This e-presentation provides an in-depth explanation of the operation of the 1996 Hague Convention on the protection of children in refugee situations, with a focus on possible child protection scenarios for children displaced from Ukraine.
e-Presentation | February 2025 | Learning time: 26 minutes
e-Presentation by Philippe Lortie, First Secretary at the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH).
Tim Amos KC and Isabelle Rein Lescastereyres illustrate the differences between marriage agreements and prenuptial agreements with reference to national case law. They also focus on cross-border recognition of marriage agreements, the problem of portability and public policy issues.
e-Presentation | October 2024 | Learning time: 47 minutes
e-Presentation by Tim Amos KC, head of Chambers at Queen Elizabeth Building, London & Isabelle Rein Lescastereyres, partner at BWG Associés, Paris.
Frans Sonneveldt gives an overview of the 18 CJEU judgments on inheritance and gift tax, explaining the context and developments over the last 20 years. Key topics include the deductibility of liabilities, tax free allowances and valuation.
e-Presentation | April 2024 | Learning time: 32 minutes
e-Presentation by Prof. dr. Frans Sonneveldt is counsel at Mazars Private Clients Tax Consultants in The Hague and a professor at Leiden University.
Edina Harbinja addresses the topics of digital assets, digital legacy, digital remains and post-mortem privacy, focuses on select countries like UK, France and Germany and ends with suggestions and conclusions.
e-Presentation | April 2024 | Learning time: 30 minutes
e-Presentation by Dr Edina Harbinja is a Reader in Media/Privacy Law at Aston University (Birmingham).
Ian Sumner discusses three different aspects of equal marriage rights: substantive law rights, development of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), key judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
e-Presentation | February 2024 | Learning time: 25 minutes
e-Presentation by Ian Sumner, professor of Family Law and Private International Law, Tilburg University.
Costanza Nardocci analyses the causes and origins of social and intended parenthood, before focusing on Italian law and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in this area, in particular judgments on artificial reproduction techniques and surrogacy.
e-Presentation | February 2024 | Learning time: 31 minutes
e-Presentation by Costanza Nardocci, professor in Constitutional Law, University of Milan.
Dr Guttzeit explains the importance of the child's right to be heard, gives an overview of some national legislation, analyses the key provisions of the Brussels IIb Regulation and discusses the main ECtHR judgments in this area.
e-Presentation | February 2024 | Learning time: 25 minutes
e-Presentation by Dr Joanna Guttzeit, judge at the Pankow Family Court in Berlin.
Costanza Honorati looks at the current CJEU case law and discusses the notions of habitual residence and residual competence in the context of matrimonial and custody matters as well as the forum necessitatis in maintenance cases.
e-Presentation | September 2023 | Learning time: 37 minutes
e-Presentation by Costanza Honorati is Professor of European Union Law and Private International Law at the University of Milano-Bicocca, School of Law.
Im Kontext der Europäischen Erbrechtsverordnung (EU Nr. 650/2012) stellt sich die Frage, welche Stellung Notare bei der Wahrnehmung nachlassgerichtlicher Aufgaben innehaben. Martin Margonski erläutert die Aufgaben des Notars in internationalen Erbfällen anhand der aktuellen Rechtsprechung des EuGH, der mehrfach Gelegenheit erhielt, sich mit diesem kontrovers diskutierten Thema zu befassen.
e-Presentation | Mai 2022 | Lernzeit: 28 Minuten
e-Presentation von Martin Margonski ist Notarvertreter in Krappitz (Oberschlesien) und Autor verschiedener Kommentare zum europäischen Erbrecht.
Gottfried Musger behandelt ausgehend von Entwicklung und Funktion des Begriffs des „gewöhnlichen Aufenthalts“ in den EU-Verordnungen zum Familienrecht gelöste und ungelöste Fragen aus der Rechtsprechung des EuGH.
e-Präsentation | September 2021 | Lernzeit: 40 Minuten
Dr. Gottfried Musger
Rachael describes the consequences of Brexit for cross-border divorce and recovery of maintenance – two areas in which huge problems are expected. Carolina concentrates on cross-border child abduction between the UK and EU Member States.
e-Presentation | September 2021 | Learning time: 46 minutes
Rachael Kelsey and Carolina Marín Pedreño
Guillermo Palao Moreno gives an in-depth analysis of different aspects of the EU Succession Regulation after five years of its application. Inter alia, he presents the relevant case law, the interplay with family and insolvency law and current problems
when applying the Regulation in legal practice.
e-Presentation | November 2020 | Learning time: 30 minutes
Guillermo Palao Moreno
Jens Kleinschmidt stellt zwei aktuelle EuGH-Entscheidungen (C-80/19 und C.658/17) zur EU-Erbrechtsverordnung vor. Im Mittelpunkt stehen der grenzüberschreitende Nachweis der Erbenstellung, die Bestimmung des gewöhnlichen Aufenthalts des Erblassers, die
Anwendung der Art. 4 ff ErbrechtsVO auf notarielle Erbnachweise sowie die Wirkungen notarieller Erbnachweise.
e-Präsentation | November 2020 | Lernzeit: 39 Minuten
Jens Kleinschmidt
Thalia Kruger explains the recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Brussels IIa, namely cases C-759/18, C-454/19 and the pending case C-289/20. She concludes with remarks on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights on international child abduction.
e-Presentation | September 2020 | Learning time: 28 minutes
Thalia Kruger
Marta Requejo explains the background and context of two recent CJEU rulings (C-540/19 and C-41/19) which have huge practical implications for the recovery of cross-border maintenance.
e-Presentation | September 2020 | Learning time: 31 minutes
Marta Requejo Isidro
e-Presentation | September 2017 | Learning time: 26 minutes
Pietro Franzina
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e-Presentation | June 2016 | Learning time: 23 minutes
Tim Amos QC
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e-Presentation | March 2017 | Learning time: 29 minutes
Alain Steichen
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e-Presentation | March 2017 | Learning time: 30 minutes
Prof em. Dr Dieter Martiny
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e-Presentation | September 2016 | Learning time: 47 minutes
Prof Janeen Carruthers
e-Presentation | September 2016 | Learning time: 39 minutes
Prof Ilaria Viarengo
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e-Presentation | June 2015 | Learning time: 47 minutes
Michael Wells-Greco
e-Presentation | June 2015 | Learning time: 32 minutes
Alain Steichen