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Cross-Border separations and divorces: Article 10 of EU Regulation 1259/2010 must be interpreted literally - the law of the referenced Member State applies, even if it imposes stricter or more demanding divorce conditions
Where the foreign Law provides substantive requirements different from the Lex Fori, the court with jurisdiction must still verify and assess whether those conditions are met
The judgment of 16 July 2020 in Case C-249/2019 clarifies how national courts must handle divorce cases when the applicable foreign law sets stricter procedural conditions than their own legal system....
09-05-2025
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International sale of goods between private business: the applicable law is the Vienna Convention of 1980
The Convention, by establishing uniform substantial rules governing the international sale of goods, prevails over the private international law rules of the contracting States
In case of an international sale of goods, if the contracting parties are located in Countries that have signed the Vienna Convention of 1980, it prevails over the rules of domestic private internatio...
12-04-2023
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Separations and divorces with elements of foreignness: Art 10 of EU Regulation 1259/2010 must be interpreted according to its literal meaning: the law of the Member State referred to must be applied, even if it provides for more severe and restrictive divorce conditions
If the foreign law provides for different substantive conditions from the law of the forum, the court having jurisdiction is still required to verify and ascertain the existence of those conditions
The Court of Justice of the European Union, in its judgment dated 16/07/2020 (C-249/2019), provided clarification on the interpretation of Article 10 in EU Regulation no. 1259/2010, regarding selectio...
13-02-2023
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