by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) recently revised its 2012 Arbitration Rules and will implement its new 2015 Arbitration Rules (the “New Rules”) with effect from 1 January 2015. The New...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Claudio Perrella Italy c.perrella@lslex.com Italy is a signatory of the Brussels Convention 1952 (“the Convention”). If a ship is flying the flag of a state party to the Convention, arrest in Italy can be sought only with respect to maritime claims listed under...
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by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Section 17(1) of the 1838 Act, as amended, provides as follows: “Every judgment debt shall carry interest at the rate of 8 pounds per centum per annum from such time as shall be prescribed by rules of court until the same shall be...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai In March 2014, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) launched the National Company Credit Information System (the “NCCIS”). This online database, once established, will bring China in...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Arbitration clauses can’t be unconscionable, at least within the Ninth Circuit. As with many other industries, shipping and logistics contracts quite frequently contain mandatory arbitration clauses designed to expedite and avoid...
