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The Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Cross-Border Discovery: A Brief Overview | Epiq

Epiq on 9/18/2024

The Sedona Conference (TSC) and its Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery, and Disclosure recently published their Commentary on Proportionality in Cross-Border Discovery (Commentary)...more

Recognition of Part 26A Restructuring Plans in Germany

King & Spalding on 5/5/2023

German real estate company Adler recently made headlines by successfully implementing a €6bn restructuring by way of a UK Part 26A Restructuring Plan. The Plan involved the subordination of Adler’s existing notes to new money...more

EU and Ukraine to recognize and enforce each other’s court decisions

King & Spalding on 5/1/2023

On April 24, 2023, the EU Council announced that it will seek treaty relations with Ukraine under the framework of the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial...more

Navigating International Discovery Restrictions: Seven Recommendations

HaystackID on 2/6/2023

Background Note: International discovery exercises and investigations can be a complex and challenging process for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals. Navigating the different laws and...more

The United States Signs the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention

King & Spalding on 3/10/2022

On March 1, 2022, the United States became the sixth State to sign the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (“Judgments Convention”). If ratified, the...more

UK Litigation - A Year in Summary

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/21/2021

This year saw the UK grapple with life after Brexit and, along with the rest of the world, the impact of the continued COVID-19 pandemic. As 2021 draws to a close, we round up the key events and developments from the year in...more

Brexit’s Effect on Judicial Cooperation Between the United Kingdom and European Union

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/6/2021

When the Brexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020, several questions remained as to the nature and extent of future judicial cooperation between the United Kingdom and the European Union....more

Leaving Lugano: Is this the last chapter in the Brexit saga on jurisdiction and judgments? “Oui ou Non?”

Sullivan & Worcester on 5/10/2021

The uneasy rumblings in the media recently on whether the UK would be welcomed back by the European Union (EU) into the Lugano Convention family were confirmed on 4 May 2021, when the European Commission issued its...more

The GDPR Reaches the US Supreme Court in Cert Petition

Alston & Bird on 3/22/2021

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been raised in a petition for certiorari before the US Supreme Court, apparently for the first time since the GDPR entered into application in 2018. A party in Vesuvius...more

"Trade" and "Cooperation" – Buzzwords for life beyond Brexit

Sullivan & Worcester on 1/12/2021

In a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the EU and the UK agreed on the form of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU, European Atomic Energy Community and the UK on 24 December 2020 ("TCA") to bring about the...more

What Rules Will Apply to Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments After Brexit? Part Four

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/31/2020

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement has now been agreed. So what rules will apply to jurisdiction and foreign judgments in the UK from 1 January 2021? Introduction - It has been a long time in the making, but the...more

An Update on International and Cross-Border Discovery

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 10/7/2020

Parties in the US are allowed broad and liberal discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) relevant and proportional to the claims and defenses in a legal action. When a US-based litigant seeks ESI stored in other...more

A New Global Regime for Cross-Border Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/21/2019

The 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters offers certainty in cross-border enforcement of judgments. On 2 July 2019, the Hague Conference on Private...more

Brexit: Jurisdication Implications For Contracting Parties And Disputes - January 2019

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/22/2019

The Brexit date of 29 March 2019 is fast approaching, and there is now a distinct possibility of the UK leaving the EU without agreed terms. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all...more

At A Glance: Taking Depositions in Europe

Planet Depos, LLC on 6/14/2018

Attorneys taking depositions in Europe will discover a few additional steps when scheduling. Within one continent, each country on the map will have its own rules, restrictions, and the like, making each one a new adventure!...more

8 Tips for Taking Depositions in Europe with Ease

Planet Depos, LLC on 4/26/2018

Depositions abroad require a little extra patience, time and, sometimes, creativity to coordinate. Working with an international court reporting agency for your depositions in Europe makes the process less daunting, more...more

EC draft withdrawal agreement: IP rights

Dechert LLP on 3/14/2018

The European Commission has produced a draft withdrawal agreement (the “Agreement”) chartering the path of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. In the coming weeks, the Council of the European Union and the Brexit Steering Group...more

International Product Liability Review - Issue 65

Hogan Lovells on 2/15/2017

The International Product Liability Review provides quality updates and comment from around the world on legal developments in the field of product liability and product safety. ...more

Rules of the (International) Road, Brexit, PPP as a New Tool for Argentina, and Keeping Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit (Expect...

Carlton Fields on 8/26/2016

- Post-Daimler: Are Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit in U.S. Courts? What if the Non-U.S. Parent Registers to Do Business in a State? - Rules of the (International) Road: Choosing and Appointing a Distributor ...more

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The Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Cross-Border Discovery: A Brief Overview | Epiq

Recognition of Part 26A Restructuring Plans in Germany

EU and Ukraine to recognize and enforce each other’s court decisions

Navigating International Discovery Restrictions: Seven Recommendations

The United States Signs the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention

UK Litigation - A Year in Summary

Brexit’s Effect on Judicial Cooperation Between the United Kingdom and European Union

Leaving Lugano: Is this the last chapter in the Brexit saga on jurisdiction and judgments? “Oui ou Non?”

The GDPR Reaches the US Supreme Court in Cert Petition

"Trade" and "Cooperation" – Buzzwords for life beyond Brexit

What Rules Will Apply to Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments After Brexit? Part Four

An Update on International and Cross-Border Discovery

A New Global Regime for Cross-Border Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments

Brexit: Jurisdication Implications For Contracting Parties And Disputes - January 2019

At A Glance: Taking Depositions in Europe

8 Tips for Taking Depositions in Europe with Ease

EC draft withdrawal agreement: IP rights

International Product Liability Review - Issue 65

Rules of the (International) Road, Brexit, PPP as a New Tool for Argentina, and Keeping Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit (Expect...

BREXIT - The impact on English law loan and finance documentation

Brussels Recast anti-torpedo protection for hybrid jurisdiction clauses

Brexit: Overview of Potential Impact on Derivatives

The Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016: Implications for Dispute Resolution in Singapore

"Insights: Brexit"

A Snapshot of Depositions in Europe

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