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British Virgin Islands
Martin Kenney & Co (MKS)
Restitution has been defined as a body of law in which (a)
substantive liability is based on unjust enrichment, (b) the
measure of recovery is based on the defendant's gain
instead of the plaintiff's loss, or (c) the court restores
to the plaintiff, in kind, his lost property or its
proceeds.
Martin Kenney & Co (MKS)
"Fraud is infinite in variety; sometimes it is
audacious and unblushing; sometimes it pays a sort of homage
to virtue, and then it is modest and retiring; it would be
honesty itself if it could only afford it."
Cayman Islands
Conyers
COVID-19 is likely to present unprecedented challenges for the insurance industry, across all Iines of business, both domestic and international.
Appleby
In the course of international litigation a party seeks to depose a future witness of fact using powers available to that litigant under the laws of another jurisdiction or under powers of the domestic court.
Cyprus
Giambrone & Partners
Giambrone has launched a three pronged attack on Banc de Binary and Options FM Group in an attempt to retrieve the funds lost by our clients to these organisations.
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC
When Cyprus became independent in 1960 it retained the colonial-era Limitation of Actions Law, Cap. 15, which prescribed the time limits within which claims must be brought before a court.
Hong Kong
Oldham, Li & Nie
"Class Action" is a term most people associate with the United States. It is a US phenomenon, and the birthplace of this kind of "representative" proceedings.
Ireland
Dillon Eustace
In March 2022, the Irish Government published the General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022...
Jersey
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
In North Sound Capital, LLC v. Merck & Co, Inc., No. 18-2317, 2019 WL 4309663, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 27518 (3d Cir. Sept. 12, 2019), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ...
Luxembourg
Loyens & Loeff
On 7 December 2020, we reported that the European Parliament adopted the Representative Actions Directive (RAD) on 24 November 2020. The RAD provides for one EU-wide procedural...
ELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme
Bill of law 7650 ("Bill "), which was recently presented by the Government, aims to introduce a class action procedure allowing for the compensation of damages...
Malta
EMD Advocates
A discussion on he newly enacted Collective Proceedings Act, Chapter 520 of the Laws of Malta.
United Arab Emirates
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
The following chapter, written by Ahmed El Sayed for Global Legal Insights, delves into Litigation & Dispute Resolution Laws and Regulations for 2023 in the UAE.
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
The UAE chapter in this edition describes the UAE legal system from various perspectives, including the judiciary system, its formation, the primary steps of the legal proceedings...
STA Law Firm
The medical profession is known to be one of the prestigious jobs which deserve appreciation and respect.
European Union
Luther S.A.
Regulatory uptick from the EU and Luxembourg keeps market players busy implementing novel rules and preempting potential hurdles and litigations.
Loyens & Loeff
On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament has agreed on its position on the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the CSDDD).
Loyens & Loeff
Until recently, class actions existed only in a handful of EU Member States. However, they will become an EU-wide phenomenon soon as a result of the Representative Actions EU Directive ("RAD")...
Loyens & Loeff
Companies operating in the EU may face additional class action systems across the EU once the EU Directive on Representative Actions is implemented.
Conyers
The Cayman Islands Grand Court recently delivered its judgment in Re Shinsun Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. FSD 192 of 2022 (DDJ) (21 April 2023) (unreported)...
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