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Recent Developments in India-related international arbitration
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued the latest edition of its Indian international arbitration e-bulletin. This issue considers some significant decisions …
ADR Practical Guides 2 and 3: 'An Introduction to Mediation' and 'When to mediate in a dispute'
Herbert Smith Freehills’ publications ‘An introduction to mediation – what it is and how it works’ and ‘When to mediate in a dispute’ …
English Court of Appeal confirms account of profits available as remedy for dishonest assistance
Some, if not quite born trustees, are appointed as such at the outset of a trust. Some achieve trusteeship at some later stage. And some have some …
English High Court considers the effect of invalidly appointed trustees
In Jasmine Trustees Ltd v Wells & Hind (A Firm) [2007] EWHC 38, the High Court of England and Wales interpreted "individuals" in Section 37(1)(c) of …
China: Managers unable to claim against employers for failure to enter into a written labour contract
Recent developments clarify that managers may not be able to claim compensation from their employers in the same way as other employees. Employers in …
High Court rejects a plaintiff's very late application for leave to accept a sanctioned payment
Under Order 22, Rule 15 of the Rules of the High Court, where a plaintiff fails to accept a sanctioned payment within 28 days of the payment being made …
Hong Kong Court of First Instance provides clarification on establishing a breach of fiduciary duty against a director
In Grand Field Group Holdings Ltd v Chu King Fai and others HCA771/2009, a statutory derivative claim was commenced by a shareholder of the Plaintiff …
Singapore High Court considers an employee's duty of fidelity
The High Court of Singapore recently handed down its judgment in the case of Trident Pharm Pte Ltd v Yong Pei Pei Tracey and another [2014] SGHC …
ADR Practical Guide No.1: Common ADR processes – a snapshot
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched the first in our series of ADR Practical Guides, designed to provide practical insights into various processes …
Herbert Smith Freehills launches third edition of legal guide to "Privilege in Asia Pacific"
Herbert Smith Freehills has officially launched the third edition of our legal guide to "Privilege in Asia Pacific" at the China Club in Hong Kong on 18 …
English Supreme Court rejects Green & Rowley's permission to appeal application in its interest rate swap mis-selling case against RBS
In our previous post we reported that, in Green & Rowley v RBS, the English Court of Appeal rejected the claimant's argument that RBS' common …
Hong Kong court rules that restrictions on disclosure under PRC laws are inapplicable
In this landmark case, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance was asked to inquire into non-compliance by a Hong Kong CPA firm, Ernst & Young, with …
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