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In a First, Parties in Helms-Burton Case Reach Settlement Over Property in Cuba

An American family that once owned a vast sugar plantation in Cuba sought more than $160 million from Swiss multinational LafargeHolcim for its use of the property that had been seized in the Cuban revolution.
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Father-Son Litigation Team Win Precedent-Setting Terrorism Case Against Iran Government

A Canadian court ruled that the shooting down of a Ukrainian Airlines flight near Tehran was an intentional terrorist act, opening the door to compensation for victims' families.
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France Dismisses Agent Orange Lawsuit, Citing 'Sovereign Immunity'

Defendants in the case included U.S. multinationals Dow Chemical, Hercules, and Occidental Petroleum's OxyChem subsidiary, as well as Monsanto, now owned by Bayer of Germany. They claimed that they acted "under the orders" of the U.S. government in wartime.
4 minute read

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Former ICC President to Train Next Generation of Lawyers in New Law School Role

Chile Eboe-Osuji is returning to Toronto to join the faculty of Ryerson University Law School. "Design flaws" in humans mean there will always be a need for international criminal justice courts and lawyers, he says.
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US Court Affirms Dismissal of Suit Alleging UK Bank Aided Terrorism

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court held that a British bank did not know, when it provided banking services to a charitable organization, that it was potentially aiding "violent or life-endangering" acts in violation of U.S. counter-terrorism laws.
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International Arbitration Bar Mourns Emmanuel Gaillard, 69, Giant of International Arbitration

Known equally for his extensive academic and publishing work and for his legal accomplishments, Gaillard, who led a 38-lawyer exodus from Shearman & Sterling two months ago to form a boutique, died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 1 in Paris.
4 minute read

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Hogan Lovells Launches Italian-Mexican Desk Amid Robust Trade

The seven-lawyer desk will also guide Mexican investments across the European Union.
2 minute read

International Edition

Hong Kong Still a Great Place for Business but Rule of Law at Risk, Says New Bar Association Chair

Despite personal attacks directed at him from China, Paul Harris says he wants to have more of a dialogue with Beijing and work to amend the national security law.
7 minute read

International Edition

'The Case of the Century' Holds France Liable for Missing Climate Goals

The landmark ruling is likely both to accelerate and to change the character of environmental litigation in France, lawyers told Law.com International.
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HSF, Leigh Day Orchestrate Settlement In Zambia Mining Pollution Case

Villagers sought damages, remediation and cessation to the alleged continual pollution that was gravely impacting their lives.
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