German Supreme Court cites papers by Professor Franco Ferrari

On several occasions German Supreme Court cites papers by Professor Franco Ferrari

In two different rulings, the Supreme Court of Germany cited papers by Professor Franco Ferrari, the Executive Director of the Law School’s Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law. In its October 23rd, 2013, ruling, which was only recently made public, the German Supreme Court relied on a paper by Ferrari asserting that one of the general principles underlying the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is that of estoppel. In a ruling of October 10th, 2013, the German Supreme Court justified its holding by referring to a different paper authored by Ferrari, in which Ferrari argues that under the Regulation (EC) No. 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) issues relating to the statute of limitations are to be qualified as issues of substance.

January 2014 session of the Arbitration Forum: “The Star Expert”

The Center, in collaboration with the New York/Washington D.C. Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club, will host the January 2014 Arbitration Forum, entitled “The Star Expert” on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014, from 6.00 – 8.00 pm, in Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall, 108 West Third  St., New York, NY 10012.

The event will be moderated by the center’s Executive Director, Prof. Franco Ferrari. Our distinguished speakers include Prof. Bernardo Cremades,  leading Spanish international arbitration practitioner, Mr. Grant Hanessian, Co-Chair of Baker & McKenzie’s International Arbitration Practice Group and Mr. Pedro Martinez-Fraga, partner in DLA Piper’s international arbitration and litigation practice.

Please note that all discussions taking place during the Forum are subject to the Chatham House Rule.

Since space is limited, those interested are kindly asked to R.S.V.P.  Please send an email to Cassy Rodriguez at cassy.rodriguez@nyu.edu to confirm your attendance.