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4/8/2025 10:39:06 AM

CJEU ruling: Parent company’s domicile may have jurisdiction in competition damages litigation

By Alexandra Rogers Angelos Vlazakis

A recent ruling has provided competition damage claimants with an advantageous option to sue in a parent company’s jurisdiction, while...

3/21/2025 2:16:41 PM

UK Supreme Court rules on fiduciary duties

By James Stonebridge Helen Coverdale

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court gave a judgment in Rukhadze and others v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another. The decision will be...

11/26/2024 10:15:29 AM

Revised Product Liability Directive (introducing rules on strict liability for AI and other software) entered in the EU's statute book

By Marcus Evans Lucy Bruce Jones Andrew Swarbrick +1 more...

Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (the Revised Product Liability Directive) was published in the Official...

11/26/2024 9:10:03 AM

Perspectives from Dubai Arbitration Week 2024: Renewable energy projects in the emerging markets - Avoiding and resolving disputes

By Aarti Thadani Prakruthi Gowda

As we start to move away from the summer months in Dubai, the attention turns to Dubai Arbitration Week 2024, which took place from 11 –...

10/1/2024 9:55:54 AM

Rule changes to reflect the courts’ power to compel ADR

By Antony Corsi

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) come into effect today (1 October) which confirm the courts’ power to stay civil...

9/19/2024 9:00:00 AM

Key flashpoints in LNG contract disputes

By Claire Irwin Georgina O'Sullivan

Recent volatility in the global LNG demand, in particular since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, may have heralded a new,...

6/21/2024 10:15:23 AM

Disputed debts: When will a creditor’s winding-up petition be stayed or dismissed in favour of arbitration?

By Nicholas Sharratt Ben Mellett

In Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16, the Privy Council has clarified the correct...

6/18/2024 3:25:26 PM

What are the essential first steps of an investigation?

By Andrew Reeves Keith Rosen Ruth Cowley +2 more...

The start of an investigation is crucial. How you scope and structure your investigation and crisis management at the beginning will have...

5/25/2024 6:49:12 AM

From Stockholders to Stakeholders

By Nick Merritt

Thanks to Scott, Sarah and Francisco for their recent and thoughtful piece on the growing dichotomy between ESG and directors’ duties....

4/15/2024 8:32:55 AM

E-global notes: What do you need to know?

By Mirella Hart Samson Spanier

At present, registered notes are issued in paper format and stored in physical vaults. With the announcement of the launch of new...

3/28/2024 9:07:50 AM

Directors' duties: When does the Creditor Duty first arise and how is it discharged?

By Clare Lee

When does a director first come under a duty to consider the interests of creditors (Creditor Duty)? Until recently, directors had to...

11/17/2023 2:12:34 PM

Perspectives from Dubai Arbitration Week

By Aarti Thadani

Arbitrators, lawyers, academics and many more experts from around the world gathered in Dubai for Arbitration Week, to discuss some of...