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Geert Van Calster

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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

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Excited that the 6 PhD positions for @ERC_Research CONJURERS have now been advertised www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

! Academic jobs claxon. Deadline for application is 25 October 2026. Excited that the 6 PhD positions in the context of my European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant CONJURERS (see… | Geert Van C...

! Academic jobs claxon. Deadline for application is 25 October 2026. Excited that the 6 PhD positions in the context of my European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant CONJURERS (see (https://lnkd....

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Impact of Swiss judgment rejecting appeal against #ECT award, on UK proceedings re immunity Whether unsuccessful appeal creates issue estoppel in the UK, implying Russia submitted to jurisdiction & cannot claim immunity Yukos v RUS [2026] EWHC 1918 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Maritime law Applicable law Whether Brussels Collision Convention 1910 applies in port pile-up caused by sudden gale Held: no, only Dutch law applies, following Rome II No 'collision' between ships First instance Rotterdam, HOYLAND v Tallink deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Failed application for case-management stay, pending outcome of proceedings in Liberia Hutton KC: risk of concurrent proceedings comes with territory of non-exclusive choice of court Conex Oil & Gas Holdings v PSTV Energy FZCO [2026] EWHC 2325 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Blogged. X v OKX Europe and Aux Cayes Fintech. Rotterdam court distinguishes CJEU Universal Music in the case of an individual, with a view to guaranteeing access to justice. gavclaw.com/2026/09/08/x...

X v OKX Europe and Aux Cayes Fintech. Rotterdam court distinguishes CJEU Universal Music in the case of an individual, with a view to guaranteeing access to justice.

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

! Sanctions law claxon, frequent issue: Whether liquidators' consent to assignment of rights against creditor, by entity sanctioned under the Russia sanctions regime, would contravene such sanctions Denali Corp - FZCO v Manson & Ors [2026] EWHC 2287 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Successful s60 Arbitration Act point of law appeal Application of Hague-Visby and Hague rules Batavia Eximp & Contracting (S) PTE Ltd v Pedregal Maritime SA [2026] EWCA Civ 1158 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Unsuccessful appeal Whether employer's vicarious liability to third party for torts of employee passes to employer on transfer Assimilated EU law, the Acquired Rights Regulations ABC v Huntercombe (No.12) Ltd & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 1161 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Blogged. Richard de la Tour AG in [Grixta] /the Muatassim Kadhafi embezzlement, asset recovery claim. An interesting ‘civil and commercial’ argument against the background of EU, UN sanctions law. gavclaw.com/2026/09/08/r...

Richard de la Tour AG in [Grixta] /the Muatassim Kadhafi embezzlement, asset recovery claim. An interesting ‘civil and commercial’ argument against the background of EU, UN sanctions law.

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Kokott AG yday C‑193/25 Poland v EP & Council recommends annulment of part of urban waste water Directive, arguing EP, Council failed in science-based application of polluter pays principle (extended producer responsibility viz cosmetics, pharma producers) infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/jurispr...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Richard de la Tour yesterday in C‑345/25 [Grixta] on 'civil and commercial' within the scope of Rome I and sanctions law - More on the blog soon. infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/jurispr...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A deep dive into the EU Proposed Cybersecurity Act 2.0 and its friction points with the Law of the World Trade Organization. gavclaw.com/2026/08/10/t...

The EU Proposed Cybersecurity Act 2.0 and its friction points with the Law of the World Trade Organization.

I have not just been preparing the 5th ed of the Private International Law Handbook this summer. I have also subjected the EU’s CSA 2.0, the Proposed Cybersecurity Act, to a test under the l…

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Birt J dismissing an attempt to set aside order to serve out of the jurisdiction a claim re alleged misuse of corporate restructuring to avoid enforcement of arbitration awards. State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Mansimov [2026] EWHC 2102 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Successful application for case management stay of EN proceedings in favour of proceedings in New York (the contractually agreed non-exclusive forum, here relied on by non-party Considers ia plenty of BIa authorities Cheyne ESSFIn v TMF Trustee [2026] EWHC 2091 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Successful appeal against return order to Texas A13(b) Hague Convention grave danger exception HG (Abduction: Application To Set Aside Return Order) [2026] EWCA Civ 971 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Unsuccessful A52.8 CPR PTA Permission to appeal request re continued use of Gatwick airport Rejects as unarguable ia claim that planning permission did not take into account EU's ETS Emissions Trading Scheme extension Barclay v [HMG] [2026] EWCA Civ 1040 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Locus damni under Rome II (here of relevance to jurisdictional challenge) Viz Rome II, damage is unlikely to have been constituted by an act which the claimant is able to reverse of its own motion Sucden Financial Ltd v TMT Metals [2026] EWCA Civ 986 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Interesting application of comity in patent infringement trial, possibility of double recovery www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

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Interesting application of comity: Court of Appeal confirms that - in principle patent holders should not be entitled to double (or more) recovery of damages following patent infringement (Lufthans...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Blogged. The CJEU in Idziski. Yet further distinguishing of Article 7(2) locus damni jurisdiction. gavclaw.com/2026/07/29/t...

