Guest Researcher Johannes Nickl from Heidelberg
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Guest lecture International Commercial Courts Cyprus
Xandra Kramer gave a guest lecture on ‘International commercial courts: a game changer in international litigation?’ at the Neapolis University Pafos in Cyprus on 12 April 2024. She discussed the rise of international commercial courts in the Middle East and Europe, in the context of needs of international business, court specialisation and access to justice and in relation to international arbitration.
Focussing on key features of these courts she gave insights on the different courts, and in particular the Singapore and Netherlands Commercial Court. Highlighting some innovative features and the opportunities the Hague Judgments Convention of 2019 offers, she concluded that these courts have an effect on the international litigation market, but they have not triggered a huge shift from arbitration or other courts to these new business courts.
Published: October 11, 2023
We are currently hosting Johannes Nickl as a guest researcher at our team and Erasmus School of Law for a period of three week. Johannes is writing his doctoral thesis on third party litigation funding in collective redress at Heidelberg University.
What brings him to Rotterdam? “As I am exploring the topic of my thesis on a comparative basis, Erasmus School of Law and Xandra Kramer’s group was the natural choice to learn more about third party litigation funding in collective redress in general and the situation in the Netherlands in particular. Although I’ve been here only for a week, I’ve already gathered plenty of new insights and had many fruitful and inspiring discussions. The conference with its wide range of distinguished experts as speakers and panelists surely will be another highlight I’m already looking forward to!”