European Union: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

In two judgments, the European Court of Justice has provided guidance on the extent of the exemption for authorities acting in a legislative capacity from having to provide access to environmental information under the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission reaffirmed and extended its approval of the Multi-Employer Citation Policy in Secretary of Labor v. Summit Contractors, Inc., which allows the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to cite construction employers for exposing another employer’s workers to a hazard.

In general, the prosecution of a multi-jurisdictional concealed asset recovery investigation involves both extra-judicial and judicially assisted investigative procedures.

Under Order 19, Rule 28 of the Rules of the Superior Courts, the courts have jurisdiction, among other things, to strike out proceedings where the plaintiff has no reasonable cause of action.

On 16 September 2011, the Polish Parliament adopted a significant amendment to the Polish Civil Procedure Code (the "Code").

Under Irish law, as a general rule, costs typically follow the event such that the winning party recovers its party and party costs from the unsuccessful party.

Η έννοια της πρόκλησης θανάτου λόγω αλόγιστης, απερίσκεπτης ή επικίνδυνης πράξης συνιστά έναν ι

The concept of causing death by reason of a rash, reckless or dangerous act constitutes a special area of criminal liability, which is distinct from the crimes of murder/manslaughter with intent.

Η οδική ασφάλεια αποτελεί ακρογωνιαίο λίθο για τη λειτουργία μιας σύγχρονης κοινωνίας, ενώ κάθε

On 17 January 2012, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal declared an international collective settlement binding in a case where none of the potentially liable parties and only a limited number of the potential claimants were domiciled in the Netherlands.

In a series of judgments the German courts have subjected directors of UK limited companies with 'centres of main interest' (COMI) in Germany to German insolvency law.

In a current decision (BGH 5 StR 394/08) the Federal Supreme Court ("Bundesgerichtshof", "BGH") has taken a stance regarding a compliance officer’s responsibility within a company.