Scotland has always prided itself on having its own legal system, distinct from the rest of the UK and based on a unique combination of influences and precedents. In employment law specifically the ...

The risk of white-collar crime in the UAE is high, but authorities are increasingly proactive in taking steps to prevent, detect and prosecute crime and thereby to enhance the country’s profile as a ...

It’s the rare businessperson who wants to have an important issue or, worse, a company’s fate decided by a judge or jury. The vast majority of lawsuits are settled before it comes to that. But trial ...

Corporate governance is slowly but surely being implemented in Indonesia. The typical form of corporate/business organisation in Indonesia is a limited liability company, but other forms are available ...

A weak Yen and other factors continue to attract overseas investors to the Japanese real estate market. While this investment can take many forms, two of the most common financing structures are GK-TK ...

A party’s obligation to disclose documents in a dispute is limited to documents which are, or have been, in its control (CPR 31.8). In North Shore Ventures Ltd v Anstead Holdings Inc [2012], the Court ...

It is a little-known fact that there is currently no ‘small claims’ procedure in the UK for intellectual property (IP) claims. The small claims track has proven to be an effective and low-cost means ...

Today’s dynamic and digitalised business environment obliges companies to protect its workforce, confidential information and trade connections; and a common way is to rely on non-compete clauses in ...

Due diligence risk allocation in share and business purchase agreements has kept the courts busy recently. The commercial approach to interpreting them adopted by the courts in 2012 will please ...

The winter of 2013/2014 set a number of records. It saw the largest storm surge in 60 years; the stormiest December on record; the wettest January in 250 years; the lowest depression since 1876; and ...

The High Court judgment in Essar Oilfields Services Ltd v Norscot Rig Management Pvt Ltd [2016] was brought down by His Honour Judge Waksman QC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). The report of ...

What remedies are available to insolvent corporations/individuals in your jurisdiction? Under Republic Act No 10142 (Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act of ...