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AGP Law | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC
An ex-parte interim injunction in Cyprus is an emergency remedy which is used to safeguard the interests of the applicant in a legal action, preventing any imminent harm or to preserve the status...
Ireland
RDJ LLP
RDJ recently acted for renowned international Qatari businessperson, Wissam Al Mana, in achieving a significant settlement arising out of High Court proceedings initiated in February 2020.
Arthur Cox
The Act, once commenced, will introduce a civil litigation mechanism through which representative actions can be brought by a qualified entity on behalf of consumers for alleged infringement of their...
Arthur Cox
The General Scheme follows from the Report of the Review of the Defamation Act 2009 (the "Report") which was published in March 2022...
William Fry
We have previously written about the Norwich Pharmacal Order (NPO), which compels a party to disclose information to a plaintiff that would...
RDJ LLP
The Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice recently (September 2023) produced a report on the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill. The committee made a number...
Latvia
NJORD Law Firm
In its judgment of 23 March, 2023 in Case No. SKC-100/2023, the Senate of the Supreme Court addressed the issue of potentially offensive statements and conduct...
Poland
DeBenedetti Majewski Szczesniak Kancelaria Prawnicza Sp.K.
Every company needs to protect its reputation. This article examines what goodwill is, and aside from other tactics, how to use provisions of criminal law to protect a company's reputation.
Turkey
MGC Legal
İftira suçu, 5237 Sayılı Türk Ceza Kanunu'nun (TCK) dördüncü kısmında yer alan "Millete ve Devlete Karşı Suçlar ve Son Hükümler" kısmında ve "Adliyeye Karşı Suçlar" başlığı altında, 267.
UK
TLT Solicitors
In the decision of Uzbekov v Revolut [2024] EWHC 98 (KB) handed out last week, the High Court has struck out a "de-banking" account closure claim bought by an ex-customer...
Withers LLP
The reputation of individuals and corporations has always been vulnerable to attack. However, the ease and speed with which information can be disseminated online raises new...
Travers Smith LLP
The Government announced on Monday that it will introduce new measures to address Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation ("SLAPPs") through amendments to the Economic...
Higgs LLP
It can take decades to build a reputation – but seconds for it to be destroyed, writes Matt Dudley, a Partner in the Higgs LLP Dispute Resolution and Litigation team.
Withers LLP
Generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT are being increasingly used by employees for work purposes, whether that is with or without employer knowledge.
Giambrone & Partners
The emergence of the allegations that a BBC presenter paid a person under the age of 18 for explicit images, has thrown up an assortment of potentially risky legal issues that must be managed carefully.
Gatehouse Chambers
In case, like many of us, you cannot keep up with the spate of changes to the special account rate, the below grid summarises the latest changes, the most recent of which seems to have gone...
European Union
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Euan Small summarises the Opinion of First Advocate General Szpunar in relation to whether an order to pay damages the amount of which is manifestly...
Michael Kyprianou Law Firm
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, commonly known as SLAPPs, are legal actions designed to silence or intimidate individuals or groups who dare to speak out against powerful entities...
Worldwide
GRATA International
As an essential attribute of democracy, freedom of expression is legitimised through a range of both national and international instruments. In the European Convention on Human Rights...
Inventa
We live in the digital age where most advertising is now done through social media and influencers.
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