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ArbitrationAnti-anti suit injunctions – A matter of constitutional law?
Created with DALL-E On 17 July 2024 the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court decided an immediate appeal (Beschluss vom 17.06.2024 – 26 W 7/24) in the matter of an anti-anti-suit injunction and thereby joined the ranks of many popular international court decisions regarding this powerful tool of procedural law in common law jurisdictions. The background of […]
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EU ETSFinally: The DEHSt calls Shipping Companies to open their Maritime Operator Holding Accounts
The 3 June 2024 marks a big step in the implementation of the EU ETS for shipping in Germany. Maritime Operator Holding Accounts (MOHA’s) in the German Section of the Union Registry can finally be opened!
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UncategorizedWelcoming Climate Litigation: Advisory Opinion of the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Although not a judgement per se and lacking binding force, as explicitly pointed out by the Tribunal, yesterday’s Advisory Opinion by the #Tribunal for the Law of the Sea marks another corner stone in international climate litigation.
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EU ETSWhat keeps the shipping sector up at night: The EU ETS and MRV reform
As of 1. January 2024 the Directive (EU) 2023/959 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10. May 2023 came into effect, thereby extending the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to the maritime sector. While EU law dictates that a Directive such as this needs to be implemented by the Member States […]
