Swiss Federal Court: A contract with several characteristic performances can...
On 13 March 2019, the Swiss Supreme Court (case No. 4A_444/2018, selected for official publication) held that a contract may contain several characteristic performances, each of which establishes...
View ArticleEnhancement of Singapore’s Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
On October 3, 2019, the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Amendment) Act (“Act”) came into force. It consolidates and expands Singapore’s regime for statutory recognition and enforcement of...
View ArticleSingapore Court of Appeal clarifies conditions for granting Mareva...
In the recent Court of Appeal decision in Bi Xiaoqiong (in her personal capacity and as trustee of the Xiao Qiong Bi Trust and the Alisa Wu Irrevocable Trust) v China Medical Technologies, Inc (in...
View ArticleRecent Amendments to the Japanese Civil Enforcement Act
In order to file a petition for a compulsory enforcement, a petitioner is required to identify the location of the obligor’s property. If a creditor wins a civil case against a debtor but cannot...
View ArticleWill the proposed amendment to the Chilean Competition Law open a new stage...
On March 13, 2020, the President of the Republic of Chile submitted to the Congress a bill to increase criminal sanctions to cartels, and to provide the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE), the Chilean...
View ArticleAustralian court enforces ICSID awards against Spain
The Federal Court of Australia (FCA) has enforced two ICSID awards against the Kingdom of Spain (Spain) in Eiser Infrastructure Ltd v Kingdom of Spain. [1] The FCA rejected Spain’s argument that it...
View ArticleWill private litigants be able to enforce the CCPA compliance provisions?
Now that the California Consumer Privacy Act is in effect, it is imperative to consider the potential litigation risks that many companies are likely to face as a result of the new law. While many...
View ArticleHague Judgments Convention 2019 to enter into force
It has been confirmed that the Hague Judgments Convention (“Convention“) will enter into force following the accession of the European Union (excluding Denmark) and the ratification by Ukraine on 29...
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