This book critically analyses the various approaches of public and private law enforcement and their effectiveness across several jurisdictions on the example of one topical and global collective damage event with far reaching consequences for both, consumers and investors: the Dieselgate.

Prescription is a major legal defence that bars civil actions after the expiry of the prescription period on the claim. This book thoroughly examines the law of 16 selected jurisdictions and extensively analyses in comparative perspective the elements of prescription, their interrelations, and the policy considerations (including economic analysis). While the book focuses on prescription of tort claims the analysis, comparisons and conclusions...

Dit werk biedt een overzicht van zeer recente rechtspraak (eind 2018 - begin 2020) in verband met de vergoeding van letselschade in handige samenvattingen, en ontsloten via een chronologisch en een trefwoordenregister. Een ingesloten USB-stick bevat de integrale teksten.

Compensation funds are redress structures that compensate victims of accidents and other misfortune where tort, insurance and social security frameworks are unavailable or inapplicable. Their undefined nature raises important legal questions that have not yet been fully answered. This book contrasts and analyses both well-known and lesser known compensation funds in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and the United ...

This volume explores how differences between tort and contract affect the foundations of liability, the nature and amount of the compensation, the extent of liability and whether defences and limitation periods corresponding to the distinct causes of action give rise to substantially different outcomes.

This book provides a detailed examination of the European Court of Human Rights’ practice to award compensation under Article 41 of the European Convention on Human Rights and its consequences.

Modern technology has not only multiplied the risks and degree of damage, it has also created long causal chains that often make it difficult to see a connection between action and damage, particularly when the damaging effects on individuals or society only emerge decades after the action. How can we ensure that we act responsibly today? What criteria do we have to measure our behaviour against?

Artikel 1315 BW en artikel 870 Ger.W. spelen een belangrijke rol bij de vaststelling van de feiten van een zaak. Ze duiden aan op welke partij het bewijsrisico rust. Indien de rechter aan het einde van een procedure nog steeds twijfelt over een bepaald feit, zal hij de partij die het bewijsrisico draagt, in het ongelijk stellen. Nu zijn er situaties denkbaar waarin een partij er niet in slaagt om het vereiste bewijs te leveren, terwijl dit nie...

This book revolves around major legal developments in the fields of European contract law and tort law from 1981 to today and examines whether similarities or divergences can be observed.