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European Rules of Civil Procedure

A Commentary on the ELI/UNIDROIT Model Rules

9781800887831 Edward Elgar Publishing

Elgar Commentaries in European Law series

Edited by Astrid Stadler, Professor and Chair in Civil Law, Procedural Law and Private International Law, and Comparative Law, University of Konstanz, Germany, Vincent Smith, Assistant Professor, ESCP Business School, UK and France and Fernando Gascón Inchausti, Professor and Chair in Procedural Law, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Publication Date: 2023 ISBN: 978 1 80088 783 1 Extent: 784 pp

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European Rules of Civil Procedure sets out a clear examination of the rules adopted by UNDROIT 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-UNDROIT Model European Rules of Civil Procedure
• Encompasses insight from a diverse international team of authors including members of the 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 practitioners with an interest in using the Model Rules to provide a framework for national legislation.

Critical Acclaim

‘The European Rules of Civil Procedure are the outstanding product of years of work by the continent''s most prominent proceduralists. Ideally these Rules will be adopted all across Europe. This book – written by many of the leading lights of the project – should be invaluable as this process of procedural integration moves forward. The new Rules provide a watershed, and this book provides an essential guide to this new regime.’
– Richard Marcus, UC Law San Francisco, US

Contributors

Contributors: Christoph Althammer, Soraya Amrani-Mekki, Torbjörn Andersson, Alexander Bruns, Loïc Cadiet, Elena D’Alessandro, Laura Ervo, Stefan Huber, Fernando Gascón Inchausti, Wendy Kennett, Christoph Kern, Eva Lein, Jorg Sladic, Vincent Smith, John Sorabji, Astrid Stadler, Magne Strandberg, Michael Stürner, Rolf Stürner, Dimitris Tsikrikas, Enrique Vallines García, Matthias Weller

Contents

Contents:

Foreword xxxix
Table of cases xli
Table of legislation xlvii

PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS
1 (Rule 1) Introduction 2
Fernando Gascón Inchausti, Vincent Smith and Astrid Stadler
2 (Rules 2–8) General Principles: Co-operation and proportionality 11
Loïc Cadiet and Soraya Amrani-Mekki
3 (Rules 21–28) General Principles: Party disposition and principle of party presentation 35
Loïc Cadiet and Soraya Amrani-Mekki
4 (Rules 11–18) General Principles: Rights of parties 61
Alexander Bruns
5 (Rules 19–20, 82, 113, 116) General Principles: Languages, interpretation and translation 79
Matthias Weller
6 (Rules 9–10, 141) Facilitating ADR and settlements: an extension of the co-operation principle 94
Laura Ervo

PART II PARTIES
7 (Rules 29–46) Parties to the proceedings 109
Christoph Althammer

PART III CASE MANAGEMENT
8 (Rules 47–50) Case management 156
Stefan Huber

PART IV COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS
9 (Rules 51–60) Procedural steps and contents of initial documents 180
Elena D’Alessandro
10 (Rules 142–146) Effects of proceedings once commenced – lis pendens 200
Eva Lein

PART V SERVICE AND NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS
(ERCP PART VI)
11 (Rules 68–86, 134) Service and notice of proceedings 219
Dimitrios Tsikrikas and Wendy Kennett

PART VI ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE
(ERCP PART VII)
12 (Rules 87–110, 128–129) General and procedural issues 252
Astrid Stadler and Magne Strandberg
13 (Rules 111–124, 126–127) Types of evidence 307
Michael Stürner

PART VII PROCEEDINGS PREPARATORY TO A FINAL
HEARING (ERCP PART V)
14 (Rules 61–67) Proceedings before a final hearing and final hearing 338
Enrique Vallines García

PART VIII JUDGMENTS, RES JUDICATA AND LIS PENDENS
15 (Rules 130–133, 135–140) General rules on judgments 380
Christoph A Kern
16 (Rules 147–152) Effect of judgments – res judicata 419
Alexander Bruns

PART IX MEANS OF REVIEW
17 (Rules 153–183) Means of review and appeal 433
John Sorabji

PART X PROVISIONAL AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES
18 (Rules 184–203) Provisional and protective measures 492
Torbjörn Andersson

PART XI COLLECTIVE PROCEEDINGS
19 (Rules 204–220, 227–228, 233–236) Collective proceedings 545
Jorg Sladič
20 (Rules 221–226, 229–232) Collective settlements 604
Fernando Gascón Inchausti

PART XII COSTS AND FUNDING
21 (Rules 237–245, 125) Costs and funding 632
Vincent Smith

Index 671