Kõve, Villu

Job

  • Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of Estonia; Docent of Civil Law

Personal data

  • Born: August 26, 1971, Saaremaa
  • E-mail: villu.kove@nc.ee

Education

  • Doctor iuris, Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 2009
  • Magister iuris, University of Tartu, 2004
  • Faculty of Law, University of Tartu, 1994 (cum laude)

Career

  • Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of Estonia, 2002–current
  • Attorney-at-Law, Villu Kõve Law Office, 1997–2002
  • Attorney-at-Law, Law Office Concordia, 1996–1997
  • Lecturer, Concordia International University in Estonia, 2000
  • Specialist, Chief Specialist and Adviser, Ministry of Justice, 1993–1999
  • Lecturer, Institute of Law, 1996–1999
  • Lecturer, Estonian Business School, 1996–1997
  • Consultant, AS Eesti Hoiupank, 1995–1996

Main areas of research

  • Compensation for Intangible Damage
  • Law of Obligations
  • Commercial Law
  • Civil Procedure Law

Professional activity and membership

  • Estonian Bar Association, 1996–current

Publications

  • P. Varul, I. Kull, V. Kõve, M. Käerdi. Law of Obligations Act III (§§ 619-916 and 1005-1067). Commented Edition. Tallinn: Juura, 2009, 737 p. (in Estonian).
  • P. Varul, I. Kull, V. Kõve, M. Käerdi. Law of Obligations Act II (§§ 208–618). Commented Edition. Tallinn: Juura, 2007, 757 p. (in Estonian).
  • P. Varul, I. Kull, V. Kõve, M. Käerdi. Law of Obligations Act I (§§ 1–207). Commented Edition. Tallinn: Juura, 2006, 705 p. (in Estonian).
  • I. Kull, M. Käerdi, V. Kõve. Law of Obligations I. General Part. Tallinn: Juura, 2004. (in Estonian).

Articles in Juridica

  • Ten Years of the Commercial Code – Reflections on Developments, Juridica Abstract, 2005, No. 9, pp. 595–605
  • Extra-Judicial Resolution Of Civil Disputes in Estonia, Juridica Abstract, 2005, No. 3, pp. 152–166
  • Issues Regarding the Unilateral Termination of an Agreement in the Context of the Law of Obligations Act, Juridica Abstract, 2003, No. 4, pp. 225–235
  • General Provisions, Juridica Abstract, 1995, No. 4, pp. 135–136
  • Fundamentals of the Business Code, Juridica Abstract, 1995, No. 4, p. 134
  • Merger, Division and Reorganisation, Juridica Abstract, 1995, No. 4, pp. 162–164
  • Branches of Foreign Business Associations, Juridica Abstract, 1995, No. 4, p. 161
  • Procuration, Juridica Abstract, 1995, No. 4, p. 137
  • Chapter 6. Representation, Juridica Abstract, 1994, No. 8, pp. 196–197
  • Possession, Juridica Abstract, 1993, No. 4, p. 73
  • Things, Juridica Abstract, 1993, No. 4, pp. 72–73
  • Movable Pawn, Juridica Abstract, 1993, No. 4, pp. 87–89

Articles in Juridica International

  • Draft Common Frame of Reference and Estonian Law of Obligations Act: Similarities and Differences in the System of Contractual Liability, Juridica International, 2008, No. 1, pp. 199–208
  • Applicable Law in the Light of Modern Law of Obligations and Bases for the Preparation of the Law of Obligations Act, Juridica International, 2001, No. 1, pp. 30–37



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