12/20/2023
First UPC Court of Appeal case bleeds into 2024
Rather than issuing a ruling on the admissibility of the document at this stage, the UPC Court of Appeal gave 10x Genomics time to review the document during the lunch break
Court Cases
12/18/2023
Bridging borders: a new page for reciprocal enforcement of Mainland Judgment in Hong Kong from 29 January 2024
Under the 2019 Arrangement, there is no longer a requirement for a judgment to be "final and conclusive"
12/15/2023
An Officer and an Administrator? The Supreme Court Weighs in on the role of Administrators in the Companies they administrate
The TULRCA imposes certain consultation and notification duties on employers who are contemplating making 20 or more employees redundant within a period of 90 days or less
12/13/2023
Allen & Overy’s U.S. IP Technology Disputes team achieves significant victory for ResMed
The PTAB judges found that all of the challenged claims of NYU patents describing devices to treat sleep disorders were invalid
12/12/2023
Getty Images v Stability AI: copyright claims can proceed to trial
The meaning of ‘infringing copy’ is defined in section 27 of the CDPA.
12/12/2023
Greenberg Traurig Files Amicus Brief in Two U.S. Supreme Court Cases
The brief provides the court with deeper insight on how online content moderation works.
12/07/2023
Conyers Wins Latest Case
In pursuing this argument, Amstel relied on the decision of His Honour Judge Purle KC
12/04/2023
Testing England and Wales' forfeiture rule in mercy killings
This case is a useful precedent for the use of the Forfeiture Act 1982 for a 'mercy killing'
11/30/2023
Dentons Rodyk secures excellent decision in favour of the client in a High Court case on the division of matrimonial assets.
In this case, the judge found that the ex-husband’s contributions to the marriage were overstated.
11/29/2023
Herbert Smith Freehills succeeds for client in procurement dispute
The Judge also held that Siemens was not entitled to invoke public law duties where a remedy was available to it under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
11/24/2023
Aubit International: Guidance on the new restructuring officer regime in the Cayman Islands
The case provides further clarification on the considerations that should be taken by the Court when considering the appointment of ROs and warns that the court will guard against potential abuse of the new regime.
11/24/2023
Courting Clarity: Grand Court confirms jurisdiction to determine winding up petitions notwithstanding requirement to refer disputes to foreign arbitration tribunal
The case serves as useful clarification of the Grand Court's jurisdiction to hear a creditor's winding up petition
11/24/2023
King Bun Limited and Others v. Lau Man Sang, James and Others – Claim No. BVIHC (COM) 2017/086
Conyers is pleased that its clients achieved this well-deserved victory.
11/22/2023
Court of Appeal blocks ClientEarth climate case against Shell
ClientEarth later sought permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal, but its application was rejected last week - with no further avenue for appeal.
11/21/2023
Protecting the vulnerable from financial abuse
Cases of concern usually start with the distancing of previously close relatives and the ‘moving in’ of others
11/21/2023
With no “TKO”, it’s all systems go for Harry and his fellow claimants
The fight concerns allegations similar to those in the “phone hacking” scandal which brought the News of the World to its knees in 2011.
11/17/2023
Ten year anniversary for flagship mock trial on disability law
The tenth anniversary will feature six teams from the University of Oxford and six from the University of Cambridge
11/15/2023
Dutch TikTok data protection class action claims falter
Three organisations have been seeking the Amsterdam court’s permission to act as the exclusive representative of the users and bundle their claims together in a collective action against TikTok.
11/14/2023
The Supreme Court Of Mauritius Re-Affirms its support to International Arbitration
Under the Provisional Order, the Supreme Court had granted the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award delivered on 30 November 2016 (Arbitral Award) against OGD.
11/13/2023
Prenuptial agreements aren’t only for the rich and famous
Many people hear about nuptial agreements most often through sensationalised media reporting about them