International Law

UKs Ministry of Justice Publishes Guidance on the Rome I Regulation
Yes, there are already at least two specialist works on the Rome I Regulation, but that has not stopped the UK’s Ministry of Justice from producing guidance on the main provisions anyway...

OFT publishes new guidance on fairness in consumer contracts - OUT-LAW.com
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published updated guidelines on what is and what is not acceptable in contracts for consumers. The new guidance replaces that which was published in 2001...

Rome I: Statements by the Council and the Commission on Insurance Contracts and by the French Delegation on Consumer Contracts
Following our post on the release of the final text of the Rome I Regulation, an internal document by the General Secretariat of the Council to the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) confirms that the new Regulation will be soon adopted by the Council (doc...

Rome I - Should the UK Opt In
The Ministry of Justice has launched a public consultation on whether the UK should opt (back) in to the Rome I Regulation (see all Rome I entries on this site here.) The press release states: The Rome I proposal will provide clarity over which law applies if a dispute arises over a contract made between people [...

Special Issue Rome II Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht
The latest issue of the Dutch PIL journal Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht (2008, no. 4 - published in December) is dedicated to the Rome II Regulation. It includes the following eleven contributions: M...

When in Rome ... Stop by a Conference on School Funding
There may not be a lot of MOJ readers in Rome (or maybe there are -- and at the highest levels?) ... Anyhow, there is a conference this Monday in Rome on "State Financing of Catholic Schools," held at the...

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Credit Acceptance Corp. agrees to $52.1 million class action settlement after overcharging consumers for fees and interest on automobile installment contracts.

SunTrust HELOC Loan Termination
SunTrust HELOC allegedly violated clients contracts by decreasing, freezing, or terminating HELOC loans.