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Professor Eva Lein. Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law and Director, Centre for Comparative Law. +44 (0)20 7862 5434. e.lein@biicl.org. Eva has published extensively on topical issues of comparative contract law and dispute resolution. Her PhD focused on comparative contract law, covering various EU jurisdictions as well as

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REGINA V. ERNEST GEORGE THOMPSON, BRIAN ALBERT JOHNSON AND FN5 1 C.M.L.R. 390. The subject-matter of the offences is gold and silver coins. A. The gold coins are krugerrands.They are still, at the present time, minted CENTRAFARM BV AND ANOTHER V. STERLING DRUG INC. (CASE 15 Centrafarm BV and Another v. Sterling Drug Inc. (Case 15/74) Centrafarm BV and Another v. Winthrop BV (Case 16/74) Before the Court of Justice of the European PRODUCT LIABILITY FORUM (PLF) The Product Liability Forum (PLF) enables the practical application of policy and developments in product liability and safety law to be considered by leading lawyers in private practice, industry, academia, regulatory bodies and senior business managers, consumer representatives, public servants, public affairs professionals and other specialist practitioners.

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Professor Eva Lein. Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law and Director, Centre for Comparative Law. +44 (0)20 7862 5434. e.lein@biicl.org. Eva has published extensively on topical issues of comparative contract law and dispute resolution. Her PhD focused on comparative contract law, covering various EU jurisdictions as well as

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Dr. Julinda Beqiraj is the Maurice Wohl Senior Research Fellow in European Law. She works on a number of projects, including one on the role of the rule of law in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and one on barriers and solutions to access to justice across jurisdictions. PRODUCT LIABILITY DATABASE Decision: The Austrian Supreme Court held that the revision of the claimant was unauthorised. The non-warranty of Section 8 (2) APLA does not work in favour of the defendant because it cannot be derivate neither from the claim of the parties nor from the drawn conclusions. This regulation isolates the liability for risks of production, the

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REGINA V. ERNEST GEORGE THOMPSON, BRIAN ALBERT JOHNSON AND FN5 1 C.M.L.R. 390. The subject-matter of the offences is gold and silver coins. A. The gold coins are krugerrands.They are still, at the present time, minted CENTRAFARM BV AND ANOTHER V. STERLING DRUG INC. (CASE 15 Centrafarm BV and Another v. Sterling Drug Inc. (Case 15/74) Centrafarm BV and Another v. Winthrop BV (Case 16/74) Before the Court of Justice of the European BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) provides informed, independent and practical legal ideas for a global community. Its high quality and respected work involves analysis and debate about contemporary issues on every continent, from its base in the heart of London's energetic and multicultural legal network. PETE BOND | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | BIICL Pete joined BIICL as Chief Operating Officer in January 2021. He is responsible for the operational management and leadership of the Institute, and works closely with the Director and trustees to develop and implement BIICL's strategy. Before joining BIICL, Pete worked as Director of Finance & Operations in the Nuffield Department of

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PRODUCT LIABILITY FORUM (PLF) The Product Liability Forum (PLF) enables the practical application of policy and developments in product liability and safety law to be considered by leading lawyers in private practice, industry, academia, regulatory bodies and senior business managers, consumer representatives, public servants, public affairs professionals and other specialist practitioners. CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENT Climate Change & Environment. Climate change is one the most pressing global environmental concerns. BIICL is focusing its environmental law research on this field, by pushing the knowledge boundaries on climate change legislation and litigation, through comparative and international law projects, events, publications and training. HOME | BINGHAM CENTRE Home page of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Details of current publications, comment pieces and events at the Bingham Centre as well as links to current areas of work. The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law is a part of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) PETE BOND | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | BIICL Pete joined BIICL as Chief Operating Officer in January 2021. He is responsible for the operational management and leadership of the Institute, and works closely with the Director and trustees to develop and implement BIICL's strategy. Before joining BIICL, Pete worked as Director of Finance & Operations in the Nuffield Department of

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PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS IN INTERNATIONAL COURTS Procedural fairness is a topic of contemporary importance that touches upon the jurisdictional powers, effectiveness and normative and institutional framework of international courts and tribunals. Increasingly prominent in practice, it features in a wide spectrum of the arbitral and judicial settlement processes, from the handling of

