If the agreement between a creditor and debtor refers disputes to arbitration, what limits should be placed on the creditor to pursue winding-up proceedings based on an unpaid debt under that agreement? Should a court simply...more
9/20/2024
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Creditors ,
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England ,
Estoppel ,
Hong Kong ,
Insolvency ,
Liquidation ,
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Singapore ,
UK Privy Council
Faced with increased scrutiny by consumers, regulators, shareholders and boards, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations have been at the forefront for multinational companies globally. Multinational...more
3/7/2024
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Australia ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenwashing ,
North Korea ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Singapore ,
Sustainability ,
UK
It is well accepted that an arbitral tribunal's deliberations are confidential. But is this principle absolute? More specifically, will a tribunal be ordered to disclose its deliberations if an arbitrator claims that his or...more
Following a 12-year arbitration and two years of enforcement proceedings, the highest court in Singapore has allowed a non-party to enforce an award made in favour of a company that had dissolved. The Court of Appeal held...more
On 10 April 2019, the Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe, determined that a UK-domiciled parent company may owe a duty of care to third parties affected by operations of its foreign subsidiary....more
4/23/2019
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Corporate Counsel ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Violations ,
Farms ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mining Contracts ,
Parent Corporation ,
Property Damage ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Toxic Exposure ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Zambia
In the latest round of legal issues relating to West Ham United FC's move to the London Stadium, the Court of Appeal found that confidential internal emails between board members and other stakeholders, for the purposes of...more
2/26/2019
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Board Members ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Confidential Communications ,
Email ,
Internal Communications ,
Judicial Review ,
Landlords ,
Litigation Privilege ,
Settlement Offer ,
Settlement Proposals ,
UK