I liked virtually all of the sessions I attended at this year’s ABA conference and I especially appreciated the Court ADR Conference keynote address, delivered by Michael
Buenger, the executive vice-president and chief operating officer of the National Center for State Courts. [...]
Thank you to Veerle Van den Eeckhout for the tip-off. On 10 April 10 2019, the UK Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in the “Vedanta” case (see here).
The judgment is currently raising many comments and discussions on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), including from the perspective of Private International [...]
Most of this blog post is from my colleagues Alex Lemann and Rebecca Blemberg who joined Natalie Fleury (our fabulous DR program coordinator) and me on the trip. It was such
a delight to have them with us on this great and educational adventure. And, as they note, we are all likely returning with more … Continue reading Israel Reflections–Final [...]
The November 2018 issue of A.I.P.P.I.--Journal of the Japanese Group of AIPPIincludes an article by Yasufumi Shiroyama titled Overview of Intellectual Property Judgments by
Japanese Courts in the First Half of 2018. The article itself includes brief write-ups of, among other matters, three cases on patent remedies issued in early 2018: [...]
A Legislative initiative procedure which started nearly a year ago, is coming now to the next level: The European Commission has recently stated its position on the European
Parliament non-legislative resolution with recommendations to the Commission on expedited settlement of commercial disputes. [...]
Our last chunk of speakers were strong women who work to make Israel more inclusive and safer. Kylie Owens shared her thoughts on our first speaker. Professor Halperin-Kaddari
is a renowned expert in family law, who earned both her L.L.M. and J.S.D. from Yale Law School. [...]
Because most disputes between individual investors and their brokerage firms are arbitrated through FINRA’s Dispute Resolution forum, many legal issues impacting retail investors
do not make their way through the courts but instead end up being resolved in a private forum with little transparency (i.e., awards are published but usually contain [...]
On a couple of occasions I have blogged about Restschadensersatz, or residual damages, under German law (see here and here). More precisely, in 2013 I wrote: On a couple
of occasions I have blogged about Restschadensersatz, or residual damages, under German law (see here and here). More precisely, in 2013 I wrote: [...]
This week’s New Yorker has a great article on Ken Feinberg’s work helping the Catholic Church manage its sexual abuse crisis. Feinberg and Camille Biros created and run
the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP), which processes claims of sexual abuse by priests. [...]
From the "I didn't see that coming!" department, Apple and Qualcomm just announced that they have settled all worldwide litigation. Stories so far from the Wall Street Journal,
Bloomberg, and Law360. More to come, surely. This doesn't directly affect the FTC's suit against Qualcomm, for which we're still awaiting Judge Koh's opinion.Update: [...]