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A "FAILURE TO PREVENT" ADVERSE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS The project consisted of a business survey, a series of consultations, and a feasibility study exploring in which ways a "failure to prevent adverse human rights impacts" mechanism could be modelled on s7 of the Bribery Act, including what the legal implications would be in

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Dr. Julinda Beqiraj is the Maurice Wohl Senior Research Fellow in European Law. She works on a number of projects, including one on the role of the rule of law in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and one on barriers and solutions to access to justice across jurisdictions. REFORMING CAPITAL REPORT OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP ON REFORMING CAPITAL EBLR 921 Executive Summary This is the Report of an interdisciplinary group established in May 2003 to review company law on capital maintenance and developing accounting

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29 June 2020 - Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials. 4 May 2020 - PLF Webinar on Product Liability and Emergency Products. 8 April 2020 - Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives. 23 January 2020 BIICL/IADC Meeting: Toxic Torts &

Emerging risks.

PRODUCT LIABILITY FORUM (PLF) The Product Liability Forum (PLF) enables the practical application of policy and developments in product liability and safety law to be considered by leading lawyers in private practice, industry, academia, regulatory bodies and senior business managers, consumer representatives, public servants, public affairs professionals and other specialist practitioners. CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENT Climate Change & Environment. Climate change is one the most pressing global environmental concerns. BIICL is focusing its environmental law research on this field, by pushing the knowledge boundaries on climate change legislation and litigation, through comparative and international law projects, events, publications and training. HOME | BINGHAM CENTRE Home page of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Details of current publications, comment pieces and events at the Bingham Centre as well as links to current areas of work. The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law is a part of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) PETE BOND | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | BIICL Pete joined BIICL as Chief Operating Officer in January 2021. He is responsible for the operational management and leadership of the Institute, and works closely with the Director and trustees to develop and implement BIICL's strategy. Before joining BIICL, Pete worked as Director of Finance & Operations in the Nuffield Department of

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PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS IN INTERNATIONAL COURTS Procedural fairness is a topic of contemporary importance that touches upon the jurisdictional powers, effectiveness and normative and institutional framework of international courts and tribunals. Increasingly prominent in practice, it features in a wide spectrum of the arbitral and judicial settlement processes, from the handling of

expert

A "FAILURE TO PREVENT" ADVERSE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS The project consisted of a business survey, a series of consultations, and a feasibility study exploring in which ways a "failure to prevent adverse human rights impacts" mechanism could be modelled on s7 of the Bribery Act, including what the legal implications would be in

DR JULINDA BEQIRAJ

Dr. Julinda Beqiraj is the Maurice Wohl Senior Research Fellow in European Law. She works on a number of projects, including one on the role of the rule of law in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and one on barriers and solutions to access to justice across jurisdictions. REFORMING CAPITAL REPORT OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP ON REFORMING CAPITAL EBLR 921 Executive Summary This is the Report of an interdisciplinary group established in May 2003 to review company law on capital maintenance and developing accounting

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Dr Claire Bright is an Associate Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, as well as an Assistant Professor in Private Law at Nova Law School in Lisbon. She specialises in Business and Human Rights. SAFEGUARDS, ANTI-DUMPING, AND SUBSIDIES IN INTERNATIONAL Title: Safeguards, Anti-dumping, and Subsidies in International Trade Law - Oxford Scholarship Subject: Since the establishment of the GATT, states have maintained the right to impose contingent protection in order to reverse their liberalization under certain circumstances. STANDARDS OF NON-DISCRIMINATION IN INTERNATIONAL … STANDARDS OF NON-DISCRIMINATION IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW NICOLAS FDIEBOLD* Abstract The principle of non-discrimination constitutes a corner-stone in different fields of international economic law, notably international trade in DR LIZA LOVDAHL-GORMSEN Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen joined BIICL on 1 September 2014 as a Senior Research Fellow and the director of the Competition Law Forum. Her role at BIICL is to lead the Competition Law Forum, host events for its members and get the Forum involved in national and international competition policy debates and be engaged in competition law research.

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