The book is a brief journey through centuries and jurisdictions and expands on examples of enactment practices of states that support, challenge or even reject communication during pending litigations. England, as the main representative of a jurisdiction, suggests communication solutions potentially different than the practice in the United States where litigation communication first time occurred. Accordingly, the author offers a comprehensive analysis and detailed historical narrative of the positions of various jurisdictions in relation to communication in the legal process. As a kind of applied legal history, the book provides an exploration of historical events that were significant in a legal communication context and addresses their implications for modern enactments. The account looks at the history of regulations to allow a better understanding of the strict rules that have often been cited over the years support or restrict communication in the legal process. The author provides the reader with proper contexts on different judicial and communication considerations, as well as the collaboration of legal and public relations experts, in a particular form of crisis and reputation management, in the litigation process. As such, this book is an attempt to present an accurate and thoughtful account of the theory and history of litigation communication, which is directly relevant in various debates such as the work on the meaning and context of the Contempt of Court Act in England or the American First and Sixth Amendments in different centuries.

This authoritative and practical guide provides a thorough account of the law and practice of professional indemnity insurance. Topics examined include the basis of cover, entering the contract, block notification of claims, aggregation, and the exclusion of cover for fraud and dishonesty. The book also considers the standard terms and policy wordings involved in claims policies and the associated issues that can arise in practice. In addition to providing analysis of English case law, the book also includes authorities from other major Commonwealth jurisdictions to give the most complete interpretation of the law on this specialist area. All key recent cases relating to professional indemnity insurance are covered, for example Omega Proteins Ltd v. Aspen Insurance UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2280 (Comm) and ACE European Group v. Standard Life Assurance Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1713. Additionally, the new edition considers statutory developments since the last edition, most notably the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 and the Insurance Act 2015, and topical issues such as aggregation of claims.

Der Autor setzt sich mit dem Streitgegenstandsbegriff in Wettbewerbs- und Kennzeichenverfahren auseinander. Er zeigt einen Loesungsansatz fur die Folgeprobleme auf, die hervorgerufen wurden, als der BGH unter Abkehr von der vorherigen Praxis mit seinem "TUEV I"-Beschluss im Jahr 2011 die alternative Klagehaufung auch in wettbewerbs- und kennzeichenrechtlichen Prozessen fur unzulassig erklarte. Er erlautert eine alternative Streitgegenstandsabgrenzung, welche sich an den Lehren von Georgiades und Henckel orientiert. Dabei stellt er - anders als derzeit uberwiegend vertreten - nicht auf sachverhaltliche Kriterien, sondern auf die Konkurrenzverhaltnisse der zur Begrundung des Unterlassungsbegehrens vorgebrachten materiell-rechtlichen Anspruche ab.

Der Autor untersucht Mechanismen und Effektivitat der kollektiven Kartelldeliktsrechtsdurchsetzung in den USA, Frankreich und Deutschland. Neben aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Judikatur des US Supreme Court findet die Reform des Verbraucherschutzrechtes in der Franzoesischen Republik sowie das Massnahmenpaket der Europaischen Union zur Befoerderung der privaten Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung besondere Berucksichtigung. Abschliessend formuliert der Autor einen Vorschlag zur Neuregelung der 33 und 34a des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbeschrankungen de lege ferenda.

Das Buch stellt die Moeglichkeiten der Sanierung geschlossener Publikumsfondsgesellschaften im Einklang mit der bisherigen Rechtsprechung auf ein gesichertes rechtliches Fundament und berucksichtigt dabei auch das 2013 in Kraft getretene Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch (KAGB). Der Autor analysiert die wirtschaftlichen Besonderheiten geschlossener Fonds und merkt an, dass die Zufuhr von frischem Eigenkapital durch neue Einlagen oder Ruckforderung von Ausschuttungen von zentraler Bedeutung sind. Entscheidend ist dabei die Frage nach den Moeglichkeiten und Grenzen von Mehrheitsbeschlussen in der Fondsgesellschaft. Der Autor uberpruft daruber hinaus neue Werkzeuge - insb. das Insolvenzplanverfahren (seit ESUG) sowie die sog. Sanierungsplattformen - auf ihre Tauglichkeit fur geschlossene Fonds.

