Stewarts on some recent developments in arbitration in the UK
Two themes in arbitration cases before the English courts: state parties and the nature and extent of the court’s pro-arbitration approach
The UK mediation sector
Independent Mediators’ provide insight into the recent developments in the mediation sector in the UK
Class/collective actions
Mayer Brown discusses the importance of businesses understanding their exposure
A focus on ESG litigation
Osborne Clarke on how seriously companies should take greenwashing accusations
Q&A: Giorgos Landas LLC
Iro Petrou and Myria Pornari examine trends and sectors in the Cyprus disputes market
Navigating dispute resolution: Exploring expert determination mechanisms – Polish perspective
Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak on the increasing importance of dispute adjudication boards
In recent years, court proceedings in Poland have been taking increasingly longer. The natural answer to this is arbitration, but unfortunately, in business reality even arbitration turns out to be too long for the parties. Probably for this reason we observe seeking for dispute avoidance by incorporating different kinds of dispute-resolving mechanisms into contracts. Does it have a chance of working? Continue reading “Navigating dispute resolution: Exploring expert determination mechanisms – Polish perspective”
Q&A: Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Signature Litigation
Signature Litigation’s Paris office co-founding partner on the French litigation system
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Bifurcation – More risk than reward?
Gernandt & Danielsson look at the recent trend of bifurcation in Swedish litigation and arbitration
Like most other legal practices, arbitration and litigation are sensitive to trends. Arbitration even more so, due to its flexibility and dispositive nature compared to the many times rigid and robust procedural codes that – for better or for worse – tend to bar more creative approaches from the courts or counsel. Continue reading “Bifurcation – More risk than reward?”
Splitting the tab: allocating transaction costs in M&A deals as a topic in tax litigation in Switzerland
Lenz & Staehelin looks at the complex issue of allocation of transaction costs in Swiss deals
Riddle of applicable application fee in enforcing foreign judgments
Gün + Partners on the need to clarify the issue of application fees
Under Turkish law, the rules governing the collection of trial fees are regulated by the Law of Fees No. 492 (Law no. 492) and the applicable fees are under Tariff 1 of the Law no. 492. Article 4 of Law no. 492 also explicitly refers to Tariff 1 in terms of the fees applicable in the actions for enforcement of foreign judgments stating that the applicable fee will be determined according to the value, type and nature of the verdict. Continue reading “Riddle of applicable application fee in enforcing foreign judgments”