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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Just days before the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 a trade deal was agreed to between the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU), saving the UK from many of the expected disruptions of a no-deal Brexit. However, the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement does not consider cross-border disputes. This article considers the new post-Brexit landscape in relation to three of the main issues when it comes ...

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Just days before the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 a trade deal was agreed to between the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU), saving the UK from many of the expected disruptions of a no-deal Brexit. However, the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement does not consider cross-border disputes.  This article considers the new post-Brexit landscape in relation to three of the main issues when it comes to cross-border dispute...

Event description Experienced panellists will consider how Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on commercial dispute resolution in China, Singapore and Australia. About this Event The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted on commercial dispute resolution in China, Singapore and Australia. The important question is whether these impacts will be transformed into legal doctrines and shape the development of law for commercial dispute resolution in the long term. Experienced panellists will consider...

In summary Rights holders have traditionally turned to court litigation to protect IP rights such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets – or to enforce IP licensing agreements. This brings certain challenges, such as a public forum, unfamiliar laws and procedures, judges with varying IP law expertise, concern for national interests, and the risk that a judgment cannot be enforced in other jurisdictions. Arbitration offers an alternative mechanism and has a number of advantages,...

Operating in France? LLPs can carry on, but fundamental issues remain UK law firms working in France and operating as limited liability partnership (LLPs) do not need to withdraw after 31 December when the transition period ends, the French government confirmed.  But one lawyer says the agreement fails to address "fundamental issues".  The Law Society of England and Wales confirmed that law firm LLPs do not need to restructure in order to continue practising in France from January.  Referrin...