Interior of a bookshop in 1815 This week, COMMUNIA released a new report detailing unfair practices in the licensing of digital resources to libraries (as a PDF file). This report describes contractual practices identified by licensing managers from public and academic libraries across Europe during a meeting organised by COMMUNIA under the Chatham House Rule. … Read more
In Case C-630/23 of 30 April 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the consequences of the removal of a term relating to exchange rate risk in a leasing agreement denominated in a foreign currency. Facts of the case In June 2007, ZH and KN concluded a leasing agreement denominated in … Read more
A quick note on Playtech Software ea v Games Global Ltd ea [2024] EWHC 3264 (Ch) in which Thompsell J discussed ia Rome II in an application for service out (of the jurisdiction). As confirmed by Arnold LJ in Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd v Celgard, LLC [2020] EWCA Civ 1293 [51] as a matter … Read more
Last Thursday the CJEU issued a new judgment in the saga of Swiss francs mortgage loan contracts (C-140/22 – there is no English language text available yet). It was a Polish court who asked for a clarification of a few issues related to voiding such contracts as a result of them containing an unfair contract … Read more