Choice

Società Italiana Lastre. The CJEU (once again ignoring renvoi nb) in strong support for party autonomy, holds the validity of asymmetric choice of court IS covered by Brussels Ia and, in principle, valid provided it be limited to EU or Lugano States courts. – Go Health Pro

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Società Italiana Lastre. The CJEU (once again ignoring renvoi nb) in strong support for party autonomy, holds the validity of asymmetric choice of court IS covered by Brussels Ia and, in principle, valid provided it be limited to EU or Lugano States courts. – Go Health Pro

Background to Case C-537/23 Società Italiana Lastre SpA (SIL) v Agora SARL, in which the CJEU held yesterday, is here. The choice of court clause that is the subject of the proceedings reads the court of Brescia [(Italy)] will have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from or related to this contract. [SIL] reserves the right to bring … Read more

School Choice? Or No Choice for Students with Disabilities? – Go Health Pro

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By Eve Hill On January 29, 2025 President Trump issued an Executive Order to on Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families. The Order frames the public education system as failing and promotes universal K-12 voucher programs, allowing families to use public funds for private school tuition. It also directs the Department of Education to … Read more

The unsuccessful appeal in Clifford Chance v SocGen on choice of court in a framework agreement. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

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The unsuccessful appeal in Clifford Chance v SocGen on choice of court in a framework agreement. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

I reviewed the first instance judgment in Clifford Change v SocGen here. Soc Gen have unsuccessfully appealed, see Clifford Chance LLP & Anor v Societe Generale SA (Rev1) [2025] EWCA Civ 14, with Phillips LJ not taking up much space to do so. Viz the question whether Clifford Change LLP was bound, he holds [46] … Read more

The lesson from the year of elections? Democracy for the moment remains the political system of choice – Go Health Pro

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The lesson from the year of elections? Democracy for the moment remains the political system of choice – Go Health Pro

This year was billed as “the year of elections” due to the number of major elections taking place across the world. Michael Cox writes that while many of these elections have been turbulent affairs, we should not forget that democracy, warts and all, remains the political system of choice for most countries in the world … Read more

a good example of a poorly drafted choice of court clause (and wrong High Court conclusion IMO). – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

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a good example of a poorly drafted choice of court clause (and wrong High Court conclusion IMO). – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

There is a gale force wind out there and the girls and I are housebound: so I thought I’ld clear the blog queue a bit. It is generally not good practice to post poorly drafted choice of court provisions yet once in a while it helps illustrate what I often say in class: that even … Read more

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