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Publication: Dickinson on the Rome II Regulation
On 18th December 2008, Oxford University Press will publish Andrew Dickinson’s new work on The Rome II Regulation - The Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations. Here’s the blurb: Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (the so-called “Rome II Regulation”) is the product of almost 40-years work by the institutions and Member [...

Rome II Regulation Applicable in EU
Starting from today, 11 January 2009, Regulation no. 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) is applicable in the Member States (see its Art. 32), excepting Denmark...

JHA Council Session (5-6 June 2008): Adoption of the Rome I Reg. - Political Guidelines on Rome III and Maintenance Reg. - External Dimension of JHA
On 5 and 6 June the Justice and Home Affairs Council will hold its 2873rd session in Luxembourg, the last under the Slovenian Presidency. Among the ?Justice? issues, scheduled for Friday 6th, the Council is expected to adopt the Rome I Regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations (see the list of public deliberations; [...

Weintraub on Rome II: Simple and Predictable, Consequences-Based, or Neither
Prof. Russell J Weintraub (University of Texas at Austin, School of Law) has published an interesting article on the Rome II Regulation in the latest issue of the Texas International Law Journal (Summer 2008): ?The Choice-of-Law Rules of the European Community Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations: Simple and Predictable, Consequences-Based, or Neither?? [...

Trinity College Dublin to Host Conference on Rome II Regulation
On June 21, 2008, Trinity College Dublin is hosting a conference on the Rome II regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations.  Full details are available here.  The conference will examine the regulation and its implications for the practice of tort law...

TRADE SECRETS AND THE ROME II REGULATION ON THE LAW APPLICABLE TO NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
E.I.P.R. 2008, 30(8), 309-319 Christopher Wadlow. Abstract: Discusses the protection of trade secrets in private international law, focusing on the impact of Regulation 864/2007 (Rome II)...

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Katrina Victims See Justice, Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions
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Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

The Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

European Style Smoked Salmon
Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Windows Software
Microsoft fined $1.3 billion for failing to comply with the European Union's antitrust order.