Gowling WLG
The new freedoms of the UK following its exit from the EU and the expiry of the Brexit transitional period on 31 December 2020 include the freedom for the UK to pursue its own trade policy.
Mayer Brown
The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, OFSI, has published revised guidance on civil monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions (Guidance).
Rosenblatt Solicitors
The UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) agreed on 24th December 2020 will usher in big changes as to how UK businesses trade with the European Union as from 1st January 2021.
Clyde & Co
In international trade and commerce, arbitration has become exceptionally strong and widely accepted as a means of resolving disputes.
The Court of Appeal in
Likas Bay Precinct Sdn Bhd v
Bina Puri Sdn Bhd [2019] 3 MLJ 244, held that a
successful claimant in adjudication proceedings is not required to
enforce the adjudication decision before issuing a statutory notice
of demand. However, in
ASM Development (KL) Sdn Bhd v
Econpile (M) Sdn Bhd (Case No. WA-24NCC-363-07/2019),
the High Court recently allowed the plaintiff s application for
a Fortuna Injunction, which restrained the successful party in a
CIPAA proceeding from presenting a winding-up petition against
the losing party who failed to pay the adjudicated sum pursuant to
the CIPAA decision.
This article summarizes the decision of the High Court
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The Model Tenancy Law has been prepared by the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs with an objective to balance the
interests and rights of the landlords and tenants. Chapter VI of
the Model Tenancy Law deals with the Rent Authorities, their power
and procedure for appeals and Chapter VII of the Model Tenancy Law
deals with Rent Court, Rent Tribunal, procedure to be followed in
rent court and rent tribunal, powers of the rent court and rent
tribunal, procedure for appeal to the rent tribunal.
Report”).
According to the Report, there were approximately 66,000 IP
service agencies, including 2,691 patent agencies and 459,100 trade
mark agencies, and around 820,000 employees in the IP service
industry at the end of 2019. The industry revenue is estimated to
be around RMB 210 billion. On the whole, the various forms of
services offered by the IP service industry are in a situation
where the input-output ratio is equivalent or where output is high,
indicating that China s IP services have a good input-to-income
conversion rate.
The Report further points out that new technologies such as Internet Plus , big data and artificial intelligence
have given birth to new IP services tools and models, opened up new
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Ruby Lee and David Van Homrigh discuss the advantages of
virtual arbitral hearings with ACICA Review.
Expert evidence - the value-add of virtual
Until recently, practitioners largely agreed that the process of
hearing expert evidence during arbitration, particularly in large
and complex matters, would be hindered by the virtual environment.
Concern centred around the effectiveness of explaining technical
issues and the limitations of cross-examination and determining
witness credibility.
Practicalities during the current pandemic have forced an
earlier adoption of virtual arbitral hearings than the industry may