Identifies and evaluates the psychological choices implicit in the rules of evidence Evidence law is meant to facilitate trials that are fair, accurate, and efficient, and that encourage and protect important societal values and relationships. In pursuit of these often-conflicting goals, common law judges and modern drafting committees have had to perform as amateur applied psychologists. Their task has required them to employ what they think they know about the ability and motivations of witnesses to perceive, store, and retrieve information; about the effects of the litigation process on testimony and other evidence; and about our capacity to comprehend and evaluate evidence. These are the same phenomena that cognitive and social psychologists systematically study. The rules of evidence have evolved to restrain lawyers from using the most robust weapons of influence, and to direct judges to exclude certain categories of information, limit it, or instruct juries on how to think about it. Evidence law regulates the form of questions lawyers may ask, filters expert testimony, requires witnesses to take oaths, and aims to give lawyers and factfinders the tools they need to assess witnesses' reliability. But without a thorough grounding in psychology, is the "common sense" of the rulemakers as they create these rules always, or even usually, correct? And when it is not, how can the rules be fixed? Addressed to those in both law and psychology, The Psychological Foundations of Evidence Law draws on the best current psychological research-based knowledge to identify and evaluate the choices implicit in the rules of evidence, and to suggest alternatives that psychology reveals as better for accomplishing the law's goals.

Die Einordnung von Arbeitnehmeranspruchen in das insolvenzrechtliche Forderungssystem wirft erhebliche Probleme auf. Ausgehend vom insolvenzrechtlichen Gesamtsystem betrachtet der Autor die vielen denkbaren arbeitsrechtlichen Einzelphanomene, darunter auch kollektivvertragliche Anspruche. Dabei erfolgen eine Kategorisierung der Anspruche nach ihrer Sachnatur und eine ubergeordnete systematische Analyse, die den Grundstein zur Bezeichnung der Befriedigungsrangfolge im Insolvenzverfahren legt. Es stellt sich heraus, dass das Spannungsverhaltnis zwischen Glaubigergleichbehandlungsgrundsatz und Arbeitnehmerschutz nicht immer zufriedenstellend aufgeloest ist. Abschliessend geht der Autor auf die Vorzuge und Besonderheiten des Insolvenzplanverfahrens ein.

Das Buch setzt sich mit dem Prozessvergleich im Arbeitsrecht auseinander. Dieser rechtfertigt die nur in Ausnahmen zulassige Befristung eines Arbeitnehmers ( 14 Abs. 1 S. 2 Nr. 8 TzBfG). Allerdings ist die vermeintlich einfach zu bewirkende Befristungsalternative mit einem erheblichen Makel behaftet. Sie ruhrt aus dem nationalen Richterrecht her, ergibt sich aus einem Zusammenspiel zwischen dem TzBfG, dem BGB und der ZPO und wird wesentlich durch das europaische Recht beeinflusst. Die entstehenden Unstimmigkeiten fuhren auch in der Rechtsprechung zu Unsicherheiten und bewirken eine falsche Anwendung der Vorschrift. Die Folge ist oftmals eine unbefristete Beschaftigung. Der Autor beleuchtet die nationalen und europaischen Konfliktfelder des Prozessvergleichs im Arbeitsrecht und sucht Wege, um den Vergleich als Befristungsgrund risikoarm einsetzen zu koennen.

