This primer provides an overview of the Dispute Resolution framework in Hong Kong includes: court procedure; legal practice which includes conflicts of interests and Chinese walls; and Money laundering, proceeds of crime and funds related to terrorism; legal privilege and foreign lawyers; production of documents; and alternatives to litigation that includes arbitration, mediation and expert determination.
This primer provides an overview of Dispute Resolution in England and Wales and includes:<br />court procedure; legal practice which includes conflicts of interests and information barriers; and Money laundering, proceeds of crime and funds related to terrorism; documents and the protection of privilege; production of documents in civil litigation; alternatives to litigation that includes arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution.
Both the Russian and French courts considered asymmetric clauses to be inequitable and as such, invalid. In light of these decisions, caution should be exercised whenever you are considering incorporating an asymmetric clause.
This article addresses case law Daimler AG v. Bauman and the Supreme Court's Curtailment of general personal jurisdiction over foreign parent corporations.
This booklet contains two discrete but complementary dispute resolution procedures offered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
This article examines the basics of baseball arbitration, when it is a desirable alternative form of dispute resolution, and looks at why some consider it appropriate to resolve FRAND patent litigation.
This program will review lessons learned in international litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with a focus on Mexico. Most multinational corporations now have significant operations located in Mexico and, despite the business’s best efforts, may unfortunately find themselves embroiled in a legal dispute there. We will review the applicable legal recommendations for arbitration, mediation and litigation, including issues such as law firm selection, supervision of Mexican litigation, expected time frames for resolution, discovery, substantive and procedural concerns, institutional arbitration options, enforcement issues, etc. In-house counsel with experience in Mexican disputes will offer their insights and recommendations based on their experiences in-country.
This panel program will offer a comparative analysis of intellectual property laws in the United States, Europe and other countries, and will seek to address the idiosyncrasies that a business might expect to confront when dealing with multi-jurisdictional IP litigation. The panel is expected to address recent developments in European IP law (particularly patent law), explore recent notable IP cases (patent, trademark, copyright, etc.), and share key points they consider in their multi-jurisdictional IP litigation strategies.
Women and minorities are not frequently appointed in ADR and the lack of diversity is palpable. While diversity mandates in hiring outside law firms are commonplace, corporations often leave the choice and selection of neutrals to outside counsel without considering or imposing diversity requirements. This article makes a case for why it is time to focus on this oversight and correct it.
A review of the use of arbitration in the Brazilian power sector in light of Law No. 10,847 and Law No. 10,848 of 15 March 2004.