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Mayer Brown

Hague 2019 in force in the UK – Good News for Commercial Parties

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On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague 2019) entered into force in the United Kingdom. Hague 2019 is a multilateral...more

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French Court Rejects Attempt to Use Civil Code to Usurp Brussels Recast Principles on Jurisdiction

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In a decision issued on 2 April 2025, the French Cour de Cassation considered the validity of a jurisdiction clause under Article 25(1) of the Brussels Recast1. The French court rejected an attempt to invoke French national...more

Morgan Lewis

Sudden Termination of European and International Established Commercial Relations: Overview of Claiming Compensation in France

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The sudden termination of a business relationship between a French company and a foreign company may lead to compensation being awarded to the company that has suffered the termination. However, in an international or...more

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CJEU Ruling on Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clause Validity—Towards (un)Certainty?

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The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") recently issued an important ruling in the case of Società Italiana Lastre SpA (SIL) v. Agora SARL (C-537/23). The decision addresses the validity criteria of asymmetric...more

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Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clauses – The EU's Highest Court Gives Its View

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On 27 February 2025, the EU's Court of Justice delivered its ruling on a case referred to it by the French Cour de Cassation concerning whether or not asymmetric jurisdiction clauses are valid as a matter of EU law;...more

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Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook: A view of the landscape in Europe and the UK

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Welcome to our Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook. In this report, we examine the legal trends that have shaped the commercial landscape in Europe and the UK and explore how these developments are likely to...more

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Litigation Trends for 2025: What Will This Year Hold for Business and Commercial Disputes?

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We explore the trends for Business and Commercial Disputes in the UK, US and France/EU in 2025. Here's what you should know...more

A&O Shearman

Disputes 101- Contractual interpretation: through the looking-glass

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If you draft contracts, you want to ensure, if there's ever a dispute, that the court agrees with your meaning. As a litigator, you will want the words to mean whatever your client wants them to mean. Either way, you need to...more

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Enforcement of Judgments Between France and England

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Being able to enforce a judgment is of crucial importance for businesses: securing a judgment is a pyrrhic victory unless it can be enforced. Here we explore whether concerns about the recognition and enforcement procedure...more

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Swedish Court requests ruling from CJEU on sanctions legislation

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The Swedish Court of Appeal (Court) has requested a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify the effect and scope of Russia-related sanctions. The anticipated ruling by the CJEU...more

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French Supreme Court Sets New Boundary to Liability Toward Third Parties

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The Situation: The French Supreme Court recently considered whether a limitation of liability clause could be enforced against a third party to a contract claiming compensation for a breach of contract that caused it damage....more

A&O Shearman

Mining and manufacturing in outer space: The new frontier in disputes risks

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Exploiting natural resources, manufacturing products and growing food in space are now well within the realms of possibility. Identifying, assessing and mitigating disputes risks arising from these activities pose a...more

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[Webinar] The Long and Winding Road: (Some) EU and FDA Issues to Consider With Clinical Trials and Clinical Agreements - September...

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Please join AGG Food & Drug co-chair Alan G. Minsk and Taylor Wessing Life Sciences and Healthcare attorneys Dr. Manja Epping and Irina Rebin for a complimentary webinar exploring the regulatory landscape of clinical trial...more

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English Contracts under Stress in Times of Economic Disruption

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The current economic, environmental and political outlook globally is perhaps the most uncertain it has been in decades. Against this backdrop, contracts are likely to be analysed and tested in ways unlike before. With this...more

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A U.S.-Style Regime for Class Action Litigation Looms Large in the EU

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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

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Sabre's previously announced acquisition runs into regulatory trouble; enforceability of...

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This week’s Update features a number of stories on important developments in the EU. Enjoy....more

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Limits of non-exclusive jurisdiction

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A non-exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the English courts meant that the English court had no discretion to stay its proceedings or decline jurisdiction pending the outcome of related proceedings in a non-EU Member...more

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Rebalancing the Law on Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clauses

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The English High Court has held that asymmetric jurisdiction clauses are exclusive jurisdiction clauses for the purposes of the Recast Brussels Regulation (the Recast Regulation). Where claims are issued by disputing...more

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Will You Be Caught In The 'Wrong' Law Or Courts Post-Brexit?

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The European Union legal regime currently provides contracting parties with significant predictability and stability. The United Kingdom’s election on June 23, 2016, to exit the EU presents a potential affront to such...more

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Brexit: Service - Implications for Contracting Parties and Disputes

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The process of Brexit will take many years, and the implications for our clients’ business will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all of our offices, and...more

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Brexit: Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments - Implications for Contracting Parties and Disputes

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The process of Brexit will take many years, and the implications for our clients’ business will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all of our offices, and...more

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Brexit: Governing Law - Implications for Contracting Parties and Disputes

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The process of Brexit will take many years, and the implications for our clients’ business will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all of our offices, and...more

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Brexit: Jurisdiction - Implications for Contracting Parties and Disputes

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The process of Brexit will take many years, and the implications for our clients’ business will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all of our offices, and...more

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Brexit, Here We Come (or Go)

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The UK people have voted to leave the European Union. Although there is no constitutional duty to leave the Union as a result, politically this is likely going to happen. Change will not be immediate and happen over time....more

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Brexit: What does it mean for companies doing business in the UK?

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The fate of the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union hangs in the balance. Britons are due to go to the polls to vote in a referendum on 23rd June 2016 to decide whether the UK should remain a member of the...more

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