In common law jurisdictions, litigants are free to choose whether to procure legal representation or litigate in person. There is no formal requirement that civil litigants obtain legal representation, and the court has no power to impose it on them, regardless of whether the litigant has the financial means to hire a lawyer or is capable of conducting litigation effectively. Self-representation is considered indispensable even in circumstances of extreme abuse of process, such as in 'vexatious litigation'. Intriguingly, although self-representation is regarded as sacrosanct in common law jurisdictions, most civil law systems take a diametrically opposite view and impose obligations of legal representation as a condition for conducting civil litigation, except in low-value claims courts or specific tribunals. This disparity presents a conundrum in comparative law: an unfettered freedom to proceed in person is afforded in those legal systems that are more reliant on the litigants' professional skills and whose rules of procedure and evidence are more formal, complex, and adversarial, whereas legal representation tends to be made obligatory in systems that are judge-based and offer more flexible and informal procedures, which would seem, intuitively, to be more conducive to self-representation. In Injustice in Person: The Right to Self Representation, Rabeea Assy assesses the theoretical value of self-representation, and challenges the conventional wisdom that this should be a fundamental right. With a fresh perspective, Assy develops a novel justification for mandatory legal representation, exploring a number of issues such as the requirements placed by the liberal commitment to personal autonomy on the civil justice system; the utility of plain English projects and the extent to which they render the law accessible to lay people; and the idea that a high degree of litigant control over the proceedings enhances litigants' subjective perceptions of procedural fairness. On a practical level, the book discusses the question of mandatory representation against the case law of English and American courts and also that of the European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the Human Rights Committee.

Der Band der auf dem X. Kieler Insolvenzrechtlichen Symposium gehaltenen Vortrage deckt das Feld des gesamten Insolvenzrechts ab: Von praktisch hoechst bedeutsamen Zustandigkeitsfragen internationalen europaischen Insolvenzrechts bei grenzuberschreitenden Insolvenzen, dem bislang noch nicht ausgeleuchteten Recht der Genussrechte in der Insolvenz uber insolvenzstraf- und insolvenzsteuerrechtliche Probleme, das insolvenzrechtliche Vergutungsrecht, das Gegenstand heftiger Diskussionen ist, nur scheinbar ausdiskutierte Fragen der Aus- und Absonderungsrechte bis hin zu Fragen des Verhaltnisses von Insolvenzrecht und Gesellschaftsrecht reicht der Bogen der Themen, die verhandelt worden sind.

Die Autorin beantwortet die in der Praxis relevantesten und umstrittensten Fragestellungen bei der Anwendung des Haager Zustellungsubereinkommens. Sie definiert die Voraussetzungen fur die Anwendbarkeit des UEbereinkommens und leistet eine grundlegende Analyse des ordre public-Vorbehaltes in Art. 13 Abs. 1 HZUE. Die Ergebnisse wendet sie auf Praxisfalle an, vor allem im Rechtsverkehr mit den USA. Methodisch zeichnet sich die Untersuchung durch den verfassungs- und voelkerrechtlichen Blick auf die Leistung internationaler Rechtshilfe sowie durch umfassende Vergleiche mit anderen nationalen Rechtsordnungen, Rechtshilfeubereinkommen im Zivil-, Straf- und Verwaltungsrecht und Regelungen des Internationalen Zivilverfahrensrechts aus.

This book analyses the key skills that a lawyer needs to handle a case effectively, a topic that is not covered coherently in any other book. At a time of rapid and wide-ranging change in the delivery of legal services, the current edition involves a complete reworking of the last edition to take into account the implications of the implementation of the Jackson Review, and to see effective litigation clearly in the context of concerns about funding, case management by the court, costs, and the growing use of alternative dispute resolution. The book has a strong focus on the needs of the legal practitioner, the decisions to be taken at each stage of a case, and the criteria to apply in making those decisions. This is all securely based in references to relevant Civil Procedure Rules and decided cases, with checklists and commentary to assist in the project management of a case. The book also focuses on the skills a lawyer needs to work effectively. This includes skills in dealing with a client, drafting legal documents, and presenting a case in court. Throughout the work the emphasis is on demonstrating how to use law effectively, how to develop a case, and how to present persuasive arguments. Lawyers operate in an increasingly complex environment, faced with challenges in funding a case, in managing a case to avoid sanctions, and in using complex rules to best effect. The author addresses the use of legal knowledge and skills within this rapidly changing context, bearing in mind not least that the pace of change is likely to continue with the developing use of IT, and the widening use of alternative business structures. In putting together skills and law in a fully up-to-date context, A Practical Approach to Effective Litigation brings together the sound knowledge of the law and the legal skills an experienced litigator will use to get the best results for clients in a real-world context. It will be of use to anyone in the early years of legal practice, experienced solicitors who have had limited involvement with civil litigation, and those training to be a barrister or solicitor.

