European Rules of Civil Procedure: A Commentary on the ELI/UNIDROIT Model Rules

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European Rules of Civil Procedure: A Commentary on the ELI/UNIDROIT Model Rules

Edited by: Astrid Stadler, Vincent Smith

ISBN13: 9781800887831

Published: November 2023

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Country of Publication: UK

Format: Hardback

Price: £284.00

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European Rules of Civil Procedure sets out a clear examination of the rules adopted by Unidroit and the European Law Institute in 2020. Presented within a systematic structure to aid enhanced academic understanding, it precisely showcases the comparative knowledge of its authors.

Key Features:

Provides rule-by-rule explanations of the ELI-Unidroit Model European Rules of Civil Procedure
Encompasses insight from a diverse international team of authors including members of the ELI/UNIDROIT project
Offers commentary on all rules of the ERCP, surveying their meaning and application as well as their collective history

This in-depth Commentary will be essential for academics of European, private, corporate and commercial law disciplines wishing to sharpen their knowledge of comparative civil procedure. It will additionally benefit policy makers and practitioners with an interest in using the model rules to provide a framework for national legislation.

Contents:: Foreword xxxv; 1. Introduction (Rule 1) 1; Fernando Gascón Inchausti, Vincent Smith and Astrid Stadler; PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS – ERCP PART I; 2. General Principles: Co-operation and proportionality (Rules 2–8) 11; Loïc Cadiet and Soraya Amrani-Mekki; 3. General Principles: Party disposition and principle of party presentation (Rules 21–28) 35; Loïc Cadiet and Soraya Amrani-Mekki; 4. General Principles: Rights of parties (Rules 11–18) 60; Alexander Bruns; 5. General Principles: Languages, interpretation and translation (Rules 19–20, 82, 113, 116) 78; Matthias Weller; 6. Facilitating ADR and settlements: an extension of the co-operation principle (Rules 9–10, 141) 93; Laura Ervo; PART II. PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDINGS – ERCP PART II; 7. Parties to the proceedings (Rules 29–46) 108; Christoph Althammer; PART III. CASE MANAGEMENT – ERCP PART III; 8. Case management (Rules 47–50) 154; Stefan Huber; PART IV. COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS – ERCP PART IV; 9. Procedural steps and contents of initial documents (Rules 51–60) 178; Elena D’Alessandro; 10. Effects of proceedings once commenced – lis pendens (Rules 142–146) 197; Eva Lein; PART V. SERVICE AND NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS – ERCP PART VI; 11. Service and notice of proceedings (Rules 68–86, 134) 215; Dimitrios Tsikrikas and Wendy Kennett; PART VI. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE – ERCP PART VII; 12. General and procedural issues (Rules 87–110, 128–129) 248; Magne Strandberg and Astrid Stadler; 13. Types of evidence (Rules 111–124, 126–127) 302; Michael Stürner; PART VII. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A FINAL HEARING AND FINAL; HEARING – ERCP PART V; 14. Proceedings before a final hearing and final hearing (Rules 61–67) 332; Enrique Vallines García; PART VIII. JUDGMENTS – ERCP PART VIII; 15. General rules on judgments (Rules 130–133, 135–140) 374; Christoph Kern; 16. Effect of judgments – res judicata (Rules 147–152) 413; Alexander Bruns; PART IX. MEANS OF REVIEW AND APPEAL – ERCP PART IX; 17. Means of review and appeal (Rules 153–183) 427; John Sorabji; PART X. PROVISIONAL AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES – ERCP PART X; 18. Provisional and protective measures (Rules 184–203) 485; Torbjörn Andersson; PART XI. COLLECTIVE REDRESS – ERCP PART XI; 19. Collective proceedings (Rules 204–220, 227–228, 233–236) 537; Jorg Sladic; 20. Collective settlements (Rules 221–226, 229–232) 595; Fernando Gascón Inchausti; PART XII. COSTS AND FUNDING – ERCP PART XII; 21. Costs and funding (Rules 237–245, 125) 623; Vincent Smith; Index

Series: Elgar Commentaries in European Law

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