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Individual investors who "speculate" having a tough time in court

  • RPC
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  • Hong Kong, United Kingdom
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  • April 19 2013

In my "blog" of 8 March 2013, I refer to a couple of cases in which individual claimants have successfully sued a bank, basically in negligence for

International mediation guide

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA
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  • March 27 2013

We have compiled this Mediation Guide with a view to providing a better understanding Of the differences between jurisdictions in respect of

Global employment, pensions and benefits e-bulletin

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam
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  • April 18 2013

A renewed regulatory focus on sham contracting and a court recent decision in ACE Insurance Limited v Trifunovski highlights the need for employers to

Misselling: a global perspective

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • April 25 2013

Turbulent economic conditions and heightened levels of media, political and regulatory interest in banks' dealings with consumers are leading

The warranties in your marine insurance policy may no longer matter

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
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  • May 10 2012

Marine insurers often ask their insureds to warrant certain things are true before issuing a policy

Liquidators' costs in a preference claim

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong, United Kingdom
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  • May 13 2013

In The Joint and Several Liquidators of QQ Club Limited (in liquidation) v. Golden Year Limited (HCCW 2452011, 9 April 2013) (QQ Club), the Court of

Applications to strike out civil proceedings for delay or want of prosecution - the way forward

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong, United Kingdom
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  • January 11 2012

The Court of Final Appeal has, in Liquidator of Wing Fai Construction Company Limited v Yip Kwong Robert and Others (FACV 32011, 8 December 2011), informed practitioners of the approach the courts must now take when faced with applications to strike out civil proceedings for delay or want of prosecution on the part of the plaintiff

Courts offer robust assessment of mis-selling claims by high net worth clients

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong, United Kingdom
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  • March 18 2013

Two court judgments issued in the last few weeks have highlighted the importance of testing properly the evidence of investors who bring mis-selling

Solicitors' higher rights of audience in England and Hong Kong

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong, United Kingdom
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  • March 31 2010

New regulations coming into effect on 1 April provide a single route for solicitors to qualify to appear in the higher courts in England and Wales

Asia anti-corruption report

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam
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  • July 19 2012

Welcome to the first edition of our Asia anti-corruption report