04/19/2023
In a recent case, the account holder brought a private law action against the bank to establish that the monies were not the proceeds of criminal conduct, allowing the business to deal with the property with the protection of a court order.
04/14/2023
It was the Plaintiff's case that the dispute fell outside of the scope of the arbitration agreement
04/14/2023
A lamp manufacturer claimed that a showcase light fixture sold by Montblanc had infringed its copyright.
04/06/2023
By the second stage of the arbitration, the Thai law experts on a closer review of Thai laws, agreed that compound interest was only recoverable in respect of loan agreements.
04/04/2023
Charan also brought claims for rescissions relating to the family shares in Choiceclassic Ltd and various other agreements previously made.
03/30/2023
Although every case is different, and needs to be considered on its own facts, some questions reoccur repeatedly.
03/30/2023
The case demonstrates Guernsey common law-making as being influenced, but not bound by, English case law whilst looking to the case law of leading Commonwealth jurisdictions for persuasive guidance.
03/30/2023
The German Patent Act stipulates that revocation claims are only admissible in Germany if the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) or the European Patent Office (EPO) have formally "concluded" their granting procedures.
03/29/2023
The UK Supreme Court has held (85-page / 564KB PDF) that it is necessary for Ukraine’s defence against non-repayment of the loan
03/27/2023
The Petitioners sought the Grand Court’s appraisal of the fair value of their shares pursuant to section 238 of the Companies Act.
03/13/2023
By the time the brothers were released from imprisonment, Henry McCollum had spent longer on Death Row than any other North Carolina prisoner.
03/09/2023
The guidance has been issued in the run-up to the Moneyval inspection of Jersey’s financial services regulatory apparatus, which is due to begin later in 2023.
03/07/2023
The decisions of the English courts are not binding on these jurisdictions
03/06/2023
There is optimism within the Cayman Islands legal and insolvency community that recognition of and assistance to a restructuring officer will be forthcoming from the HK Court.
03/03/2023
The report considers the evidence heard by the Chairman during the oral hearings
03/02/2023
The High Court held that Mr Barton was not entitled to anything as there was no contractual obligation on Foxpace to pay him if the property sold for less than £6.5 million.
02/28/2023
The lawsuit against Shell’s board is not the only claim currently brought against the oil company in the UK.
02/27/2023
That debt arises from a judgment in the bank’s favour against Sebastian Holdings given in 2013 in proceedings in which Freshfields also acted for the bank.
02/24/2023
Severance pay on termination in Spain is governed by the Workers’ Statute, with different levels of severance payable depending on whether the dismissal is ‘fair’ or ‘unfair’.
02/22/2023
Offshore Trust and Estate Litigation Update Series – Part I