European Union: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

In recent years, the time and resources dedicated to post-award issues, including defending against challenges to awards and the necessity to have awards recognised and enforced abroad...

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

It is widely acknowledged that international organisations proliferated in the aftermath of World War II, although preliminary forms had existed earlier.

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Par un arrêt en date du 22 mai 2025 (n°23-18.768), la troisième chambre civile de la Cour de cassation vient donner une clarification bienvenue : La nullité encourue en cas de mention...

On 4 July 2025, the Cyprus Court of Appeal issued a unanimous and principled judgment that overturned an unjust ruling of the District Court

On 14 December 2010, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the "Proposal").

The Commission has published a legislative proposal to allow it to deal more rapidly with cartel cases. The proposal would enable cartel defendants to enter into settlement discussions with the Commission in exchange for earlier certainty about the level of fines and a yet unspecified reduction in the fines; defendants would admit to their illegal cartel activities and accept liability.

The Finnish Data Ombudsman ruled in November that employers can not use information on their current employees or prospective hires which is obtained by using Internet search engines, such as Google or Yahoo. Employers must collect employee’s personal information primarily from the employee; use of other sources assumes consent from the employee.

The Supreme Court recently delivered a judgment in a test case concerning claims for compensation and gifts, including the taxation thereof, between former unmarried cohabitants.

The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights & Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (the "Act") came into effect from 1 January 2011. It makes fundamental changes in the law by introducing rights for civil partners (same sex couples, who can now register their relationship) and certain cohabitants.

Most people have heard of the trust and the foundation which are available to private individuals in Malta.