Lexology | European Union, Hong Kong, Ireland, etc. | 10 Mar 2023
A look at recent global developments in litigation, including judicial process updates, court decisions and areas of litigation risk to watch.
Bitterl König Rechtsanwälte OG | Austria, European Union, United Kingdom | 25 Mar 2019
On 21 March 2019, Theresa May had hoped to persuade the EU to delay the 29 March Brexit date to 30 June. Instead the EU…
Vidan Attorneys At Law | Croatia | 28 Jan 2019
On 29 January 2019 the new Act on International Private Law ("IPL Act") will substitute almost forty years old "Act Concerning the Resolution of…
Bird & Bird LLP | Netherlands | 9 Jan 2019
Der europäische Gesetzgeber beschloss im Sommer 2018 die fünfte Europäische Anti-Geldwäscherichtlinie (Directive 2018/843 - AMLD 5). Demnach müssen…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 4 Dec 2018
The Suffolk County, NY Legislature has unanimously enacted a bill that will prohibit employers and their agents from inquiring about job applicants’…
McCarter & English LLP | USA | 11 Oct 2018
Nearly two months to the day after the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the In re Accutane® Litigation incorporating…
Baker McKenzie | European Union, United Kingdom | 20 Sep 2018
With Brexit now just over 6 months away, and no clarity on what the landscape will look like after 29 March 2019, organisations are grappling with how…
Carvalho, Machado e Timm Advogados | Brazil | 13 Sep 2018
The Superior Court of Justice recently decided on the consequences of a successful application to set aside an arbitral award. The court's decision resulted from a declaration by the state courts that the nullity of arbitral awards is provided for in Article 33 of the Arbitration Act. Notably, this case was considered under the original version of the Arbitration Act (ie, before its 2015......
Brouse McDowell | USA | 5 Sep 2018
When determining whether there is coverage under an insurance policy, the governing state law under which the policy is analyzed can be extremely…
Obeid & Partners | Lebanon | 19 Jul 2018
Due to its status as a commercial hub, Lebanon has its fair share of disputes arising from commercial representation agreements, particularly those concerning compensation for the termination of such agreements. However, while recourse to the court system is well established as the traditional method of settling this type of dispute, significant controversy remains regarding their submission......