The use of artificial intelligence tools is expected to spark novel battles for disclosure during litigation, with opposing parties likely to clash over the confidentiality of AI systems and whether their use has undermined privilege.
The use of artificial intelligence tools is expected to spark novel battles for disclosure during litigation, with opposing parties likely to clash over the confidentiality of AI systems and whether their use has undermined privilege.
Argentina is facing renewed legal action from hedge funds that accused it of using incorrect gross domestic product figures for calculating its €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) outstanding debt to bondholders, which said Monday they have obtained a court order demanding as much.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP fought Monday to toss a claim that it caused a Nigerian tourism business to lose almost $74 million by negligently advising on an investment deal involving Carlyle Group, arguing the case was brought too late.
A London court is due to weigh whether a whistleblower has the right to sue the government and a former Airbus subsidiary for damages starting Tuesday amid allegations that he was sacked and blacklisted for exposing corrupt payments to high-ranking Saudi officials.
BHP won a bid in a London appeals court on Monday to dodge criminal contempt proceedings over allegations it lodged a case in a Brazilian court to halt claims in England connected with the collapse of a dam.
A consumer rights champion has been ordered to pay up to £15 million ($20 million) in legal costs over his failed class action accusing a group of train operators of abusing their dominant position and forcing some passengers to pay double the fare.
A London court on Monday dismissed as time-barred the claims of four alleged phone-hacking victims against Mirror Group Newspapers, but ruled that another claim sticks because the publisher had misled the claimant about the source of leaked information.
AmTrust failed in its bid to hold an insurer of two defunct law firms liable for £59 million ($78 million) in defaulted loans after a court ruled Monday that the losses incurred in claimant cases were not covered by the firms' insurance policies.
Reinsurers including AIG and AXA asked a London judge on Monday to trim Chubb and Fidelis' claims to cover their liability to aircraft lessors for planes stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, saying they should have brought their claims via subrogation.
The insurer of an insolvent solicitors' firm has said exclusions in the pair's policy means it does not have to pay more than £1 million ($1.33 million) to a legal expense insurance company over allegedly missed payments linked to after-the-event litigation policies.
Anglo-South African lender Investec Bank PLC has denied that its lending provided funds to PJSC Sberbank in breach of sanctions, while pressing home its claim that two business executives owe it almost £22 million ($29.3 million) under loan agreements.
A New York federal court threw out claims by three pension plans against a London brokerage firm that, according to the plans, executed fraudulent refund claims for them to the Danish tax authority, finding the brokerage had insufficient ties to New York.
Recent volatility in the crypto-asset market has placed a strain on balance sheets and laid bare weaknesses that may have been overlooked during more stable periods, increasing the risk for disputes over whether procedures or enforcement have been carried out correctly, say lawyers at Kennedys.
