02/13/2026
Courts have indicated that mediation is a compulsory procedural step, and failure to comply can result in matters being struck from the roll, even where parties jointly wish to proceed directly to trial.
02/13/2026
Against this backdrop, treaty-based arbitration claims brought by foreign investors have taken on increased importance.
02/12/2026
The court’s approach suggests that freezing orders may be granted even where the DIFC courts lack jurisdiction over the underlying substantive dispute
02/06/2026
This issue became widespread among borrowers who had taken out mortgages with Northern Rock before the financial crisis.
02/05/2026
The Privy Council accordingly dismissed the appeal.
01/23/2026
The appellate ruling further reaffirmed legal stability for recruitment report acceptance in local housing cooperative projects.
01/19/2026
The court in this case considered that CM's cause of action had accrued prior to dismissal and therefore he was not within the Johnson exclusion zone.
01/09/2026
FIFA promptly amended its regulations
01/08/2026
The decision reinforces several practical points for parties arbitrating in Singapore
01/07/2026
The High Court held that the question of compliance with pre-arbitration steps goes to the admissibility of the claim, not to the tribunal’s jurisdiction, bringing Singapore in line with recent decisions in the UK and Hong Kong.
12/29/2025
A similar approach was previously adopted by the Grand Court in the context of an application for Beddoe relief.
12/22/2025
Judges are required to give reasons for their decisions, setting out the main points and explaining how they reached their conclusions.
12/16/2025
These clauses are a common feature in financial agreements and typically allow lenders to sue borrowers in multiple jurisdictions but restrict borrowers to litigate in one designated court.
12/09/2025
In an appeal being closely watched by the financial services industry, the Second Circuit is now set to decide, as a matter of first impression, whether the EFTA applies in the context of wire transfer fraud.
12/05/2025
In plain terms, the environmental case against Mr. Rawson and Recycled Earth is over, and they have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
12/02/2025
The court unanimously upheld an earlier decision by the Supreme Court in a similar case that no such defence is available.
11/27/2025
Central to the decision was whether Anthony Azizi was also a de facto director of Trinco.
11/24/2025
For families, particularly those with more complex holding arrangements, the court's analysis offers critical, actionable insights.
11/24/2025
Rassmal made a number of claims, principally against ASG. In this article, we focus on the claims made in respect of the Law.
11/20/2025
Parties contracting under Hong Kong law should be aware that the outcome may depend on the specific facts and the Hong Kong court’s approach to the prevention principle.