In order to prevent conflicts of interests and enhance transparency, recent proposed amendments to the Arbitration Rules of the World Bank’s ICSID include a new rule that obliges parties to disclose the existence and name of any third-party funders and an expansion of the definition of third-party funding.
While the European Union is undergoing a major change with the enforcement of Brexit, it is also conducting important discussions on amendments to be made to the Product Liability and the General Product Safety Directives, as well as on the implementation of a European class action mechanism that will impact product-related litigation in the coming years.
Intellectual property specialists Clarke Willmott have welcomed confirmation by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Sky v Skykick case that applying for a trademark without intending to use it may constitute bad faith.
Electronic filing was first introduced in the UK in November 2015 and has since become mandatory to use across a wide range of courts in England and Wales, including when appointing an administrator.
Tough choices are ahead. You’re studying law but not quite sure what ye future holds, and you’re increasingly faced with hard choices, one of which includes your future career and expertise.
Technologically-driven innovation is poised to disrupt long-standing customs of the legal profession. Changing regulatory frameworks are creating growing demand for regional, industrial, and category expertise.
The Disclosure Pilot Scheme (now in its second year) is not simply a rewrite of CPR Part 31. It operates along different lines driven by reasonableness and proportionality.
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