The Action for Damages in Community Law

The Action for Damages in Community Law
Author: Ton Heukels
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1997-02-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041103708

Examining EC provisions for dealing effectively with the need to compensate individuals for wrongful acts, this volume covers topics ranging from non-contractual liability of the Community for different kinds of legal act, to questions of damages and the Community's contractual liability.

The Right to Damages in European Law

The Right to Damages in European Law
Author: Andrea Biondi
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041124764

This is the first book to present an in-depth discussion of the right of individuals to receive damages in European law. Analyzing relevant ECJ cases, the authors detail the substantive and procedural criteria that need to be satisfied in order for an individual to succeed in a claim for damages against Community institutions under Article 288 EC or against a defaulting Member State under the court-created Francovich principle.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The Draft Common Frame of Reference

The Draft Common Frame of Reference
Author: Vincent Sagaert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Civil law
ISBN: 9789400002166

The Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) is the result of more than 25 years of academic research on European private law. The final academic version of the DCFR was published in October 2009, and currently the European Commission is undertaking a selection process in order to determine which parts of the DCFR will be included in a 'political' CFR. Against this background, this book presents and critically analyzes the DCFR and situates it in relation to current Belgian law. (Series: Ius Commune Europaeum - Vol. 99)

East African Community Law

East African Community Law
Author: Emmanuel Ugirashebuja
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2017-03-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004322078

East African Community Law provides a comprehensive and open-access text book on EAC law. Written by leading experts, including the president of the EACJ, national judges, academics and practitioners, it provides the most complete overview to date of this increasingly important field. Uniquely, the book also provides a systematic comparison with EU law. EU companion chapters provide concise overviews of EU law and its development, offering valuable inspiration for the application and further development of EAC law. The book has been written for all practitioners, judges, civil servants, academics and students faced with questions of EAC law. It discusses institutional, substantive and jurisdictional issues, including the nature of EAC law, free movement and competition law as well as the reception of EAC law in Partner States.

A Practitioner's Guide to Class Actions

A Practitioner's Guide to Class Actions
Author: Marcy Hogan Greer
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 1412
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781604429558

Complete with a state-by-state analysis of the ways in which the class action rules differ from the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, this comprehensive guide provides practitioners with an understanding of the intricacies of a class action lawsuit. Multiple authors contributed to the book, mainly 12 top litigators at the premiere law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski, L.L.P.

Private Enforcement of EU Competition Law

Private Enforcement of EU Competition Law
Author: Pier Luigi Parcu
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2018-09-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 178643881X

During the past decade, private enforcement of competition law has slowly taken off in Europe. However, major differences still exist among Member States. By harmonizing a number of procedural rules, the Damages Directive aimed to establish a level playing field among EU Member States. This timely book represents the first assessment of the implementation of the Damages Directive. Offering a comparative perspective, key chapters provide an up-to-date account of the emerging trends in private enforcement of competition law in Europe.

Damages

Damages
Author: Barry Werth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2013-08-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1439142483

Damages is the riveting true story of one family’s legal struggles in the world of medicine. At the urging of a friend, the Sabias filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Humes and Norwalk Hospital. Barry Werth takes us through the seven-year lawsuit, allowing us to see the legal strategy plotted by the Sabias’s attorneys, Connecticut’s premier medical malpractice law firm.