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What to watch – top trends and risks in banking litigation | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Following 18 months dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, banks like other businesses might have hoped for some respite. Instead, as we come out of the pandemic banks continue to face a wide and growing range of risks which may well result in the busiest period for banking litigation since the financial crisis. This will likely …

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Challenging arbitral awards before the Hong Kong courts | Tanner De Witt

While an agreement to settle disputes through arbitration means that the parties have contracted to have their dispute resolved away from the Courts, an aggrieved party can still (in limited circumstances) challenge an arbitral award in Court.

General overview of the Lithuanian court system | TGS Baltic

The Lithuanian court system consists of courts of general jurisdiction and specialised courts.

Banking on battles

The In-House Lawyer (IHL): What has been keeping you busy in banking litigation over the past 12 months?

Caught offside

It was the football story of the year – eclipsing even Lionel Messi’s move to PSG and football not quite coming home – almost beyond belief in its audacity. On Sunday 18 April, The Times broke a story that 12 leading clubs from England, Spain and Italy had agreed to break away from UEFA’s Champions …

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Validity in the opposition

A cursory glance at The Legal 500’s IP coverage – which was recently split into a distinct patents table alongside a trade marks, copyright and design table – makes for a head-scratching read. In a legal discipline that attracts sophisticated, technical expertise, fortune favours the innovative as much as the who’s who of the City …

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Stephanie Dominy – Snyk

‘There is a creative and artistic side to me but also a very pragmatic and logical one. While I left that creative side behind, sometimes it still wants to get out.’ From speaking to Stephanie Dominy, general counsel of the hyper-complicated, open-source software security start-up Snyk, both her logical and creative credentials are in no …

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Enforcement of foreign judgments in Israel | Amar Reiter Jeanne Shochatovitch & Co.

After obtaining a favourable judgment in a foreign country, one may wish to enforce the judgment in Israel. This is the case, for example, when the debtor has assets in Israel or when the successful litigant seeks to enforce compliance with the provisions of the judgment on an Israeli citizen or company. As in many …

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Trends in German commercial litigation | White & Case

Climate change, data protection and cybersecurity litigation, as well as collective redress, are major trends and will have significant impact on key industries in Germany.

The power to appoint an administrator under the 2015 Insolvency Act | Oraro & Company Advocates

Introduction – The Insolvency Act 2015 Prior to the enactment of the Insolvency Act, No. 18 of 2015 (IA 2015) corporate insolvency in Kenya was governed by the repealed Companies Act (Cap. 486 of the Laws of Kenya), as read in conjunction with certain provisions of the repealed Bankruptcy Act of Kenya (Cap. 53 of …

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