European Union: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The Defamation Amendment Bill 2024 has just been passed by the Dáil and is now before the Seanad.

A recent Supreme Court ruling delivered by Judge Maurice Collins has dismissed an appeal by Iconic Newspapers that the common law or statutory defence...

Diffamation : Faites Attention (Video)

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.

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

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

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...

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.