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.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 23, 2023

Very recently, Indonesian private international law has attracted significant scholarship in the English language. [1] 1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Based on four months of research and insights from policing officials, criminal and civil law attorneys, and community leaders, Morganelli proposed four major changes that could form part of new legislation. Second, Morganelli recommends that courts decide whether an officer’s alleged act actually violated the Constitution.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Courts in Anglophone Africa, and especially those in Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa, have recently given guidance to litigants on the requirements which have to be satisfied in order to obtain anti-suit relief. The text is available to order from Juta and Amazon.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

“ Japanese Private International Law ” certainly contains the currently leading reference to Japanese private international law in English. The chapters do not merely cover the traditional conflict of law areas of jurisdiction, applicable law (choice of law), and enforcement.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Published by Hart/Bloomsbury as a part of their Asia-Private International Law Series, this provides an authoritative account of the evolution and application of private international law principles in India in civil, commercial and family matters.

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 25, 2022

In their most recent article on A Hague Convention on Parallel Proceedings , 63 HARVARD INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL ONLINE 1 (2022), Ron Brand and Paul Herrup argued that the Hague Conference on Private International Law should not undertake a project to require or prohibit exercise of original jurisdiction in national courts.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Written by Ugljesa Grusic, Associate Professor at University College London, Faculty of Laws Jacco Bomhoff (LSE) , Ugljesa Grusic and Manuel Penades (KCL) are pleased to announce that the LSE Law School will host a symposium to celebrate the scholarly work of emeritus professor Trevor C Hartley.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 12, 2020

—What Role has Private International Law Played? By Zhengxin Huo, Professor of Law, China University of Polit’l Science and Law; Associate Member of International Academy of Comparative Law; Observer of the UNESCO 1970 Convention. Email: zhengxinh@cupl.edu.cn. Introduction. Summary of Facts.

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 9, 2021

(This post is provided by Zeyu Huang, who is an associate attorney of Hui Zhong Law Firm based in Shenzhen. Mr. Huang obtained his LLB degree from the Remin University of China Law School. He is also a PhD candidate & LLM at the Faculty of Law in University of Macau.

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LexForti

JUNE 4, 2021

It would be imperative to take into cognizance the concept of jurisdiction which is a conglomeration of two terms, such as juris (meaning “law”) and diction (meaning “to speak”), which can be translated as presuming the appropriate forum that has the potential to “speak the law.”

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 7, 2024

Articles 1, 2, and 4 are provisions that positively state the scope of recognition and enforcement of civil and commercial judgments in the two regions; Articles 3, 5, 12, and 13 are provisions that clearly recognize and enforce the scope of civil and commercial judgments of the courts of the two regions.

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LexForti

AUGUST 9, 2021

There are various types of third-party funding in international arbitration, such as litigation funding, success based legal fee arrangement, loan agreements, insurance policy, etc. TPF helps cover the cost of litigation, especially in arbitration proceedings where disputes involve monetary amounts in generous quantities.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Litigation against major corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters has proven extremely tough. A civil law breakthrough came in 2021, with the ruling of a Dutch court against Shell. In Smith v Fonterra , decided by New Zealand’s Supreme Court this week, we have perhaps the biggest common law breakthrough.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 30, 2022

Key takeaways: Despite the fact that the elaboration of a judicial interpretation appears to have been put on hold, China’s Supreme People’s Court has now resorted to conference summaries, which are not legally binding but have a practical impact, to express its views in recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

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LexForti

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Maitreyi Choalla, a student of Gujarat National Law University explains the nuances of Amendment of Pleadings under Order VI, Rule 17 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908. In most cases, a country’s judicial system is designed to uphold the rule of law. Keywords- Amendment of Pleadings, Civil Procedure Code 1908. Introduction.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 15, 2022

Dodge (Professor, University of California, Davis, School of Law). Should courts in the United States refuse to recognize and enforcement Chinese court judgments on the ground that China does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law?

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Patently O

APRIL 13, 2023

Needless to say, a pre-release draft of proposed legislation does not carry the force of law, and as noted by Intellectual Asset Management and others , a lengthy legislative process lies ahead during which the EU Proposal could substantially change or be scuttled entirely. These important issues, however, are beyond the scope of this post.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In doing so, this paper aims to assess the usefulness and appropriateness of such agreements, also in the light of the economic analysis of the law and of the growing regulatory competition of States vis-à-vis cross-border legal relations as well as jurisdiction, in case a dispute arises. Will the promise of mediation be finally fulfilled?

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 14, 2022

Judicial mediation is a unique dispute resolution mechanism in Chinese civil procedure. Wherever civil disputes are brought to the court, the judge should, based on parties’ consent, mediate before adjudicating. Zilin Hao, Anjie Law Firm, Beijing, China. Two commentors provide different views on this matter.

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LexForti

JUNE 2, 2022

Third-party funding is rather a new concept and was adapted by many legislations only recently due to the illegality of the doctrines of maintenance and champerty in common-law jurisdictions in the past. This was again confirmed by the Court on various occasions[19]. CURRENT SCENARIO THROUGH A JUDICIAL LENS. Balaji [17].

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Fordham Law News

MARCH 24, 2021

One of the most discussed question within the field of corporate law is whether the competition among States in the ‘incorporation’ business leads to the enhancement of corporate law, or to its detriment. Introduction. The European experience.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 21, 2021

From the publisher’ site : About Climate Change Litigation. This book investigates and discusses the respective issues arising in the current discourse on climate protection from different legal perspectives (including international law, European law and national public and civil law). Table Of Contents.

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 11, 2021

From the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan to the guidelines of the Italian Ministry of Justice, the urgency of a reform to strengthen out-of-court dispute resolution procedures clearly emerges. In this article, the author argues that these court orders are against the above-mentioned Legislative Decree. Conciliation in Arbitration.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 18, 2023

The UK Supreme Court ruled that the cause of action in the aftermath of the 2011 Bonga offshore oil spill accrued at the moment when the oil reached the shore. On 10 May 2023, the UK Supreme Court has ruled in one of the cases in the series of legal battles started against Shell in the English courts in the aftermath of the Bonga spill.

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LegalTalkNetwork

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

From ABA President-Elect Judy Perry Martinez updating us on gun violence, lawyer wellness, and legal education to author Bill Burnett sharing his wisdom on “Designing Your Life” as well as detailed discussions on jury selection, socio-economic bias in the courts, ABA Blueprint, gatherings of federal judges, human trafficking, Tinker v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Climate litigation in Germany has achieved another major victory. On November 30, 2023, the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg ruled in DUH and BUND v. Germany of the Federal Constitutional Court, the focus of the decision is not on fundamental rights, but on administrative questions of climate governance and enforcement.

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