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Two Russian citizens face off at Supreme Court in international racketeering dispute

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Smagin , combine technical issues of statutory interpretation with a case history that could be a tale of international financial crimes concocted by John le Carré or Robert Ludlum, or a chapter in one of Bill Browder’s recent books about Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Smagin and CMB Monaco v.

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India dispatch: India opens its doors to foreign law firms and practitioners

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In a major departure from longstanding policy , the Bar Council of India (BCI) last week issued a notification permitting foreign law firms and foreign lawyers to advise clients on broad foreign law and international arbitration issues. This dispatch is from Samar Veer, a third-year law student at National Law University, Delhi.

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

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In our humble opinion, this global cooperation of legal scholars and practitioners has contributed to making more visible what has been referred to elsewhere as the “College of International Lawyers”. Today, we are on the eve of the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention’s entry into force.

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Return of the anti-suit injunction: parallel European proceedings and English forum selection clauses

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She is currently an Associate to a Judge at the Supreme Court of Victoria. In two recent English cases, the High Court has granted injunctive relief to restrain European proceedings in breach of English forum selection clauses. Written by Kiara van Hout. Finally, it speculates as to the European response to this new English practice.

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oneNDA and SimpleDocs Partner to Launch Free Software to Automate NDA Requests and Negotiations

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With the goal of simplifying and standardizing those business dealings, the non-profit organization oneNDA developed an open-source NDA that, since its launch in 2021, has been adopted by more than 1,000 companies, including American Express, Google, Novartis and Panasonic. Available starting Sept. The purpose of the NDA.

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Australia’s statutist orthodoxy: High Court confirms the extraterritorial scope of the Australian Consumer Law in the Ruby Princess COVID-cruise case

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Ms Karpik commenced representative proceedings—a class action—in the Federal Court of Australia. These ‘US Terms and Conditions’ included a class action waiver clause, a choice of law clause selecting US maritime law, and an exclusive jurisdiction clause selecting US courts. Many passengers became sick.

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Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

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329-402 Badr, Yehya Ibrahim “The Hague 2019 Convention for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judicial Decisions: A Comparative Study”, International Journal of Doctrine, Judiciary, and Legislation (IJDJL) 2 (2021), pp. Please also check the “official” Bibliography of the HCCH for the instrument.