ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 30, 2024

Ecological restoration and environmental remediation are some responses to climate change, and thereby this Treaty is likely to impact future climate litigation. This is likely to impact the success rate of litigation claims, since the clearer an obligation is in its scope and nature, the more likely it is that non-compliance is sanctioned.

Drafting 55

Drafting Litigation Litigating Diligence 55

Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 30, 2024

JYPIL is a peer-reviewed journal that presents trends in academic research in the field of private international law in Japan, with high-quality discussion of the most important issues in the field from both Japanese and comparative law perspectives. Recently, the 25th Volume (2023) of JYPIL has been published.

Laws 57

Laws Divorce Legal Legal 57

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. Background information about the general climate context and litigation in Japan is available in a previous blog post.

Court 108

Court Construction Litigation Litigating 108

Conflict of Laws

MAY 18, 2023

The Nigerian landowners’ claim against Shell was thus barred by the limitation periods under applicable Nigerian law ( Jalla and another v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2023] UKSC 16 , on appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 63 ). The case at hand is an appeal on a part of an earlier rulings.

Cause of Action 40

Cause of Action Court Tort Civil Law 40