Diese Festschrift ist dem bedeutenden Anwalt gewidmet. Der Jubilar hat sich besonders auf den Gebieten des gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes und Urheberrechtes einen Namen gemacht.

Einstweilige Verfugungsverfahren, die zum Zwecke der gerichtlichen Untersagung von gewerkschaftlich organisierten Streiks eingeleitet werden, kommen in diesem Werk auf den Prufstand. In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ist seit dem Lokomotivfuhrerstreik von 2007 vermehrt in die Trickkiste gegriffen worden, um den Ausgang arbeitskampfrechtlicher Eilverfahren in die jeweils gewunschte Richtung zu beeinflussen. Mittlerweile hat das Arbeitskampfrecht prozessuale Schlagseite erlitten. Der Autor geht der Frage nach, ob Arbeitsgerichtsgesetz und Zivilprozessordnung in Zeiten der neuen Arbeitskampfwirklichkeit uberhaupt noch der Herbeifuhrung gesetzesmassiger, richtiger und daruber hinaus auch gerechter Entscheidungen dienen.

Restitution is the body of law concerned with taking away gains that someone has wrongfully obtained. The operator of a Ponzi scheme takes money from his victims by fraud and then invests it in stocks that rise in value. Or a company pays a shareholder excessive dividends or pays them to the wrong person. Or a man poisons his grandfather and then collects under the grandfather's will. In each of these cases, one party is unjustly enriched at the expense of another. And, in each, the law of restitution provides a way to undo the enrichment and transfer the defendant's gains to a party with better rights to them. Tort law focuses on the harm, or costs, that one party wrongfully imposes on another. Restitution is the mirror image; it corrects gains that one party wrongfully receives at another's expense. It is an important topic for every lawyer and for anyone else interested in how the legal system responds to injustice.
In "Restitution, " Ward Farnsworth presents a guide to this body of law that is compact, lively, and insightful--the first treatment of its kind that the American law of restitution has received. The book explains restitution doctrines, remedies, and defenses with unprecedented clarity and illustrates them with vivid examples. Farnsworth demonstrates that the law of restitution is guided by a manageable and coherent set of principles that have remarkable versatility and power. "Restitution "makes a complex and important area of law accessible, understandable, and interesting to any reader.

The recent financial crisis has questioned whether existing contracts may be adapted, terminated or renegotiated as a result of unexpected circumstances. The question is not a new one. In medieval times the notion of clausula rebus sic stantibus was developed to cope with such situations, and Germany introduced the theory of Wegfall der Geschaftsgrundlage. In England, the Coronation cases provided one possible answer. This comparative study explores the possibility of classifying jurisdictions as 'open' or 'closed' in this regard."

Opportunities to see expert cross-examinations are often infrequent in international arbitration and the occasions to sharpen these skills for many are rare. This book is both an invaluable teaching tool as well as a general guide to effective cross-examination in international arbitration. Based on extensive experience and insight from the authors and aided by practical examples, it provides a thoroughly illustrated analysis of how essential cross-examination techniques can best be adapted to the arbitral format. Concise and well organised, it leads the reader through the different cross-examination techniques in an accessible point by point structure, presenting readers with a clear and authoritative introduction on how best to conduct a cross-examination or a quick-reference for more experienced practitioners. An international arbitration hearing is very different from a trial in a court and any practitioner appearing as counsel, whether common or civil law lawyers, needs to know what will happen and how it will differ in order to adapt their conduct. Hober and Sussman explore the challenges practitioners face when conducting a cross-examination in such an environment and provide practical learning aids to help overcome them. Cross Examination In International Arbitration addresses the common issues that can occur in cross-examination in arbitrations such as adjusting the level of English to consider the competency of the panel's least competent member or how to cross-examine a witness with only the use of a written statement rather than by means of oral direct testimony. By highlighting the common challenges which might arise, the authors present a guide which will benefit those practicing or looking to practice in this field.