Risk minimisation is the ultimate goal of insurance. Its purpose is to buy peace of mind and to soften the financial blow should the worst case scenario occur. Insurance claims can however, lead to complex coverage disputes and professional negligence claims and Lawyer Monthly speaks with Insurance Litigation Partner, Nicola Maher of Edwin Coe LLP, […]
This month Lawyer Monthly spoke to Peter J Kirkpatrick, an enthusiast aircraft pilot, who is deeply involved in the restoration of a Mark I Hawker Hurricane V7497 aeroplane, in the hopes to not only one day fly it, but to also recreate a part of the Battle of Britain’s history, for the educational and cultural […]
Moving on to the topic of valuations and chartered surveying, here Campbell D Ferguson, FRICS, the Director of Survey Spain, a firm that has been carrying out valuations throughout Spain for the last 13+ years, discusses the valuation considerations expert witnesses have to make in the specialised field of chartered surveying. What is the […]
Looking at thought leadership in-house, this month we hear from Emily O’Neill, the Head Counsel of IP & Litigation at Spectris plc. Having established the IP function, we ask Emily about her role and some of the challenges she sees the IP sector faces worldwide. What kind of IP matters do you work on […]
Giving us a brief overlook of its thought leadership in the aviation industry, Stelios Stylianou, Senior Partner of Stylianou & Stylianou, a Greek law firm, here talks to Lawyer Monthly about the principal engagements the firm has been involved over the past 40 years. He also outlines the challenges of this predominantly international business and […]
Over the years, the Tax Court in Mexico has undergone some changes; we speak to the Head of the Tax Litigation practice at SMPS Legal, Cristian Solis, who gives insight into the noticeable changes, tax disputes in Mexico and how to avoid litigation. What would you say has been the biggest development to affect […]
At the beginning of the year, research showed that economic crime has risen from between three to four billion euros per year in Portugal; with the year ending, we ask whether legislation is doing enough to curb this figure. Now with recent regulations applied by the Foreign Tax Compliance Act to administrate cooperation between the […]
Roderick I’Anson Banks of Partnership Counsel in the UK here talks to Lawyer Monthly about his in-depth experience and practice in partnership and LLP law, particularly as regards disputes and the challenges and benefits of ADR, which he says, is definitely preferable to litigation, in almost any scenario. What is involved in your work […]
Though commonly mediation is an optional method of resolving disputes between litigious parties, in Hong Kong, attending mediation is highly encouraged in most civil proceedings. Over the next few pages, Sylvia Siu JP, a Consultant from Hong Kong’s Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum (SFKS), delivers a thorough analysis of the East Asian nation’s judiciary system, […]
Asia is undergoing constant development to improve its economy and international relations and with expanding connections, dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration are everpresent and increasingly necessary. Nozomu Ohara is the Managing Partner of Ohara Law with years experience in ADR and dispute resolution. He speaks to us about how arbitration in Asia has grown and […]
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