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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in commercial arbitral tribunals case

JURIST

a case concerning federal district courts’ authority to apply a particular statute to private commercial arbitral tribunals. Whereas Luxshare argued that the term was to be construed more broadly, encompassing essentially anybody governed by a foreign jurisdiction and its laws. Luxshare, Ltd. , In August 2017, Luxshare, Ltd.

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The Chinese villages win a lawsuit in China to repatriate a Mummified Buddha Statue hold by a Dutch Collector —What Role has Private International Law Played?

Conflict of Laws

—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. Summary of Facts.

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UK Supreme Court in Jalla v Shell: the claim in Bonga spill is time barred

Conflict of Laws

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 ). This was a one-off event and not a continuing nuisance.

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Legalities of Third-Party Funding in India: The Road Ahead

LexForti

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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Amendment of Pleadings | Order VI Rule 17 [CPC]: A Critical Analysis

LexForti

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.