In recent years it has become more and more common for service providers in Cyprus, acting either as nominee directors, nominee shareholders or trustees of clients, to be the recipients of applications for the issue of disclosure orders against them in aid of foreign proceedings that are pending or will be initiated in the future …
Conventional wisdom tells us there is ‘power in numbers’, but that is not always true in litigation. While class actions are a powerful tool – particularly where damages to each injured party are relatively small – they can also be cumbersome. Class-action proceedings can take years to wind themselves through United States courts. The …
In Egypt, a commercial dispute arises between business entities (such as partnerships and corporations of different types) and/or merchants as defined generally under the Egyptian Commercial Law. Commercial litigation in Egypt is similar to commercial litigation in other civil law jurisdictions such as France and the rest of the MENA region in regards to both …
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to the enactment of the Insolvency Act, No. 18 of 2015 (IA 2015) corporate insolvency in Kenya was governed by the repealed Companies Act (Cap. 486 of the Laws of Kenya), as read in conjunction with certain provisions of the repealed Bankruptcy Act of Kenya (Cap. 53 of …
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.
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 …
Over the past couple of years, there have been many developments in the area of taxation domestically, at a European Union (EU) level and internationally that are relevant for in-house (tax) lawyers. This contribution highlights a selection these developments based on their relevance for in-house (tax) lawyers.
With technology playing an ever-increasing role in the workplace and the rapid growth in all forms of digital communications, many employers no longer face practical obstacles to facilitating employees working outside their normal working hours.
The law of defamation in Scotland is due to be reformed. Although there are similarities in defamation law in Scotland and England, in-house lawyers should be aware of upcoming developments, particularly where there are cross-border considerations.
The last 18 months have seen major disruption to the way we live and work as a direct result of the pandemic, the full impact of which is still working its way through global systems.
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