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EU Court Upholds Decision to Strip Former Catalonia President of Parliamentary Immunity

Carles Puigdemont and other separatists face charges for a 2017 independence referendum.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Files Lawsuit Against Ex-Client for $1.7 Million in Unpaid Legal Fees

The global law firm filed a complaint alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and other claims.
2 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills Joins Line of Firms Reporting Static PEP

The Anglo-Australian firm's contentious practice performed well through the financial year amid demand for advice on class actions and competition disputes.
2 minute read

International Edition

Lalive, Boies Schiller Secure Victory Against Tanzania in Mining Arbitration

One of the partners involved said the case is 'bittersweet', as the project 'could have built up regional infrastructure including roads, schools and medical clinics had it been able to proceed without unlawful expropriation'.
2 minute read

International Edition

The Credit Suisse AT1 Outrage: A Scandal or 'I Told You So'?

Fundamental questions remain unanswered as to how and why the equity remained largely intact yet the AT1s were written off.
5 minute read

International Edition

Can an Emoji Seal a Deal? Canadian Court Says a Thumbs-Up Emoji Counts in Binding Contract

Even casual responses can lead to legally binding agreements that in this case ended up costing a grain farmer thousands of dollars.
3 minute read

International Edition

Japanese Law Firm Files Greensill-linked Bond Lawsuit Against Credit Suisse

The Japanese firm has also been recruiting investors of the now worthless Credit Suisse Additional Tier-1 bonds for a class action lawsuit against securities firms in Japan since late May this year.
3 minute read

International Edition

Canadian Court Issues Country's First AI Directive for Lawyers

The directive from the Manitoba Court of King's Bench is short on specifics, however, leaving lawyers with questions about what type of disclosures they will have to make to the court and how detailed they will have to be.
3 minute read

International Edition

BCLP Dropped From Data Breach Class Action, But New Claim Arises

The firm is now, however, subject to another class action connected to a data breach which allegedly hit as many as 51,000 Mondelez employees.
3 minute read

International Edition

How a Fierce Arbitration Case Reignited Calls to Regulate Litigation Funding

The case, which has been fought out in Dutch, French and Spanish courts, has pitted the government of Malaysia and two leading European firms against one of the world's largest litigation funders and a UK barristers' chambers.
7 minute read

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