3 Hare Court’s Simon Davenport QC and Tom Poole along with Humphries Kerstetter’s Toby Starr and James Russell give their thoughts on working inside one of the largest virtual trials under the new Covid-19 court regime
After 25-days the trial of One Blackfriars Limited (in liquidation) concluded in July 2020. The Applicants were represented by Simon Davenport QC and Tom Poole of 3 Hare Court and instructed by Humphries Kerstetter. The five-week liability and quantum trial (professional negligence claim against administrators worth £250m) was the subject of two PTR orders, providing …
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On 24 June, The Legal 500 and JIPYONG LLC, a leading law firm in South Korea for over 20 years, presented a webinar exploring how Covid-19 has changed the outlook for South Korean businesses and their lawyers.
Attorneys representing JIPYONG shared their expertise on trends and risks arising in connection with the pandemic. Topics for discussion included: Surviving Covid-19: developments in Korean debt financing How Korea is tracking cases of corona without violating privacy laws Staff reductions and layoffs Legal developments impacting the supply of medical products and the provision of healthcare …
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The Chinese employment and labour law has always been driven by the public policy to maintain social stability, which is the country’s top priority. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment relationship became a topic full of controversy since the previous commonly adopted law enforcement practice has not been ready in response to such acute situation. …
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The escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency situation created in the public health sector, which severely harms the citizens and the wider society, has led to concussions in the global and national economy. The impact on the Cypriot economy, businesses and society at large has been enormous. Businesses have been forced to operate …
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The new coronavirus outbreak has led to a health, human, social and economic crisis, the real impact of which may yet be still to come. Financial institutions have become accustomed to cyclical turbulence and this has helped shaping their resilience to challenging events. But this time, we face new questions: is the financial sector prepared …
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The Legal 500 sits down with leading Indian law firm, Legasis Partners, to discuss how the firm are handling COVID-19, and protecting in-house counsel facing an unprecedented crisis. Legasis with its unique blend of professional legal services coupled with its legal tech solutions has not only kept up with the pace of rapid changes in …
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Alban Caushi is the partner in charge of the corporate and commercial practice of Albanian law firm CR Partners and has advised clients from a range of sectors and industries on how to mitigate and handle a crisis. He has provided domestic and international clients with legal advice across all sectors on M&As both for …
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Lydian’s dedicated and multidisciplinary internal investigations team advises global and local clients on all aspects of business crime and employee fraud. Fivehundred sits down with Jan Hofkens and Yves Lenders, who provide guidance on an employer’s responsibilities in regards to whistleblowing. 1.1 What statutory or regulatory obligations should an entity consider when deciding whether to conduct an …
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This article aims to provide a brief review on the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on contractual relationships from the perspective of Taiwanese law with precedents during the SARS epidemic for a better understanding on the legal practice in Taiwan. Force Majeure There are certain chapters under the Civil Code that rule “force majeure” …
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The Headline on 12 June 2020 was that the UK economy shrank by 20.4% over the month of April and by 25% between February and April. Over those three months, some businesses have sadly failed and others have had, almost overnight, to adapt to an entirely new way of working. When the threat of the …
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