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Stonegate Legal
A recent amendment shifts the burden of proof from defendant to plaintiff to establish that they suffered serious harm.
Cooper Grace Ward
The common law defence of qualified privilege does not apply to publications that are motivated by malice.
Gilchrist Connell
Recent decision acknowledged that risk was foreseeable & not insignificant but focused on practical burdens on occupiers.
HBA Legal
'Stress' is insufficient for the purposes of establishing 'injury' pursuant to s5A of the SRC Act.
HBA Legal
Recent case highlights the importance of collecting competent expert evidence from relevant fields of expertise.
Astor Legal
A court order to protect a person from violence, harassment, intimidation or other threatening behaviour by another.
ExpertsDirect
Experts must only opine on matters which fall squarely within their field of specialised knowledge.
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia
When children are sentenced for committing criminal offences, the court must give more emphasis to rehabilitation.
British Virgin Islands
Conyers
On 29 November 2023, the UK Supreme Court (the "UKSC") handed down its decision in Wolverhampton City Council and others (Respondents) v London Gypsies and Travellers and others (Appellants).
Hong Kong
Herbert Smith Freehills
The HKIAC's recently released statistics for 2023 reveal that the institution had a record-breaking year measured by the amount in dispute, underscoring the appeal of Hong Kong and the HKIAC...
Herbert Smith Freehills
In the recent decision of Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company Ltd [2024] UKSC 6, the UK Supreme Court examined where the burden of proof lies...
India
Acuity Law
This monthly legal roundup is a compilation of our thought leadership articles published in the month of January 2024 on key legal and regulatory topics.
Acuity Law
Arbitration is known to be a preferable method of dispute resolution in resolving cross-border disputes for commercial entities operating in multiple jurisdictions.
Tuli & Co
The Bombay High Court has held that the mere institution of criminal proceedings will not render a dispute non-arbitrable.
LexOrbis
On November 16, 2023, in the matter of Dr Reddys Laboratories Limited vs Smart Laboratories Pvt Ltd. CS(COMM) 744/2023.
Khurana and Khurana
he case of First Option of Chicago, Inc. V.Kaplan (1995) showed us the importance of the choice of law in the governing of the arbitration.
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
The CESTAT New Delhi has held that classification of goods by the importer, even if the same is not in conformity with re-assessment by the proper officer or even if it is held to be not correct...
Khurana and Khurana
The famed Cyrus Mistry case scandal, which surfaced recently, has sparked discussion about corporate governance and the powers of the NCLT and NCLAT.
LexOrbis
The Commercial Courts Act was enacted in 2015 to improve efficiency and reduce delays in deciding commercial cases. In the course of three years, by way of an amendment to the Commercial Courts...
Anggraeni and Partners
Arbitration is often preferred because its award is final and binding. Nonetheless, this premise is not absolute. There are situations where the arbitral award can be set aside. In Indonesia, this
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