The CJEU in Idziski. Yet further distinguishing of Article 7(2) locus damni jurisdiction.

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Enforcement of Chinese, PRC judgment at common law Held PRC judgment was final and conclusive and no natural justice has been breached Wei & Anor v Junhong [2026] EWHC 1892 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Enforcement of arbitral awards, attachment of assets whose beneficial owner is said to be the award debtor Soprim Construction SARL v The Republic of Djibouti [2026] EWHC 1850 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Lengthy judgment on validity of complex financial transactions, held under Lebanese law Held correctly) that lex causae for any director's fiduciary duty to company is subject to lex incorporationis Cedar Mundi v Attieh ea [2026] EWHC 1820 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Blogged. Fibo markets. The CJEU on 'fairy money': what constitutes 'financial instruments' leading to carve-out from Rome I's consumer protection. gavclaw.com/2026/07/27/f...

Fibo markets. The CJEU on ‘fairy money’: what constitutes ‘financial instruments’ leading to carve-out from Rome I’s consumer protection.

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Assimilated EU consumer law with impact on jurisdiction Successful jurisdictional challenge in yet another 'Lebanese bank' case. Evidence does not show that business purpose was only negligible per CJEU Gruber. Al-Bitar v Byblos Bank [2026] EWHC 1807 (KB) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Perhaps interesting (e.g. viz students studying for conflict of laws resits) application of (effectively, assimilated EU) English consumer law applied to arbitrability of disputes, by Dutch court: X v EMS Air Ambulance ECLI:NL:RBROT:2026:8243 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Not a particularly revealing yet perhaps interesting (e.g. viz students studying for conflict of laws resits) application of (effectively, assimilated EU) consumer law applied to arbitrability of disp...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

An abuse of process issue that reads like a spy novel . Re 'privilege hunting' as an abuse of the process of the English court and, if it is, what if anything should be the court's response. Salinas Pliego & Anor v Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 940 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Application dismissed for preliminary proceeding viz lex causae (EN, Lux, depending on whether Hague Trust Convention applicable) Holden DM: "Siren song of preliminary trial should on this occasion be resisted" Payne Hicks v Nielsen [2026] EWHC 1813 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Blogged. Cisco systems. SCOTUS closes the cause of action door to “judicially created” Alien Tort Statute liability. Holds aiding-and-abetting liability does not exist under the ATS for almost all torts. gavclaw.com/2026/07/15/c...

Cisco systems. SCOTUS closes the cause of action door to “judicially created” Alien Tort Statute liability. Holds aiding-and-abetting liability does not exist under the ATS for almost all torts.

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Cockerill J's judgment in #dieselgate cheating devices includes "DIESEL ENGINEERING 101" Judgment discusses cheating devices under EU law, how CJEU authority should be applied post Brexit Various claimants v Mercedes ea [2026] EWHC 1753 (KB) www.judiciary.uk/judgments/va...

Various claimants -v- Mercedes Benz Group AG and others - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Assimilated EU law, Rome I Unfair contract terms Act Displacement of habitual residence by branch activities, escape clause of A4(3) Rome I Convrgnt Value Engineering v Kennedys Dubai [2026] EWHC 1754 (Ch) lnkd.in/eSXPccmT

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Blogged. The CJEU in Hortis holds that lex voluntatis can be the proper law of the contract under the Rome Convention's /Regulation's protective regime for employees, hence insulating the default protection of the law of the place of habitual employment. wp.me/p289fR-4SS

The CJEU in Hortis holds that the lex voluntatis can be the proper law of the contract under the Rome Convention’s /Regulation’s protective regime for employees, hence insulating the default protectio...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Whether enforcement of LEZ 'fines' is caught by Brussels Ia cq Rome I /II Antwerp instructed to file additional submissions First instance Amsterdam, Stad Antwerpen v X ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2026:6448 deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

First instance court at Amsterdam holds collective 'WAMCA' claim against Twitter /X meets all requirements for go-ahead, with one caveat.. www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

