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Who Will Bear the Risk and Cost for Coronavirus Construction Delays?

29th May 2020
The terms of the contract will, of course, allocate the risk and cost of the Coronavirus. Although I have studied and have a keen interest in the law, I know where my expertise lies and, therefore, I stick to my specialist subject of delay rather than liability. To some degree, I think that the outfall […]
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Maintenance, Custody and Injunctions: Covid-19’s Impact on Divorced Couples

29th May 2020
Carmen Boucher, a barrister and advocate in collaborative law, is answering some questions divorced couples may have. From keeping up with maintenance payments when the economy is weak, to whether or not custody rules have changed during isolation periods, Carmen succinctly explains how the pandemic has impacted her clients.   What impact is the pandemic […]
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Devising a Good Commercial Contract

29th May 2020
We speak with Advocate Ra’ed Qawasmeh, the contract and legal advice manager at Truth Law Firm, where he briefly outlines the contract strategies you should adopt when constructing a commercial contract and the important clauses to include, as well as discussing the law firm at which he practises, sharing how having a ‘dream team’ helps […]
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Cross-Border Disputes in Russia: The Complexities and Strategies

29th May 2020
 Marat discusses how a strategy is important when dealing with disputes which fall across many jurisdictions, and the importance of a good team when handling challenging situations abroad.  Do you often have cases whereby Russian individuals or entities invest in companies based abroad? Generally, yes. Of course, one cannot fail to notice that the measures […]
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Divorce in Washington: The Pandemic's Impact

29th May 2020
With couples spending more time than ever in the home together, those isolating with a partner during an unstable marriage, this could possibly be a recipe for disaster. A rise in divorce? What impact should we expect the pandemic and lockdown to have on divorce proceedings and married couples? We have seen the impact Covid-19 […]
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Appointed Experts May Owe a Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty: The Ruling’s Impact

29th May 2020
In this case the claimant successfully continued an injunction restraining the defendant’s consultancy firms from acting as Expert Witnesses for another party in ICC proceedings against the claimant. Articles published elsewhere in the industry have questioned the impact that this might have for the larger global Expert Witness firms. First of all,  how is Diales […]
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Guidelines for Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways - A Brief Overview

29th May 2020
These intermediaries act like a bridge and facilitate payment collection and settlement between merchants and customers. However, even though a number of payment aggregators and payment gateways have come up, and a significant volume of transactions are carried out using these various payment aggregators and payment gateways, there was an absence of a regulatory framework […]
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Sick to Your Stomach? Foodborne Illnesses and Litigation

29th May 2020
Here, Fred Pritzker discusses foodborne illnesses in the US, its causes, when litigation is on the table and whether regulations in this area are up to date or not. A must-read for those in the food industry. Extent of Foodborne Illness in the United States and Its Causes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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Is Coronavirus Global Governance’s Failure?

29th May 2020
Should we have expected governments across the world to be better prepared for COVID-19 or did global governance fail us?
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Covid-19: The Good, The Bad and The Changes

5th May 2020
From the benefits of remote-working and how simple it can actually be, to the importance of our legislation and regulations, the legal sector has learnt a lot from this current pandemic.
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