The recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the matter Verein Klimaseniorinnen and others v. Switzerland has attracted significant media interest. The judges found that Switzerland had not fulfilled...more
Disputes determined by German courts do not involve pre-trial discovery or depositions. In fact, depositions are entirely foreign to the German legal system, and German law excludes taking evidence without the presence of a...more
The German Supreme Court has outlined the duties of sellers to disclose information to purchasers using virtual data rooms, a common practice in M&A deals.
The court held that a seller had the burden of proving that a...more
A clear trend has emerged for CO2 allowances: dwindling availability coupled with escalating prices. At Orrick, we are seeing two key events which promise to further intensify this trajectory. Firstly, the upcoming regulatory...more
In 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered a judgment in the Achmea case, which has led to much controversy and concern in the European investor-state arbitration community. ...more
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In jüngster Zeit haben drei im deutschsprachigen Raum wichtigste Schiedsgerichtsinstitutionen ihre Verfahrensregeln überarbeitet. Auch wenn die meisten Schiedsordnungen eine vergleichbare Struktur aufweisen, bestehen im...more