The outbreak of COVID-19 has substantially disrupted the management of civil litigation during the first national lockdown of 17 March 2020 to 11 May 2020. French judicial activity was limited to "essential litigation" and...more
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created substantial disruption and uncertainty with respect to civil litigation management. The health crisis linked to COVID-19 affects procedural deadlines, whether they relate to ongoing...more
3/30/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court Closures ,
Court Schedules ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Filing ,
France ,
Jurisdiction ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
State of Emergency ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Time Extensions
The outbreak of the COVID-19 has created substantial disruption and uncertainty with respect to civil litigation management. The health crisis linked to the Coronavirus affects procedural deadlines, whether they relate to...more
On March 26th 2019, the European Parliament approved in a plenary vote rules allowing groups of consumers harmed by illegal practices to launch collective actions and seek compensation....more
4/8/2019
/ Collective Redress ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Health Care Providers ,
Member State ,
Proposed Rules ,
Remedies ,
Telecommunications ,
Tourism
With ongoing advances in technology and communications, the number of contracting parties looking beyond their local jurisdiction when choosing a dispute resolution forum continues to grow
It is easier than ever for...more
2/6/2019
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Belgium ,
Cross Examination ,
Debt ,
DIFC ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Dubai ,
Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC) ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Forum Selection ,
France ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
Interim Remedies ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Judges ,
Judicial Authority ,
Judicial Remedies ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jury Trial ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Oral Hearings ,
Privileged Documents ,
Right To Appeal ,
Russia ,
Singapore ,
Singapore International Commercial Court ,
Summary Judgment ,
Sweden ,
Switzerland ,
Third Party Funding ,
UK ,
United States ,
Witnesses ,
Young Lawyers
On 7 December 2018, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee passed a legislative proposal to allow collective redress, such as group or class actions, moving the European Union closer to having a bloc-wide regime....more
1/15/2019
/ Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Collective Actions ,
Collective Redress ,
Consumer Complaint Database ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Punitive Damages ,
Remedies
Following the promulgation of Law n°2018-670 on the Protection of Trade Secrets on 30 July 2008 transposing the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016/493 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the...more
1/8/2019
/ Asset Seizure ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Escrow Accounts ,
EU ,
Ex Parte ,
France ,
French Commercial Code ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Rules ,
Remedies ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unauthorized Disclosure