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English Court of Appeal confirms wide jurisdiction in divorce case
The English Court of Appeal in Sekhri v Ray ([2014] EWCA Civ 119) confirmed that a husband and wife were both legally domiciled in England, despite …
Latest round of Herbert Smith Freehills promotions bolsters Greater China Disputes team
As of 1 May, Herbert Smith Freehills Greater China Managing Partner Justin D'Agostino has officially taken on his new role as Global Head of Disputes …
Cross Border Insolvencies: Hong Kong Court further clarifies the legal principles in respect of winding up an unregistered overseas company
The exercise of the court's discretionary jurisdiction to wind up an unregistered overseas company has again come under judicial spotlight in the recent …
United Kingdom Supreme Court: knowing recipients and dishonest assisters in fraudulent breaches of trust can rely on 6 year limitation period as a defence
In a recent decision, Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria [2014] UKSC 10, a majority of the United Kingdom Supreme Court held that knowing recipients and …
Australia: Employee dismissed over Facebook conduct – FWC
The Fair Work Commission has recently upheld the dismissal of a manager due to inappropriate content on his personal Facebook page. The decision is …
Prophetable construction: English High Court upholds enforceability of a restrictive covenant despite obvious deficiencies in drafting
In Prophet plc v Huggett [2014] EWHC 615 (Ch) the Court took a highly flexible approach to the construction of a non-compete clause which, when …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal cooks elder brother's goose in Yung Kee case by dismissing appeal
On 6 March 2014 the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal in the Yung Kee Holdings Limited family company dispute. In doing so, the Court of Appeal …
SIAC emergency arbitrator awards – a speedier route to interim relief before the Indian Courts?
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (the SIAC) introduced emergency arbitrator provisions in its arbitration rules in July 2010 and has had 34 …
"Herbert Smith Freehills' Asia Pacific Employment Law Guide 2014" now available.
The Guide contains a summary of the key employment laws and principles in 21 jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific and has become the 'go to' resource …
UK Budget 2014 - A budget for makers, doers and savers
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer on 20 March 2014 handed down his 2014 Budget. He described it as a Budget for "makers, doers and savers". Certainly, …
UK Supreme Court considers mental capacity threshold for conducting legal proceedings
The UK's Supreme Court was recently asked in the case of Joanne Dunhill (by her litigation friend Paul Tasker) v Shaun Burgin to consider the test when …
Accidentally signed the wrong Will – can the Court fix it?
A husband and wife each accidentally signed Wills prepared for the other, due to an oversight on the part of their solicitor. Could a Court correct this …
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