: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Earlier this week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook and Samsung's CEO Choi Gee–Sung met in San Francisco to explore ways to settle their differences.

In a Judgment given on 2 March 2012, Eady J made a ruling which is encouraging for those hosting user-generated content (UGC) websites such as blogs.

On 28 July 2011 in the case of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Anor v British Telecom [2011] EWHC 1981 (CH), and for the first time in UK history, the High Court granted an injunction against an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

The UK Supreme Court's decision in Re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration) caps the extensive litigation.

When the DIFC Courts were established by Law 12 of 2004 ("Law 12") their jurisdiction was defined in Article 5 to be exclusive in relation to: a) civil or commercial cases and disputes involving the Centre or any of the Centre's Bodies or any of the Centre's Establishments; b) civil or commercial cases and disputes arising from or related to a contract that has been executed or a transaction that has been concluded, in whole or in part, in the Centre or an incident that has occurred in the Centr

TiBs frequently assign the right to recover debts due to the bankrupt's estate. The advantage to the TiB is that he receives a lump sum or a share of the proceeds of a successful claim for the benefit of the bankrupt's creditors without having to fund and pursue litigation himself.

In one case, Mr Wittmer bought polished tiles from Weber which turned out to be defective once laid.

Yesterday the English and Scottish Law Commissions published their joint report and draft Bill to reform the law on what a consumer must tell an insurer before taking out or varying their insurance policy.

The Unfair Terms Directive (93/13/EEC), which is implemented into UK law by the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/2083), harmonises the rules protecting consumers from unfair terms in consumer contracts.

Unsurprisingly, that language is not appropriate when the subject to be determined is what is in the best interests of a child – labelling parents in that way is not conducive...

Available to platforms that fulfill statutory obligations, conduct takedowns of prohibited content, and provide subscriber information for enforcement purposes

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of litigation laws and regulations applicable in Guernsey.