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🔨 First instance court at Amsterdam holds collective 'WAMCA' claim against Twitter /X meets all requirements for go-ahead, with one caveat: the representative claimant needs to show sufficient financi...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Assimilated EU law, Environmental Information, "Aarhus" Directive 2003/4 Temporal law: when is it to be assessed whether information is 'held' by the authorities Information Commissioner & Anor v O'Hanlon [2026] EWCA Civ 838 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Blogged. Dexia v Torino. Italian SWAP cases continue their smoothish journey in England, helped by a flexible interpretation of the 'international' element required for Rome I. The multicurrency ISDA form fast becoming an A3(3) poison pill in English courts. wp.me/p289fR-4SC

Dexia v Torino. Italian SWAP cases continue their smoothish journey in England, helped by a flexible interpretation of the ‘international’ element required for Rome I. The multicurrency ISDA form fast...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

@erc.europa.eu news 👀….. www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

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Err, exciting news- #ERCAdG news 🥳 Rapt that European Research Council (ERC) awarded me 2.5 Million Euro. An ERC Advanced Grant for CONJURERS: a search for just and sustainable solutions to corporati...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Submission to (enforcement) jurisdiction by the mere signing of the New York Convention Considers ia the distinction between procedural and substantive rules and the relevance for the issue CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd & Ors v The Republic of India [2026] EWCA Civ 797 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

CJEU yesterday on the application of the ‘financial instruments’ carve out in Rome I’s consumer title: C-346/25 Fibo Markets infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Continued need for 'looking over the fence' of lex contractus, to determine forum solutionis under BIa - CJEU Tessili v Dunlop claxon Den Haag ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:13929 deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

CJEU C-292/25 sporting24 Austrian proceedings to recognise a claim must be discontinued in light of later German insolvency proceedings. The German courts, MS of COMI, have exclusive jurisdiction for the registration of the claim despite being seized later infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Lex arbitri (per lex voluntatis) being English law, Bright J makes short shrift of argument that Louisiana law (place of performance) bears any relevance on the validity of the arbitration agreement Chubb Bermuda v Fertitta Entertainment [2026] EWHC 1392 (Comm) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Part 26 scheme of arrangement, COMI in Germany Prima facie recognition in Germany (certain CFA subject to German law, but to be amended to English law, and with provision for contingencies viz the German inland revenue) CUR-Alpha 1092 GmbH, Re [2026] EWHC 1414 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Part 26A sanctioning; acceptance of evidence that Part 26A being UK law, recognition will be automatic in Scotland, Northern Ireland Even if it impacts on real estate, ordinarily subject to the lex rei sitae. Poundstretcher Ltd, re [2026] EWHC 1438 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Unsuccessful jurisdictional appeal to Bankruptcy order, revolving around 'doing business in the jurisdiction' Lyons v Bridging Finance Inc [2026] EWHC 1388 (Ch) www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Judgment in C-791/24 Terve yesterday, on the scope of A24(2) Brussels Ia and A7(2) forum contractus viz derivative actions infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Opinion of First Advocate General Szpunar yesterday on the downfall of the broken tulip, kicking off with references to the Dutch 1630s tulip bubble C-33/25 Stichting Bloembollenkeuringsdienst (yup, there is a certification agency for flower bulbs) infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Important judgment yday for those with interest in internal market, CE marking: responsibility of distributor (duty of care) cq manufacturer re potentially defective products Medical devices Regulation 2017/745 C-10/24 Dúrr Dental v Cattani Deutschland infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/documen...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Greenpeace v Energy Transfer 📣 anti-SLAPP action by Greenpeace in The Netherlands, against US energy company's injunctions and subsequent successful damages claims in the US Dutch courts hold they have jurisdiction More here www.linkedin.com/posts/geert-...

Stichting Greenpeace International v Energy Transfer et al (link to the judgment in comment) 📣 anti-SLAPP action by Greenpeace in The Netherlands, against US energy company's injunctions and… | G...

Stichting Greenpeace International v Energy Transfer et al (link to the judgment in comment) 📣 anti-SLAPP action by Greenpeace in The Netherlands, against US energy company's injunctions and subseque...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#BizHumanRights, potentially Article 7 Rome II claxon (lex ecologia: see lnkd.in/eBRNCP2F) Rio Tinto are dual UK-Australia listed hence this will be forum rei jurisdiction and forum non conveniens test per the Court of Appeal in Dyson. www.ft.com/content/dcc1...

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Geert Van Calster @gavclaw.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Final rejection of the appeal in long running UKR litigation Incl obiter rejection of argument re UKR law: seeing as these are matters of fact and given first instance judge had benefit of cross examination etc. Privatbank v Kolomosiky [2026] EWCA Civ 658 bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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