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Lee Tsai & Partners | China | 29 Jul 2022
Focus on the Choice of Governing Law in Cross-Border Transactions (Mainland China)
With ever-increasing friction in cross-border transactions, it is undoubtedly important to carefully design dispute resolution clauses in contracts…
Lee Tsai & Partners | China | 28 Jul 2022
跨境交易中準據法的選擇重點（中國大陸）
跨境交易中摩擦越來越頻發的今天，在合同中周密佈局爭議解決條款的重要性已經毋庸置疑。以前看似可有可無，談判中經常一帶而過的準據法條文…
Ferbrache & Farrell LLP | Guernsey | 2 Dec 2021
Prescription and limitation - when should you bring a claim?
This is to limit the opportunity for parties to bring a claim over a historic event and provide certainty to potential parties to litigation…
Allen & Overy LLP | Slovakia | 11 Apr 2019
Has Slovakia become an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction?
In 2018 the Slovak courts addressed a number of issues while upholding arbitral awards, suggesting that the jurisdiction is becoming more arbitration friendly. This article explores two of these issues – namely, whether courts should review the application of substantive law and facts established by tribunals and the use of public policy as grounds for setting aside an award.
Jackson Lewis PC | USA | 20 Mar 2019
New Jersey Prohibits Enforcement of Non-Disclosure Provisions in Settlement Agreements, Other Contracts
A sweeping amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) bars enforcement of non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements and…
Cocalis & Partners | Greece | 21 Feb 2019
Annulment of arbitral awards for violating public order provisions
Under Article 897 of the Code of Civil Procedure, an arbitral award can be annulled in whole or in part by a decision from the competent national court only if it is contrary to, among other things, public order provisions or bonos mores. Examples of public order provisions that would justify the annulment of an arbitral award include jus cogens rules which have been enacted in order to......
Lenz & Staehelin | Switzerland | 19 Feb 2019
Precautionary taking of evidence in support of current proceedings
Under the Civil Procedure Code, the Swiss courts usually take evidence only after the parties have fully pleaded all particulars. The taking of evidence is often preceded by multiple exchanges of written submissions; however, in certain cases, it may be unreasonable to wait until the proceedings have fully developed to take certain evidence. For such cases, Swiss law allows parties to request......
Vandeventer Black LLP | USA | 23 Nov 2018
Before Entering Into A Contract With An Arbitration Provision, Consider What Time Period The Parties Will Have To Bring Claims
Statutes of limitations are statutory deadlines for filing legal actions. Limitation periods vary by the type of action. It is important to evaluate…
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC | Cyprus | 20 Nov 2018
Administrative Court's judgment on purported changes to terms of public procurement competitions
The Cyprus Administrative Court recently resolved the question of to which extent, if any, an action of a contracting authority can modify the published terms of the competition in a public procurement process. The court rejected the recourse filed by the applicant, which had sought to annul the decision of the Municipality of Limassol, as contracting authority, to award the contract to......
Haynes and Boone LLP | USA | 12 Nov 2018
Construction Law Practice Tip: Certificate of Merit Requirements in Federal Court
Under Texas law, a plaintiff must file a certificate of merit in any action for damages arising out of the provision of professional services. A…
