Expert Guides - Litigation

Emerging Antitrust Regulatory and Litigation Risks Facing the Tech Industry

When confronted with antitrust and competition issues, technology companies face increasingly complex challenges

14/04/2021 Robert J Giuffra Jr, Sullivan & Cromwell, US Sharon L Nelles, Sullivan & Cromwell, US

The Bahamas: Employment Challenges With COVID-19

The current global pandemic has caused great disturbance within the employment market in The Bahamas

18/08/2020 Tara Archer-Glasgow, Higgs & Johnson, Bahamas

Recent Supreme Court decisions complicate US securities litigation

The United States is famous for having the most highly developed and complex securities litigation regime in the world

20/03/2019 Robert J Giuffra Jr, Sullivan & Cromwell, US Matthew A Schwartz, Sullivan & Cromwell, US Brendan Hammond, Sullivan & Cromwell, US

The improved disposition of the Portuguese courts (if you can afford them)

According to statistics released in August 2018 by the Portuguese Directorate-General for Justice Policy (DGJP), pending civil actions decreased 13.8% in the first quarter of 2018 when compared with the same period in 2017

13/09/2018 Inês Gomes da Cruz, PLMJ, Portugal

Developments in class action litigation in Australia

In the past few years, there has been increased interest and hype in and around class actions in Australia

23/03/2016 Colin Loveday, Clayton Utz, Australia Grace Thangasamy, Clayton Utz, Australia

Lost in Translation: International Sanctions in Bermuda

On 29 January 2016, Bermuda’s Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Cornhill Natural Resources Fund Limited v Libyan Investment Authority, et al, [2016] SC Bda 9 (Com), a case concerning the meaning and effect of the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2011

22/03/2016 Ben Adamson, Conyers, Bermuda

Recovery of Legal Costs in Russian Litigation

Unlike the traditional “American Rule” whereby attorney fees are not awardable to the winning party, Russian statutory and case law adhere to the “loser-pays” principle meaning that a Russian court awards legal costs against the losing party

22/03/2016 Alexey Barnashov, Mannheimer Swartling, Russia

Bankrolling Litigation: the status of litigation funding in Australia

The proliferation of class action law suits in Australia has created a lucrative environment for litigation funders

22/03/2016 Nicholas Mavrakis, Clayton Utz, Australia

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