On 13 February 2007, the Brussels Court of First Instance found Google Inc. guilty of copyright violations as a result of its unauthorised reproduction and making available to the public of newspaper content, including full articles, headlines, snippets of text and pictures.

In Omega Proteins Ltd v Aspen Insurance UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 2280, 10 September 2010, is a case which explores what happens when a policy of liability insurance contains an exclusion in respect of liability arising under a contract, "unless such liability would have attached in the absence of that contract".

The European Parliament, in a vote of its 736 members plenary today, with an overwhelming majority (521 in favour, 145 against, 8 abstentions) backed optional EU-wide rules for businesses and consumers who are concluding contracts in the Single Market.

In the important decision in NML Capital Ltd v Argentina [2011] UKSC 31, 6 July 2011, the Supreme Court considered whether Argentina was immune from the English courts’ jurisdiction to recognise and enforce a judgment obtained against it by NML in New York.

The Draft Law is yet another sign of Belgium's long-standing interest in the subject of international arbitration.

Please find below our latest update about the legality of using ALRO land for the development of wind and other energy power projects in Thailand following issue of the recent NCPO Order

The 1999 Thai Trade Competition Act will soon be amended. The amendments are significant and will create a new independent antitrust authority, expand the scope of the Act, adjust the types and level of sanctions, ...

The jurisdictional and final rulings in the case of Hesham al-Warraq v Indonesia under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's investment agreement has highlighted the relatively untapped investor protection potential provided by ...

The European Commission has been considering various alternatives aimed at, to a greater or lesser extent, harmonising the various systems of European contract law.

CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo named Matthew A. Daigler as Senior Counsel. In his new role, Mr. Daigler's responsibilities will include advising the Chair on the CFTC's agenda for swaps regulation reform.

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On 28 March 2014, three new EU public procurement Directives were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The tri-partite pincer movement by Viviane Reding (Vice President of the Commission) from Luxembourg, Diana Wallis MEP (Vice President of the European Parliament) from the UK, and Klaus-Heiner Lehne MEP (Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs) from Germany looks set to make European contract law a reality soon.

On September 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that related lawsuits seeking to hold multiple global banks liable for financing...

On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced proposed revisions to Regulation AB and other rules, including Rule 144A and Regulation D, regarding the offering process, disclosure and reporting requirements for asset-backed securities (the Proposed Rule).

Carey has helped German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd obtain US$57 million to buy two vessels.

On 18 September 2012 the Dutch Ministry of Finance published its Tax Plan for 2013 and several accompanying Bills (hereinafter: Tax Plan).

The United Kingdom's referendum vote to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016 has raised questions about the future direction of environmental and climate change policies in the UK.

It wasn't so long ago that mergers and acquisitions were the axes around which London's legal universe evolved. Indeed, elite UK law firms spent 2006 and the first half of 2007 basking in the radiance of record-breaking M&A activity.

The awards ceremony was a tremendous success and was attended by some of the top law firms in Europe.