26 Nov, 2024 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 Rosie Nance +1 more... Show less Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (the Revised Product Liability Directive) was published in the Official...
26 Nov, 2024 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 –...
01 Oct, 2024 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...
19 Sep, 2024 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,...
21 Jun, 2024 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...
18 Jun, 2024 What are the essential first steps of an investigation? By Andrew Reeves Keith Rosen Ruth Cowley Sharon Oded Claudia Van Gruisen +2 more... Show less The start of an investigation is crucial. How you scope and structure your investigation and crisis management at the beginning will have...
25 May, 2024 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....
15 Apr, 2024 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...
28 Mar, 2024 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...
17 Nov, 2023 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...
09 Oct, 2023 The People versus Your Business: The Litigant-in-Person boom By Nick Roberts There has been a rise in claims brought by litigants in person (LIPs) against commercial clients on the small claims track. Why? Perhaps...
03 Oct, 2023 Legal Geek 2023 preview: GenAI's impact on the legal industry By Bernhard Fiedler As I prepare to attend this year's Legal Geek conference, I find myself eagerly anticipating the discussions surrounding GenAI, a topic...