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1. Tokyo High Court’s judgment on 25th October 2000 for the Core No7 concerning claim for damages (Hirata, Sasaki)
2. Tokyo District Court’s judgment on 15th July 2011 for the White Fuji and White Koowa concerning claim for damages (Hirata, Sasaki, Tomita)
3. Tokyo District Court’s judgment on 26th February 2002 for the Monet painting case concerning insurance claim under marine policy (Hirata, Sasaki)
4. Tokyo District Court’s judgment on 27th October 2008 for the Keiyo concerning claim for damages (Hirata, Sasaki, Tomita)
5. Tokyo District Court’s judgment on 16th February 2010 for the Giant Step concerning claim for damages (Hirata, Sasaki, Tomita)
6. Tokyo High Court’s judgment on 28th February 2013 for the NYK Argus concerning claim for damages against the shipper who failed to inform dangerous cargo (Hirata, Sasaki, Tomita)
7. Tokyo High Court’s judgment on 29th October 2014 for the NYK Argus concerning claim for damages against the manufacture who produced dangerous cargo and failed to inform its danger (Hirata, Sasaki, Tomita)

Shimada
[Books in English]

1. Handbook on Cross-Border Industrial Sub-Contracting (Publisher: Kluwer Law International (2002), Co-authors: Carlo H. Mastellone and others)
2. The International Libel Handbook, A practical guide for journalists (Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann (1995), Co-authors: Nick Braithwaite, Koichiro Nakada and others)

[Papers in English]

1. Nintendo v. MariCar: Is go-kart rental business free riding on the video game ‘Mario Kart’ characters prohibited in Japan?, International Entertainment Law Review June 2019
2. Legal Aspects of Special Exhibitions at Museums in Japan, Art Antiquity and Law (Institute of Art and Law) July 2018
3. Termination of a Continuous Contract and Good Faith Under Japanese and English Law, Keio Law Journal No. 38, September 2017
4. Japan’s Law for Protection of Cultural Properties and the Great Earthquake of 2011, Art Antiquity and Law (Institute of Art and Law) July 2015
5. Protection of Cultural Properties in Japan, Juriste International 2011.1 (April 2011)
6. Loan Participation in Japan, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law Vol 11, No 11 (December 1996)
7. Private Placement of Foreign Securities in Japan, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law Vol 19, No 3 (March 1994)
8. Japan’s New Penal Provision on Insider Trading, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law Vol 3, No 5 (October 1988)

[Books in Japanese]

1. English Business Law (Publisher: Keio University Press, April 2014)
2. English Law for International Business Transactions (Publisher: Keio University Press, October 2006)
3. Responsibility of Directors and Shareholders Derivative Action (Publisher: Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd., 1998-2010 (latest revision), Co-authors: Akira Watanabe and others)
4. Legal Practices Related to Corporate Responsibility (Publisher: Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd., 1997-2016, Co-authors: Sadamichi Amemiya and others)
5. Introduction to Art Law (Publisher: Keio University Press, April 2021)
6. Casebook on Art Law (Publisher: Keio University Press, April 2023)

[Papers in Japanese]

1. Recent Development of English Contract Law and Brexit, Keio Law Journal NO 36, December 2016
2. Jurisdiction of Japanese Court in Transitional Trusts Litigation, Keio Law Journal No. 28, February 2014
3. Enforcement of Money Judgments in England, Hogaku Kenkyu (Journal of Law, Politics and Sociology) Vol. 84, December 2011
4. Japan’s Legal System Concerning Recovery of Stolen Art in Comparison with English System, Keio Law Journal No. 21, December 2011
5. Responsibility of Art Dealers Acting as Sales Agent: Impact of ‘Accidia Foundation v. Simon C. Dickinson’ on the Art Market, Keio Law Journal No. 23, May 2012
6. Japan’s New Anti-Seizure Legislation on Protection of Loaned Artworks, Keio Law Journal No.20, August 2011
7. Study of “the Proposal to Reform the Japanese Civil Code” in Comparison with English Law, Keio Law Journal No. 19, March 2011
8. Case Note (Splitting the governing law of contract by the parties), Keio Law Journal No. 17, October 2010
9. Conformity of Goods: Japanese Point of View –Changes to Export, Keio Law Journal No. 15/16, March 2010
10. Law and Practice of Security Trust in Ship Finance Structure, Keio Law Journal No. 14, September 2009 (co-author: Katsuhisa Seno)
11. Laws Governing Validity and Effects of International Trusts (2), Keio Law Journal No. 13, March 2009
12. Laws Applicable to Legal Issues Concerning International Trusts, Keio Law Journal No.11, December 2008
13. Laws Governing Validity and Effects of International Trusts (1), Keio Law Journal No. 10, March 2008
14. Legal Issues Concerning Creation of International Trusts, Keio Law Journal No. 9, February 2008
15. Function and Practices of Trust in England, Keio Law Journal No. 7, March 2007
16. Enforceability and Limitation of Pre-contractual Right concerning Exclusive Negotiation, Keio Law Journal No.2, March 2005
17. Withdrawal of a Party from a Third Party Participating Litigation in “Theory and Practice of the Present Law - a collection of papers presented to professor Susumu Itoh in honour of his 77th birthday” (Publisher: Keio University Press, May 2000)
18. Third Party’s Participation in Civil Litigation under Article 71 of the Code of Civil Procedure in “Theory and Practice of Civil Proceedings – a collection of papers presented to professor Susumu Itoh in honour of his 70th birthday” (Publisher:Keio University Press, October 1991)
19. Selling Loan Assets in “Collected Papers in Celebration of the 100 Anniversary of Keio University Law Faculty, Mita Law Society Edition” (Publisher: Keio University Press, September 1990)
20. Outline of the UK Financial Services Act, Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law Vol. 15 No. 12, December 1987
21. Management Buy-out in UK and its Introduction into Japan (1), (2) and (3), New Business Law Nos. 377, 378, 380 May, June and July 1987

