by Editor | May 14, 2017 | Case Summaries, National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai China has for the longest time been known for adopting one of the most restrictive reciprocity systems in the world. A view widely accepted by even Chinese scholars, this approach has made it almost impossible to recognise foreign...
by Editor | Apr 25, 2017 | Case Summaries, Jurisdiction + Forum
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Baltic Cable AB in Malmö, Sweden, owns and operates a 600 submarine high voltage, direct current link between Trelleborg, Sweden and Lübeck, Germany. This link...
by Editor | Apr 19, 2017 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA The evolution of ocean shipping requires periodic tune-ups to its management, and the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recently worked with industry (though its various trade associations) to adjust the cogs of regulatory...
by Editor | Apr 14, 2017 | National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is repealing its sanctions against Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia under the United Nations Act. Pursuant to United Nations...
by Editor | Apr 11, 2017 | National Issues
Natalya Myroshnychenko, Interlegal Law Firm, Ukraine For a party suffering damage from a tort or breach of contract, it may be of key importance to sue not only the person liable, but also the liability insurer behind that person. This is obviously hot topic in...
