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Hong Kong SAR ruling highlights need to protect retention money in construction contracts

Ensuring there is evidence to suggest that retention money has been put into a segregated account

Data case shows CAT claims are broadening

Businesses will want to monitor closely how the merits of such claims are considered by the CAT

Withers KhattarWong successfully obtains Court order to wind up Zipmex Singapore

The Withers team was led by Singapore-based restructuring and insolvency partner Justin Yip and senior associate Lam Zhen Yu

Withers KhattarWong successfully obtains Court order to wind up Zipmex Singapore

The Withers team was led by Singapore-based restructuring and insolvency partner Justin Yip and senior associate Lam Zhen Yu

The Grand Court Clarifies the Ordinary Rule fro Damages in Temporary Deprivation of Property Cases

In order to obtain finance, FDL entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) with PFS Management Limited (PFS)

Bird & Bird succeeded in first substantive patent litigation appeal case at UPC Court of Appeal for NanoString

This case is the first in many ways and for several parties.

SEP case update - ACT v. OPPO, Vivo

OPPO asserted both comparable licence and top down.

Anything but transparent: what the expansion of the Transparency Reporting Pilot may mean in the Family Courts in England and Wales?

Inevitably there is going to be some bedding in of what the pilot means in practice.

Federal Case Challenges Mass Arbitration “Shakedown” Amid Recent Amendments to AAA Rules

Attorneys must sign all pleadings

Irish court scrutinises claims of third-party litigation funding in tax dispute

The court ruled that the proceeds of the litigation process were the unpaid taxes, surcharges, and interest, not the costs.

Irish High Court affirms high threshold for injunctions to restrain letter of credit payment

The High Court refused the injunction, finding that First Modular had failed to satisfy the necessary threshold for injunctive relief where letters of credit are concerned.

English Court takes novel approach to sovereign immunity in the registration of ICSID awards

The English court was bound by the decision of the tribunal and the annulment committee that Zimbabwe had consented to the dispute being submitted to ICSID arbitration.

German Supreme Court affirms compatibility of extra-EU BIT arbitrations with EU law

The CJEU found that the CETA Tribunal follows EU law as a fact and not subject to interpretation

Viberts announces that it has joined forces with Lacey Advocates

These skills align perfectly with our commitment to deliver exceptional Dispute Resolution services and more broadly.

Update to the Adler High Court Decision: The UK’s Court of Appeal Overturns the High Court’s Approval of the Adler Restructuring Plan

The Adler Group, a prominent German property group, faced a myriad of liquidity challenges following the impact of ratings downgrades, regulatory/bondholder scrutiny and short-selling pressure.

Court Cases

Hong Kong SAR ruling highlights need to protect retention money in construction contracts

Data case shows CAT claims are broadening

Withers KhattarWong successfully obtains Court order to wind up Zipmex Singapore

Withers KhattarWong successfully obtains Court order to wind up Zipmex Singapore

The Grand Court Clarifies the Ordinary Rule fro Damages in Temporary Deprivation of Property Cases

Bird & Bird succeeded in first substantive patent litigation appeal case at UPC Court of Appeal for NanoString

SEP case update - ACT v. OPPO, Vivo

Anything but transparent: what the expansion of the Transparency Reporting Pilot may mean in the Family Courts in England and Wales?

Federal Case Challenges Mass Arbitration “Shakedown” Amid Recent Amendments to AAA Rules

Irish court scrutinises claims of third-party litigation funding in tax dispute

Irish High Court affirms high threshold for injunctions to restrain letter of credit payment

English Court takes novel approach to sovereign immunity in the registration of ICSID awards

German Supreme Court affirms compatibility of extra-EU BIT arbitrations with EU law

Viberts announces that it has joined forces with Lacey Advocates

Update to the Adler High Court Decision: The UK’s Court of Appeal Overturns the High Court’s Approval of the Adler Restructuring Plan

Hong Kong SAR court upholds principle of non-interference in arbitration

Cooley, Cybersecurity Leaders File Brief Opposing SEC’s SolarWinds Cyberattack Case

Strengthened collaboration between BVI and PRC: a precedent of enforcing a PRC arbitral award

Court of Appeal confirms that a Receiver does not require a Court Order for taking Possession of a Mortgaged Property

Shades of grey? Unfair prejudice and derivative actions in Jersey following Ntzegkoutanis v Kimionis