THE LAW APPLICABLE TO CROSS-BORDER ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE: FROM THE EUROPEAN NATIONAL SYSTEMS TO ROME II

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Law ◽  
National Systems

Private International Law

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.C. Govindaraj
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
International Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
Application Of Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Corrective Measures ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Law

In deciding cases of private international law or conflict of laws, as it is widely known, judges of the Supreme Court in India generally consult the works of renowned English jurists like Dicey and Cheshire. This volume argues that our country should have its own system of resolving inter-territorial issues with cross-border implications. The author critically analyses cases covering areas such as the law of obligations, the law of persons, the law of property, foreign judgments, and foreign arbitral awards. The author provides his perspectives on the application of law in each case. The idea is to find out where the judges went wrong in deciding cases of private international law, so that corrective measures can be taken in future to resolve disputes involving complex, extra-territorial issues.

31 Spain

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herrera Antonio
Keyword(s):  
Royal Decree ◽  
Choice Of Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Spanish Law ◽  
Assignment Of Credit ◽  
The Law ◽  
Financial Transactions

This chapter discusses the law of set-off in Spain. Under Spanish law, set-off represents a means of extinguishing an obligation between a debtor and a creditor. Set-off occurs mainly as a form of payment rather than a guarantee. The chapter first considers set-off between solvent parties, focusing on the requirements of statutory set-off, set-off in case of assignment of credit rights, and set-off as a mechanism for creating security interests. It then examines set-off against insolvent parties, with emphasis on the scope of the prohibition set out in Article 58 of the Insolvency Act regarding set-off against an insolvent debtor and whether there are exceptions to this prohibition. The chapter also analyses set-off in financial transactions subject to Royal Decree Law 5/2005, along with cross-border situations relating to set-off against insolvent parties and choice of law with respect to set-off between solvent parties.

18 Italy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curran Lisa
Keyword(s):  
Civil Code ◽  
Bankruptcy Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Italian Law ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Law

This chapter discusses the law of set-off in Italy. Under Italian law, set-off is recognised as a mechanism for extinguishing an obligation. The Civil Code classifies set-off by operation of law, by intervention of the judge, or by the will of the parties. The Code also lays down particular rights of combination with regard to amounts credited and debited to current accounts, as well as specific rights of set-off with regard to balances of a plurality of accounts or other relationships between a bank and its customer. The chapter first provides an overview of legal and contractual set-off between solvent parties before analysing set-off against insolvent parties. It examines the relevant provisions of the Italian Bankruptcy Law and the question of voidable preferences with respect to set-off. It also looks at issues arising from cross-border set-off between solvent parties and cross-border set-off against insolvent parties.

9 China

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liew Chin-Chong ◽  
Zhou Ying
Keyword(s):  
Contract Law ◽  
Bankruptcy Law ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Otc Derivatives ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Banks Set

This chapter examines the applicability of the law of set-off in China in cases involving solvent parties and against a party subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. It first explains statutory set-off under the Chinese Contract Law and contractual set-off between solvent parties before discussing set-off against insolvent parties, focusing on the relevant provisions of the Bankruptcy Law and requirements for insolvency set-off. It also considers the procedures for exercising the right to insolvency set-off, set-off right in the context of close-out netting in cross-border over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions, restrictions on unfair preference for creditors and set-off, restrictions on banks' set-off rights against deposits, and set-off vis-a-vis clearing houses. The chapter concludes with an analysis of cross-border issues arising in set-off between solvent parties and against insolvent parties.

8 Chile

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armas M Marcelo
Keyword(s):  
Civil Code ◽  
Bankruptcy Law ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
Contractual Arrangement ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

This chapter examines the law of set-off in Chile, both before and after insolvency, as well as the alternatives for contractual set-off structures that may be agreed among two or more parties. In Chile, set-off was created as a legal concept primarily on the basis of practical considerations rather than juridical principles. The right to set-off may arise due to a contractual arrangement between the parties or by the operation of law, including the Chilean Civil Code. The chapter first considers set-off in Chile outside insolvency, focusing on set-off by operation of law and contractual set-off, before discussing set-off in insolvency. In particular, it explains the implications of a declaration of liquidation under Chilean Bankruptcy Law and its possible consequences for set-off rights. It also analyses issues arising in cross-border set-off.

3 Australia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paterson Ian
Keyword(s):  
Credit Risk ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Choice Of Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Law

This chapter discusses the law of set-off and netting in Australia as well as the key restrictions on the availability of set-off under Australian law. In Australia, set-off and netting arrangements are often used as a means of reducing operational and credit risk. In the context of reducing credit risk involving financial rights and obligations (for example, deposits and loans), set-off and netting arrangements depend on one or more of: contract, section 553C of the Corporations Act 2001, and the Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998 (Netting Act). The chapter first considers set-off between solvent parties and set-off against insolvent parties before explaining set-off under section 553C of the Corporations Act. It also examines issues that may arise in cross-border transactions under Australian law with respect to the availability of set-off in section D of the Corporations Act, with emphasis on the choice of law and set-off in insolvency.

Set-Off Law and Practice

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Sector ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Choice Of Law ◽  
Banking And Finance ◽  
The Third ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
New Material ◽  
The Law ◽  
Financial Firm

The third edition of this guide covers the application and practice of the law of set-off in over thirty jurisdictions spanning Europe, Asia and the Americas. Each chapter explains the principles of the law of set-off in the jurisdiction concerned, and provides a comparative guide for banking and finance lawyers wishing to establish the pitfalls of set-off in a foreign jurisdiction. Every chapter has been updated to contain new material specifically devoted to cross-border aspects, including analysis of choice of law issues. Fully updated legal analysis is also provided, with an emphasis on how set-off may be used as security and the application of insolvency set-off: taking into account new legal developments in the various jurisdictions and reflecting recent changes to legislation in the financial sector relating to bank and other financial firm resolution.

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