European Union: Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

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.

The case of "Leander Construction Ltd v Mulalley & Company Ltd [2011] EWHC 3449", heard before the Technology and Construction Court in the United Kingdom, recently considered the question as to whether a sub-contractor is under an implied obligation to a main contractor to proceed ‘regularly and diligently’ with the sub-contract works.

In almost every due diligence involving real estate in the Czech Republic, several legal issues emerge which are crucial for the existence (or non-existence) of ownership or other rights regarding real estate established in favour of certain subjects.

In this article, we briefly address the Supreme Court's decision in the so-called Sopron underground parking lot case which has been one of the hottest topics in the legal playing field in the past few months.

Una nota canzone recitava "We are walking in a dolce vita…". E, in effetti, la questione sembrerebbe molto dolce...

On 18 November 2024, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) issued a judgement that makes it easier to prove damages in the form of loss of control in connection with data protection incidents.

Telecoms merger (Vodafone/ Nowo) prohibited despite marginal presence of target (shares of ~2/3%) – prohibition decision currently under appeal.

The defendants argued that there was a substantial overlap of evidence, witnesses, issues of law and alleged losses claimed by the plaintiff.

Norwich Pharmacal Relief is a court ordered relief, compelling an individual or a company to disclose information or documentation.

The High Court has provided further guidance on the appropriate metrics for the assessment of damages in two recent judgments involving publication...