In a landmark decision handed down on November 27, 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court has confirmed that the English law of arbitration imposes a duty on arbitrators to disclose matters which would or might lead to the conclusion...more
12/2/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitrators ,
Bias ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Duty of Confidentiality ,
Duty to Disclose ,
International Arbitration ,
International Bar Association (IBA) ,
Personal Liability ,
UK Supreme Court
On February 19, 2020, the European Commission (Commission) published proposals for the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with potentially far-reaching implications both for users and developers worldwide. The...more
3/11/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Technology Sector ,
White Papers
Multinational corporations operating in the United States and abroad encounter complex and dispositive legal frameworks that govern not only substantive rights, but also procedural rules that dictate who may assert such...more
6/7/2019
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Contract Disputes ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Injunctions ,
Member State ,
Negligence ,
Notice Requirements ,
Putative Class Actions
• In Deasang Corp. v. NutraSweet Co., the Appellate Division overturned a ruling by a lower court vacating an arbitral award on the ground that the arbitral panel manifestly disregarded the law. The Appellate Division...more
2/4/2019
/ Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitrators ,
Breach of Contract ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Fraudulent Inducement ,
International Arbitration ,
Manifest Disregard ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Reinstatement ,
Rescission
In an important decision given on February 21, 2018, a jury in English court proceedings has considered for the first time what “adequate procedures” should be for the purpose of a defense to the corporate offense of failing...more
3/13/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Bribery ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Jury Verdicts ,
National Crime Agency (NCA) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Section 7 ,
Self-Reporting ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act