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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

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Victory Woodworks , the Supreme Court today holds that employers currently can’t be sued for failing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to employees’ household members. Allowing liability “would impose an intolerable burden on employers and society in contravention of public policy,” the court says. In Kuciemba v.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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On 21 August 2022, China Justice Observer released the 2022 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. The full version of the 2022 List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments is available here. Written by Dr. Meng Yu and Dr. Guodong Du, co-founders of China Justice Observer*.

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Australian Federal Court dismisses the novel duty of care previously found in Sharma: what does it mean for future climate litigation in Australia?

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On March 15, 2022, the Full Federal Court of Australia, an intermediate appellate court, unanimously overturned the primary judge’s decision in Sharma and Others v. The decision has significant implications for future climate litigation claims in Australia. 2021 Federal Court Decision . Background on the claim.

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KlimaSeniorinnen and Gender

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Switzerland granted on Apr 9, 2024 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court). Still, there is much more to discuss regarding its broader implications for climate litigation. Gender remains an overlooked issue in climate litigation. Much has been said already about the decision in KlimaSeniorinnen v.

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Anti-enforcement injunction granted by the New Zealand court

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For litigants embroiled in cross-border litigation, the anti-suit injunction has become a staple in the conflict of laws arsenal of common law courts. This was the scenario facing the New Zealand High Court in the recent case of Kea Investments Ltd v Wikeley Family Trustee Limited [2022] NZHC 2881.

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August 2023 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

The 2020 update and 2022 update were also posted on Conflictoflaws.net. Please note that in In re DAR (2022) Jing 01 Po Shen No. 786), the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court ruled to recognize a German court’s bankruptcy ruling based on the principle of reciprocity. 99 Trade Co. Ltd (2019) Jing 04 Xie Wai Ren No.3,

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

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On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. and global climate litigation movement.