[Translations]

1. Cross shareholdings of Unlisted Italian Companies, written by Marco Bresia, Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law Vol. 18 No. 8 August 1990
2. Tender Offer in Italian Market, written by Marco Bresia, Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law Vol. 17 No. 9, September 1989
3. Techniques of Cross-examination, written by Stephan M Koslow, Hanrei Times No. 515, March 1984
4. Basic Principles of Cross-examination, written by Stephan M Koslow, Hanrei Times No. 508, December 1983

Hirata

1. The major publications include a translation of “The Fanti and The Padre Island case”, [1991] 2 AC 1, decided by the House of Lords, “The Effect of the 1968 Brussels Jurisdiction Convention on Admiralty Actions in Rem.” My major articles include “The Captain Gregos – Short Delivery of Cargo and Time Limitation Under the Hague–Visby Rules,” “The Captain Gregos No. 2 – Time Limit Defense Under the Hague–Visby Rules, Based on Implied Contract and Bailment.” and “Maritime Claim in Japan”, (The Asian Business Lawyer, Korea University Legal Research Institute, 2008). “English governing law clause in Marine Cargo Policy and delay interest under English law” (Legal Issues on International Commercial and Maritime Law II, 2011).
2. The Rotterdam Rules: The Cargo Interests’ Perspective in the Professor Tomotaka Fujita’s edition of he Rotterdam Rules in the Asian-Pacific Region

Shimada and Tomita
[Books in English]

1. Art Law Review (Publisher: Law Business Research) -1st Edition (2020), 2nd Edition (2021) and 3rd Edition (2022)

Shimada
Selected Speeches in English

1. “The Principle of Good Faith under Japanese Commercial Law” Seminar at the City University London, June 2016
2. “Protection of Cultural Properties in Japan” at the session of Art Law Commission, the 54th Congress of International Association of Lawyers in Istanbul, October 2010
3. “Conformity of Goods under CISG; Japan’s perspective” at the session of International Sale of Goods Commission, the 53rd Congress of International Association of Lawyers in Seville, November 2009
4. “Legal issues concerning Special Exhibitions organised by Japanese Museums” at the session of Art Law Commission, the 52nd Congress of International Association of Lawyers in Bucharest, October 2008
5. “Outsourcing in Japan” at the session of Contract Law Commission, the 50th Congress of International Association of Lawyers in Salvador de Bahia, October 2006
6. “Protection of Information under Japanese Law” at the session of Contract Law Commission, the 48th Congress of International Association of Lawyers in Geneva, August 2004
7. “Contractual Negotiation in Japan” at the session of Contract Law Commission, the 47th Congress of International Association of Lawyers in Lisbon, August 2003
8. “Distributorship Agreement under Japanese Law” at the session of Contract Law Commission, the 46th Congress of International Association of Lawyers in Sydney, October 2002
9. “Regulations of Sub-contract in Japan” at the seminar on Cross-Border Sub-Contracting in Florence, the International Association of Young Lawyers, February 2000

Hirata

1. The Rotterdam Rules: The Cargo Interests’ Perspective at Symposium held on 22nd November 2011 under the title of the Rotterdam Rules in the Asian-Pacific Region
2. Recent case concerning the subrogation claim at Nakaide7s marine insurance seminar on 1st June 2013