Parinam Law Associates | India | 19 Sep 2023
While mediation as a means of dispute resolution was always ingrained in Indian jurisprudence, the parliament for the first time has attempted to…
RPC | Hong Kong | 29 Aug 2023
In China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Ltd (In Liquidation) v UBS AG, a High Court judge considered the defendant's request for the action to be transferred from the general civil list to the commercial list. While the Court acknowledged that the defendant's request was not unreasonable, it declined to transfer the action to the commercial list. The case raises the issue of whether commercial......
Lexology PRO | USA | 2 Aug 2023
Youtube star sues over reputational harm caused by subpar burgers, two states enact commercial finance disclosure laws, and American Airlines goes after ticketing scammers – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | USA | 19 Jul 2023
Michigan limits enforceability of contracts without quantity terms, the CFPB fines Bank of America for illegal fees, and Connecticut enacts a law limiting automatic renewal provisions – plus other key updates.
LatinAlliance | Guatemala | 26 May 2023
El Derecho Mercantil se concibe como el conjunto de normas relacionadas con los comerciantes y los actos de comercio en general. En Guatemala se con…
Lexology PRO | USA | 26 Apr 2023
New Jersey lowers standards for enforcing arbitration provisions in commercial contracts, the Senate introduces a bill to curb child labor for federal contracts, and Massachusetts permits remote notaries – plus other key updates.
Kubas Kos Gałkowski | Poland | 6 Dec 2022
🕑 6 minutes The proceedings of state courts in Poland in commercial matters have, for many years, been rather unstable. Since 2019, special rules of procedure for commercial matters have applied, although they have been highly criticised. Three years from their entry into force have shown that they have only marginally fulfilled their role.
Arnon, Tadmor-Levy | Israel | 7 Nov 2022
🕑 8 minutes The activities of a distributor and those of a commercial agent do not always vastly differ from one another. Both enter into an agreement with a supplier to promote the sale of the supplier's goods, and both interact with retailers to do so. Therefore, at times the classification of a particular company as a distributor or as a commercial agent is not clear and is left to the......
Pallett Valo LLP | Canada | 13 Dec 2021
The Courts have recently provided significant guidance on summary judgment analysis in the form of three decisions which impact all summary judgment…
White & Case | United Kingdom | 7 Dec 2021
On 25 November 2021, the Law Commission published its advice to the UK government on smart legal contracts (the "Paper") (see here). Among other…