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
02/20/2023
Since the Partnership's term expired, the liquidation had made little progress
02/15/2023
This intention can be inferred from its prior actions, and can put the burden on the claimant to provide a proper explanation.
02/15/2023
As a preliminary issue, the court determined that formal service through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office pursuant to the State Immunity Act 1978 (as applied to Jersey) was not required
02/14/2023
The disclosure rules under Practice Direction 57AD are clear that parties must take reasonable steps to preserve documents within their control
02/14/2023
The discretion is to be exercised where it is “necessary” to protect the assets of the debtor or the interest of the creditors.
02/10/2023
On 8 February 2023 the General Court found that the Commission committed several errors of law when examining whether the measures it considered were selective and whether they conferred an advantage.
02/09/2023
In November, BoComm also wrote to the yard confirming that its board had approved the term sheet.