimants' litigation funding & ATE (after the event) insurance As I have said before: would love to have someone write PhD with me on comparative cost law White v Uber ea [2025] EWHC 2972 (Comm) https://t.co/gVqNrObA8q
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Geert Van Calster
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Rome II, law applicable to issues of interest (applying Nicholls https://t.co/SSjV1hoo0G) JSC Commercial Bank PrivatBank v Kolomoisky & Ors (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 2909 (Ch)
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Geert Van Calster
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Successful appeal, return order stayed, Hague Convention 'fundamental change in circumstances' R (Children: Setting Aside Hague Return Order) [2025] EWCA Civ 1426 https://t.co/UHP64ndnlp
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Geert Van Calster
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EU internal, external trade 'ands' CJEU finds HUN restriction of export of building materials are infringement of internal A35, 36 TFEU & external trade rules with GATT background Cannot be justified on by public security C‑499/23 Commission v Hungary
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Geert Van Calster
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Much attention is being paid to due diligence obligations viz CS3D Consider this CJEU judgment last Thurs To comply with EU Timber Regulation 995/2010, subsidiary must have its own due diligence system Mere access to mother's DDS insufficient C‑117/24 JYSK https://t.co/j3vIx0h3EC
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Geert Van Calster
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Hitting home….needless to say this claim, its design, its jurisdictional and other hurdles featured in my ⁦@MonashLawSchool⁩ strategic litigation unit the past week.
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A British court has ruled mining giant BHP liable for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil a decade ago, which sparked one of the world's largest environmental disasters on record.
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Geert Van Calster
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Host’s dog not appreciating late Friday online meetings.
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Geert Van Calster
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And jurisdiction, forum non claxon
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