Is television regulation becoming internet regulation?
In 1996, Eli Noam predicted that “TV Regulation Will Become Telecom Regulation.”03/05/2017
Challenges and Opportunities for Transactional Lawyers in 2017
Lawyers who have been in transactional practices over the last several decades have seen many changes in the practice of law17/10/2016
Dispute resolution in China: Has the arbitral market opened up?
The arbitral market on Mainland China is regarded as a closed shop for foreign arbitral institutions in two ways14/10/2016
Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Society: Challenges and Opportunities
The advent of digital technologies has indeed changed the world and our life. Many areas of today’s reality are affected and among them intellectual property26/08/2016
Class actions “à la française”, the new cuisine
The introduction of a class action mechanism under French law has been discussed for decades26/08/2016
Last trends in D&O policies and bail cover in Spain
In the last years, it can be perceived in Spain an important increase of the corporate crimes, such as fraud, improper management, misappropriation, etc., which are attributed to the directors and officers of listed companies or financial entities with a huge media impact25/08/2016
China's New Rules on Concessions for Infrastructure Projects
On 1 June 2015, China implemented the Administrative Measures on Concession for Infrastructure and Public Utilities (the “Measures”)24/06/2016
Product compliance/investigation: the increasing cause of concern of manufacturers in Fance
While manufacturers are already exposed to civil product liability litigation following an incident or accident, a new type of litigation is emerging, giving rise to an unprecedented and threatening sword of Damocles over them in France23/06/2016
Trademark litigation in Russia/CIS: News & Trends
Each IP practitioner from the jurisdictions where IP law and dispute resolution do not have a longstanding tradition is always happy to have an opportunity to share with clients and peers news on positive trends and developments in the field13/05/2016
The Rise of Class Actions “À La Française”
For years, the introduction of a class action mechanism under French law was discussed and delayed due to political and procedural constraints23/03/2016
Filling the gaps of French white collar crime regulation
In a context where France is regularly criticized for the lack of efficiency of its white collar crime regulation and where, on the contrary, the US FCPA – one could also mention the UK Bribery Act – is used to regulate conducts that have but a tangential link with the United States, France appears...22/01/2016
Building that pipeline
There is a lot of talk these days about pipeline, about targets for female partners, directors and the like. In my own firm, Hogan Lovells, globally women comprise 23 per cent of partners and 53 per cent of associates and other lawyers. In finance women comprise 14 per cent of partners. We have a...
01/09/2015
Q&A with Sylvie Gallage-Alwis
What is the most challenging case you have worked on and what makes it unique?
Under French Law, and more specifically the French Social Security Code, "when an [occupational] accident is caused by the gross negligence of the employer […], the victim or his/her beneficiaries are entitled to obtain...
24/06/2015
Air accidents and statute of limitations: still an issue in Spain
In Spain, there are several legal texts that could be applicable to resolve compensation derived from an air accident. Each one of those legal texts regulates different maximum terms to exercise the civil liability action in order to claim for the compensation derived from an air accident. Spanish...
26/04/2015
Patent developments in Germany
The UPC is coming
In the advent of the Unitary Patent patent holders, in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, ask themselves what the future will bring. It's not the continuing uncertainty about the fee schedule, but first and foremost the question of the right choice. Some patentees have gotten so...
13/04/2015
Leaving the storm behind
The Spanish economy grew in 2013 at its fastest pace in almost six years, raising well-grounded hopes that the country is finally on the road to recovery. Even if the insurance sector had resisted the crisis strongly, these prospects are welcomed by insurers and mediators who have lived through...
01/06/2014
Product liability for suspected defects? Landmark ruling by ECJ awaited
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof - BGH) has referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the question as to whether producers can be held liable for suspected defects.
The ruling of the ECJ on this question might influence many rulings on product liability law. The question...
01/03/2014
The worrying changing face of French product liability law
Historically product liability arose from case law based on the general law of obligations, in particular, civil tort liability. It implied a fault of the manufacturer or distributor in the design or manufacture of the product, a loss, most of the time bodily injury, and a causal link between the...
01/03/2014
US insolvency law developments leave much to be resolved in the year to come
Peter A Ivanick Hogan Lovells New York
From the US Supreme Court to the Treasury Department to insolvency forums, including state courts in insurance insolvency cases, 2013–2014 developments were significant.
The US Treasury Department, through the Financial Stability Oversight Council, designated a...
01/09/2013
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