Worldwide: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

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.

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.

At the heart of this year's legal discourse was the critical question: do requests from authorities override legal privilege, or do such actions infringe upon fundamental human rights...

On September 24, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Cour de Cassation ("Court of Cassation") issued a noteworthy ruling on the enforceability of attorney-client privilege in the event...

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

The so-called "Kompetenz-Kompetenz" principle in essence provides that an arbitral tribunal decides itself whether it has jurisdiction to decide a dispute brought before it.

Cyprus is one of the main centres for shipping services in the world. It currently ranks 6th according to the Lloyd’s Register list of leading maritime nations with around 1407 vessels under the Cyprus flag, totalling around 23 million gross tonnage.

Cyprus is one of the main centres for shipping services in the world. It currently ranks 6th according to the Lloyd’s Register list of leading maritime nations with around 1407 vessels under the Cyprus flag, totalling around 23 million gross tonnage.