Geert Van Calster
@gavclaw
Geert is a practising lawyer and full professor at KU Leuven, and a visiting prof i.a. at Monash University, Melbourne. Mostly law. Just law. Blogs at www.gavclaw.com
Yukos saga Enforcement of arbitration awards by panel seated in The Netherlands Ordre public arguments under NY Convention largely fail Note closing paras by Justice Bright Hulley Enterprises ea v [Russia] [2026] EWHC 456 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
Another good example of poorly drafted ADR clause, which ends up having to be interpreted in light of commonsense commercial practice Ropa v Kharis Solutions Ltd [2026] EWHC 259 (Comm) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
Enforcement at common law of two Russian judgments relating to post-nuptial agreement, with extensive review of the classic decision tree. Timokhin v Timokhina [2026] EWHC 439 (KB) bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
Fair to say winter has now truly arrived. Have a lovely weekend all.
Your trade, investment, public, private International law exam question right here.
Kicked off International business transactions @unimelb.bsky.social Law School.
Dutch Supreme Court on valid dépeçage within the context of A3 Rome I choice of law, lex voluntatis Airgas USA v Universal Africa Lines ECLI:NL:HR:2025:1665 deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id... For the clause at issue see ⬇️
Mornington Peninsula. With storms slowly brewing in central Melbourne.
‘Do not let your hearts be troubled…In my Father’s house are many rooms’. —All Saints, All Souls.
Successful appeal on application for security for costs, with a side issue on pre-Brexit Brussels /Lugano parties and amended CPR Qatar IAPDH v Phoenix Ancient Art SA [2025] EWCA Civ 1300 (re Nike statue: for background see ial.uk.com/final-judgme...) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...
Hum. Not quite. on.ft.com/47lgwCD EU pressure builds on Belgium to allow use of Russia’s frozen assets
Doing another one of my teaser classes for secondary school students. Either it enthuses them, or puts them off the law for ever. Either way, I hope it helps them.
"the Rome IV Regulation on applicable law for property rights"..... Reassuring that AI has A LOT of catching up to do on conflict of laws. (and no my blog post it refers to is not relevant; this one is though: gavclaw.com/2023/06/16/o...)
'Kids should be happy with one or two Barbie dolls' and 'Companies should not obsess with quarterly reporting': once in a while, POTUS pursues a hipster, sustainable trade and economics agenda...
Most relevant re legacy pollution, and see link in the post to Shell's response (which cross-refers to Alame v Shell: see gavclaw.com/2025/06/27/a...) linkedin.com/posts/jasper...