Disputes Yearbook 2021

What’s next?

A Covid-19 cloud has obscured the current disputes landscape, but as the fog fades, what will be keeping restless litigators busy?

Hot topics

Snapshots of the most talked about issues concerning the London dispute resolution market today

Virtual reality

How the English and Welsh courts embraced technology and flexible working to overcome Covid-19, against all the odds

Written in the stars: the up-and-coming generation on the future of disputes

The Legal 500 identifies the rising stars among the strongest UK disputes teams and asks the new generation for its prognosis

Disputes perspectives

Claire Shaw

Consultant solicitor for business crime at Keystone Law

Gaby-Dosanjh-Pahil

Head of dispute resolution and group anti-financial crime officer at SSE

Tony Singla QC

Barrister with Brick Court Chambers

Tracey Dovaston

Partner in the London office of Boies Schiller Flexner

Stewarts sponsored foreword

Litigation amid a pandemic – 2021 and beyond

Disputes market briefings

Stewarts: 2021 – a year of change
Koutalidis Law Firm: Unilateral adaptation of commercial contracts
Obeid Law Firm: Lebanon’s dispute resolution system

Brexit market briefing

Simmons & Simmons: Post-Brexit cross-border disputes – what next?
Brown Rudnick: Post-Brexit prospects: London as a dispute resolution centre

Tax disputes market briefing

RPC: RPC interview series – Michelle Sloane

Fraud market briefings

Stewarts: History has shown us that fraud and recessions are natural bedfellows
RPC: RPC interview series – Andy McGregor
Basham, Ringe y Correa SC: A guide to white-collar offences: industrial property in Mexico
Budusan & Asociatii SPARL: Prosecuting corporations in Romania
Van Oosten Schulz De Korte Bahl Advocaten: The era of unbridled mega settlements in the Netherlands seems to be over
Norton Rose Fulbright: Corporate criminal liability in Germany
SCORDIS, PAPAPETROU & Co LLC: Cypriot courts hear major international civil fraud cases: here is why

FCA test case briefing

Simmons & Simmons: Implications of the FCA test case for contractual interpretation and broker claims

Banking disputes market briefing

RPC: RPC interview series – Simon Hart

Competition market briefing

MoloLamken: The antitrust challenge to Big Tech

Retail disputes market briefing

RPC: RPC interview series – Jeremy Drew

Forensic accounting market briefing

Grant Thornton: The value of forensic accountants in investigations

Intellectual property market briefings

Norton Rose Fulbright: German interlocutory injunction proceedings in patent matters under review of CJEU
Gan Partnership: Malaysia’s intellectual property regime in the new normal
VdA: Technical expertise in intellectual property litigation in Portugal

International arbitration market briefings

Al Suwaidi & Company: The effect of recent English Supreme Court judgments on GCC-based arbitration
Yulchon: Virtual hearings: for here or to go?

Litigation market briefings

Norelid Advokatbyrå: Data breaches and cyber-attacks
R&T Asia (Thailand): Civil mediation before litigation
Rivera Gaxiola, Carrasco y Kálloi, S.C.: Litigation laws and regulations in Mexico
Singhania & Partners LLP: Indian courts in litigants’ homes

Insolvency market briefing

Simonsen Vogt Wiig: The difficulties of pursuing foreign insolvency-related claims in Norway

Brand and reputation management in Norway: proactive and reactive measures under Norwegian Law with a focus on trademarks

Brand and reputation management is of utmost importance for any company. From a legal perspective, management of rights associated with brand and reputation entails both proactive and reactive measures. Proactive measures include all sorts of protection of intellectual assets, covering protection of IP rights such as trademarks, design and patents, and protection of IP assets …

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Changes in the Irish business interruption insurance market

It is a time of significant change for the Irish insurance market. Business interruption insurance has, in particular, become a focal point of the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. On 5 February 2021, Justice Denis McDonald of the Irish High Court held that the pub owners were entitled to be compensated by FBD Insurance …

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Cross-border data transfer in Turkey: will the problems end?

Since the enactment of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No 6689 (the Law) in 2016, one of the most critical problems that in-house lawyers of both local and multinational companies face has become cross-border personal data transfers from Turkey. The government has a tendency to keep the data of Turkish residents in Turkey and, …

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Doing business in Argentina

The Argentine Republic is a federal republic and representative democracy, comprised of 23 provinces and the city of Buenos Aires. Argentina is the second largest economy in South America, and is part of the G20. With a mainland area covering 2,780,400 square kilometers, Argentina is known for its vast natural resources and highly diversified economy.

Doing business in Bolivia

Political situation: light at the end of the tunnel On 19 October 2020, Bolivia held a general election in which the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) won a landslide victory against opponents, with presidential candidate Luis Arce clasping victory in the first round.

Doing business in Chile

This guide has been prepared by Albagli Zaliasnik with the objective of providing our domestic and foreign clients – as well as the law firms worldwide that may need assistance for their clients – with a precise tool that summarises the essential aspects for the formation and development of commercial activities in Chile.

Doing business in Colombia

Colombia continues to be one of the preferred countries for investment in Latin America due to the stability of the country, its location, its numerous trade agreements with several markets, its tax incentives and favourable conditions for starting a business which benefits investors.

Doing business in Mexico

With a population of almost 130m, a rich cultural history and diversity, and abundant natural resources, Mexico is among the 15 largest economies in the world and the second largest economy in Latin America. The Mexican economy is based on a free market, open to international trade and foreign investment. As one of the most …

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Doing business in Paraguay

Paraguay’s political and constitutional context is a proper introduction to Paraguay’s legal and business framework. Paraguay’s current constitution came into effect only 29 years ago in 1992. Except from 2008-13, the government has been in the hands of the same political party (including the military dictatorship period from 1954 to 1989) for the last 67 …

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Evolving imperatives

DAC Beachcroft’s survey with The In-House Lawyer, published in the Winter 2021 edition, was undertaken to identify boardroom priorities and how the experience of Covid-19 had changed them. Digital transformation took the leading position, with 43% of respondents saying it was the highest priority pre-Covid and 46% in the prevailing ‘Covid chronic’ time. Its importance …

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