Direct claims, forum and choice of law

Nordic Private Law Conference.

Direct claims have for long been recognised in Nordic law and also in other jurisdictions. The concept is complicated and raises the question of the qualification of the claim as either contractual or tortious. Today, chains of contracts are often transnational, triggering questions of choice of forum and choice of law and the relevance of the distinction between contract and tort in this regard. This conference explores these themes seen in the light of recent developments in national court cases, dealing with national law, the CISG and uniform law, in case law from the CJEU and in new EU regulatory frameworks introducing new types of direct claims related to the green transition.

Programme

Thursday 11 June

Welcome to the conference

09:30 - 09:45 Vibe Ulfbeck, Professor, University of Copenhagen (Head of CEPRI) and Giuditta Cordero-Moss, Professor, University of Oslo (coordinator of the UNIDROIT Nordic Law Centre)

PART I: General introduction to the concept of direct claims in sales law and insurance law (Chair: Ignacio Tirado, Professor, Secretary General, UNIDROIT)

09:45 - 09:55 Ignacio Tirado, Professor, Secretary General, UNIDROIT: Introduction
09:55 - 10:15 Amund Bjøranger Tørum, Partner, BAHR
10:15 - 10:35 Stina Bratt, Associate Professor, Stockholm University
10:35 - 10:55 Olli Norros, Professor, University of Helsinki
10:55 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 11:35 Vibe Ulfbeck, Professor, University of Copenhagen
11:35 - 11:55 Jean-Sebastian Borghetti, Professor, Paris-Panthéon-Assas université
11:55 - 12:15 Tom Hick, Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for International and Comparative Law 
12:15 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

Part II: Direct claims and arbitration clauses (Chair: Clement Petersen)

14:00 - 14:10 Clement Petersen, Professor, CEPRI, University of Copenhagen: Introduction
14:10 - 14:30 Johan Tufte-Kristensen, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
14:30 - 14:50 Eva Storskrubb, Associate Professor, Uppsala University
14:50 - 15:10 Gilles Cuniberti, Professor, University of Luxembourg
15:10 - 16:00 Discussion
19:00 - Dinner (for speakers)

Friday 12 June

Part III: Direct claims, choice of law and jurisdiction (Chair: Theodora Kostoula, Legal Consultant, UNIDROIT)

09:00 - 09:10 Theodora Kostoula, Legal Consultant, UNIDROIT: Introduction
09:10 - 09:30 Erik Sinander, Senior Lecturer, Stockholm University
09:30 - 09:50 Sylvie Cavaleri, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
09:50 - 10:10 Giuditta Cordero-Moss, Professor, Oslo University
10:10 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 10:50 Jesper Windahl, Lawyer, WSCO, Copenhagen
10:50 - 11:10 Katarzyna Kryla-Cudna, Bristol University
11:10 - 11:30 Anatol Dutta, Professor, Ludwig Maxmiliansuniversität Munich
11:30 - 12:00 Discussion
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

Part IV: New types of direct claims in the green and digital transition (Chair: Vibe Ulfbeck, Professor, CEPRI, University of Copenhagen)

13:00 - 13:10 Vibe Ulfbeck, Professor, CEPRI, University of Copenhagen: Introduction
13:10 - 13:30 Lena Sisula-Tulokas, Professor emerita, University of Helsinki 
13:30 - 13:50 Evelyn Terryn, Professor KU Leuven, Belgium
13:50 - 14:10 Theodora Kostoula, Legal Consultant, UNIDROIT
14:10 - 14:30 Line Gjerstad Tjelflaat, Bergen University
14:30 - 14:50 Ignacio Tirado, Professor, Secretary General, UNIDROIT
14:50-15:10 Discussion
15:10-15:15 Wrap Up: Vibe Ulfbeck (CEPRI) and Giuditta Cordero-Moss (UNIDROIT Nordic Law Centre)
15:15 -

 Network and drinks on the terrasse

Registration

Please register for the conference here.