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Kewei welcomes top disputes partner to China joint operation with Herbert Smith Freehills 科伟律师事务所迎来顶级争议解决业务资深国际顾问 加入与史密夫斐尔联营办公室
Kewei Law Firm has appointed Weina Ye as an international partner in Shanghai, further strengthening its disputes expertise in the firm's joint operation …
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes nine leading lawyers to counsel in Asia 史密夫斐尔亚洲区晋升九位资深顾问
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted nine lawyers in Asia to counsel. The promotions span corporate, finance, employment and …
A General Safety Provision - are we there yet??
It is looking increasingly likely that a ‘General Safety Provision’ for consumer products will be introduced into legislation in the near future. This …
Covid-19: Governance: Insurance losses and considerations for policyholders (Australia)
The various restrictions being put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 are causing significant disruption to supply chain logistics for businesses …
The end of common fund orders as we know them?
Since 2016, common fund orders have been made in a number of Australian class actions under a particular statutory provision of the Federal Court of …
The ACCC pilots its first ‘effect test’ in misuse of market power proceedings
On 6 December 2019, the ACCC launched its first enforcement proceedings under the new ‘effects test’ prohibition on misuse of market power. The …
Depreciation is not to be deducted as a “saving” in calculating business interruption claims
Whether a reduction in non-cash costs such as depreciation following insured damage amounts to a “saving” to the policyholder which is to be deducted …
Statutory limitation period for a court action to be filed against insurers runs from the date of the loss, not the date of declinature
Key takeaways The New South Wales Court of Appeal has held that a policyholder’s cause of action against an insurer arises when the insured event …
Fish oil capsules fail the sniff test for ‘Made in Australia’ claims
The Federal Court has issued its first decision on the new ‘substantial transformation’ test since the commencement of Australia’s new country of origin …
What use are “entire agreement” clauses on claims for pre-contractual misleading or deceptive conduct?
The High Court of England has recently affirmed1 that an “entire agreement” clause does not exclude liability for misrepresentation. This article …
Brexit “no deal” technical notices published on intellectual property and life sciences sector issues
The latest tranche of “no deal” technical notices was released yesterday afternoon by the UK Government. Amongst them are several notices that highlight …
Upheaval and uncertainty in mineral regulation in key African mining jurisdictions
Resurgence of resource nationalism highlights the importance of investment treaty protectionsThe last year has seen significant changes to mineral …
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