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UK Sanctions Regime Put to the Test as Supreme Court Hears First ‘De-Designation’ Case Brought by Billionaire

The case before the Supreme Court will have far-reaching implications for what shape Britain's sanctions regime will take in the years ahead.
4 minute read

International Edition

Gilbert + Tobin and King & Wood Mallesons Advise on $3.2bn Australian Gold Deal

Will create large West Australian gold miner.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court to Weigh Parent Company's Liability for Dissolved Subsidiary's Conduct

The plaintiffs had contended that their alleged asbestos-related injuries were caused by Dravo, a corporation Carmeuse acquired in the late 1990s that eventually became a limited liability company and filed for dissolution in 2018. The plaintiffs argued that Carmeuse, as Dravo’s parent company, could be held liable for their alleged injuries.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trump and Latin America: Industry Braces for Hard-Line Approach to Region

The incoming president has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
5 minute read

Law.com

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for US's Hardline Approach to Region

The incoming President has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
5 minute read

International Edition

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for Hard-Line Approach to Region

The incoming president has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
5 minute read

International Edition

Latham, Jones Day and Wachtell Lead on Anglo American's $3.8B Coal Business Sale

Energy is among the largest deal drivers in 2024, with law firms capitalising on both large companies offloading their fossil fuel-based assets and the wheel towards green energy transition.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lukoil Pan Americas Sues Investment Firm Over Alleged $18 Million Breach

The plaintiff, a subsidiary of the Russian oil and gas company Lukoil, is represented by Baker McKenzie.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Halliburton CLO Tapped Gusher Last Year

This is the first year Van Beckwith has cracked Halliburton's highest-paid list since joining the oilfield-services company in 2020.
2 minute read

Law.com

North Dakota Court Clarifies Natural Accumulation Rule in Matter of First Impression

"Remote areas are precisely the locations the natural accumulation rule protects because the reasonableness of monitoring remote areas of property, and lack of notice resulting therefrom, demonstrates the rationale for the rule. Where it is unreasonable for an owner or operator to continually monitor an area, such as the remote well site in rural North Dakota, it is unreasonable to expect the owner or operator to promptly clear any naturally accumulating snow or ice, ..." Justice Jerod E. Tufte wrote for the court.
4 minute read

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