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Supreme Court clarifies suitable alternative remedies to judicial review

The Supreme Court was tasked with examining whether there was an effective alternative remedy available in private law

Reddit’s challenge to Online Safety Code designation to be appealed to Irish Court of Appeal

The High Court ruled in June against Reddit and fellow online platform Tumblr

The role of mediation in resolving disputes in the MENA region

Mediation holds substantial potential for addressing sensitive political and commercial disputes in the MENA region.

Inaugural Collas Crill Moot launches in Jersey

The Moot involves pairs of students studying real-life legal case notes and applying them to a mock court situation.

Freezing injunctions in the BVI: a recent development from England

The English Court of Appeal found that an applicant need not prove that its claim has a better than 50% chance of success

Guernsey Royal Court rules in favour of tea room tenant in rent dispute

The judgment notes that the payment was not returned by the landlord until nearly a month after being received

Using civil courts in England to recover assets and losses after employee fraud

Ideally this process should be conducted without alerting the suspected fraudster

Recent developments in employment law: two Supreme Court decisions which look beyond the contract of employment

Employment status is another area where the Government has announced its intention to make reforms.

Tactical reviews of arbitral awards could undermine South Africa as a seat of arbitration

A potential option for the courts is to order harsher costs orders against parties who pursue frivolous review applications for tactical purposes

Supreme Court emphasises need to consider ‘framework of control’ for employment status

PGMOL had appealed to the Supreme Court contending that the referees had significant autonomy in their work

UK Supreme Court Issues Reasoned Judgment in Groundbreaking Anti-Suit Injunction Case

The reasoning of the Supreme Court will undoubtedly give rise to intense interest

Hong Kong Court Clarifies the Application of Implied Terms in Employment Contracts

The Employee sued the Company claiming it had breached various implied terms of the contract of employment by the Decisions and claimed damages.

Court clarifies ‘risk of dissipation’ in asset freezing order case

The case concerns an application to continue a worldwide freezing order post-judgment.

Record compensation in unfair dismissal claim against X (formerly Twitter) in Ireland

The AO in his decision referenced various legal authorities to determine that a valid resignation is defined by the use of clear and unambiguous words

Mayer Brown Secures Victory for US Sugar in key Clean Air Act case

The court's ruling found that the retroactive application of these new emissions limits violated the Clean Air Act.

'Insolvency deepening' activity – Risk for Cayman Islands Directors

This is an important development of which all Cayman Islands directors should be aware.

The great asset debate: Navigating divorce in single vs dual income families in Singapore

The key question to be answered is what the parties' primary roles have been during the course of the marriage.

Cayman Court Approves Winding-Up Order for "Insolvency Proof" Sigma Finance Corporation After Complex 16-Year Administrative Receivership in the UK

The Company was a structured investment vehicle (SIV), incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

Recent Guernsey case sheds light on the role of a business holding assets subject to a 'Suspicious Activity Report'

The court ultimately found that on a balance of probabilities the monies held by the Defendant were not the proceeds of crime.

Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

The tribunal issued a provisional award in favour of the plaintiff

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