R&T Asia (Thailand) assesses how recent amendments to Thailand’s Civil Procedure Code have impacted litigation practice in the jurisdiction Thailand has recently enabled a party to a dispute to request in-court civil mediation even before a complaint is filed with the court, with a view to saving time and resources which would otherwise be used …
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Stewarts’ Alex Jay and Tim Symes discuss past and present growth in international fraud The increase in fraud following the 2007-8 financial crisis was sharp and sustained. KPMG’s ‘Fraud Barometer’ – the longest-running fraud report of its kind in the UK – showed that fraud cases in 2008, 2009, and 2010 increased year-on-year both by …
Obeid Law Firm gives an overview on the Lebanese dispute resolution and banking systems in times of crisis Section one: overview on the Lebanese dispute resolution system in times of crisis A. Litigation Lebanon has a civil law legal system and, thus, follows the inquisitorial model. The legal process is conducted primarily through written submissions. …
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Yulchon on virtual international arbitration hearings in South Korea during the Covid-19 pandemic With no end in sight in the foreseeable future, we are all adapting to life in the Covid-19 world that has become the new normal. International arbitration is no different. Once governmental lockdowns along with social distancing regulations and norms had made …
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Clemens Rübel discusses patent matters under review by the CJEU in Germany The requirements of granting interlocutory injunctions in patent infringement proceedings developed over many years by the German Higher Regional Courts will be subject to review by the CJEU. The legal question referred by the Munich judges in a decision on 19 January 2021¹ …
Partners Francisco Tiburcio, Alejandro Catalá and Gilberto Valle analyse the latest legislative crackdowns on Mexican property fraud Enforcement of intellectual property rights in Mexico has always been subject of concern by the title owners as well as of the international community. Therefore, the legal framework of the intellectual property system, linked with the rule of …
Koutalidis’ Gregory Logothetis discusses the impact of Covid-19 on Greek commercial obligations The Covid-19 pandemic has inevitably monopolised legal discourse over the last year, as commercial arrangements and entire businesses have been stressed and often crushed under the burden of extended illiquidity. The pressure of meeting outstanding obligations as a going concern has been one …
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Alexander Cappel discusses how the German legal landscape is going to change based on the future Corporate Criminal Liability Act Over the past few years, we have noticed a large number of multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions against large corporate and financial institutions and US and UK authorities in particular have imposed significant fines, not only against …
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In the summer of last year, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) was rushed through the UK Parliament in a five-week period to deal with the expected fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. As the biggest change to the UK’s insolvency and restructuring legalisation in over 20 years, one of the cornerstones of this …
Hisham Eldib and Nada Eldib of Eldib Advocates on how the firm’s core values and network of offices align with Africa’s ever-growing infrastructure We would like to take this opportunity to express our firm’s keenness in co-operating with Legal Business magazine and being recognised among other esteemed law firms as well as the maritime and …
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