Shell has argued that Nigerian communities suing it for damages over oil spills cannot use alleged systemic failings by the oil giant to hold it liable for environmental destruction largely caused by "endemic oil theft" carried out by criminal gangs.
Shell has argued that Nigerian communities suing it for damages over oil spills cannot use alleged systemic failings by the oil giant to hold it liable for environmental destruction largely caused by "endemic oil theft" carried out by criminal gangs.
The government wants to stop home sales collapsing and reduce uncertainty by introducing binding agreements earlier in the process, but lawyers warn that the homebuying reforms could create new legal disputes between buyers and sellers over when they are allowed to walk away from a deal.
ScottishPower must pay tax on £28 million ($37.5 million) in redress for regulatory failures after Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday that the compensation was similar to a penalty.
The Ministry of Justice has proposed a judicial pay rise of around 2% for the next financial year, citing fiscal constraints and competing spending priorities within the department.
Heineken must pay €111 million ($125 million) to a rival brewery for abusing its dominant position in the Greek beer market and holding back competitors for 16 years, a Dutch court ruled Wednesday.
A yacht owner has sued its Indonesian insurer for more than $1.5 million for allegedly failing to pay out on a policy after the boat sank following a fire on New Year's Eve in the vessel's laundry room.
Mex Group told an appeals court Wednesday that two executives and a financial services company cannot claim around $150 million in losses from a worldwide freezing order because it did not prevent them from trading or marketing bonds.
The widow of shipbuilding tycoon Iskandar Safa lost her attempt on Wednesday to prevent Mozambique from pursuing her for her husband's alleged liabilities arising from a $1.9 billion damages award in the landmark "tuna bonds" corruption case.
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. urged a London judge Wednesday to order lawyers for a Serious Fraud Office investigator to file a sworn statement that they had handed over all documents relevant to their retainer with him in a £1.8 million ($2.4 million) costs dispute.
The Commercial Court's recent decision in Benski and Clifford v. Pulse Films illustrates the high bar of preaction disclosure, reminding litigants seeking access to documents to clearly and narrowly define their claims, say lawyers at Fieldfisher.
