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6 May 2024, 7:38 am by Chukwuma Okoli
It approved the US approach (Hilton v Guyot) to the effect that: ‘The application of the doctrine of comity means that the recognition of foreign decisions is not out of obligation, but rather out of convenience and utility’ [para 59]. [read post]
23 Jan 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding
Exelon The $173 million Exelon settlement arises out of an alleged eight-year bribery scheme by its subsidiary Commonwealth Edison to influence Illinois lawmakers to enact favorable energy legislation. [read post]
2 Jan 2024, 10:01 am by Robin E. Kobayashi
Where the activities of the purported employee are vital to the core business of the purported “contractor,” the worker may be deemed to be an employee rather than an independent contractor. [read post]
12 Dec 2023, 5:00 am
Although the term forum non conveniens is Latin for “an inconvenient forum,” in order to prevail under such a motion to transfer, a defendant cannot simply show that the venue selected by the plaintiff is inconvenient, but rather must show that the forum vexatious and oppressive from the vantage point of the defendant and the involved witnesses.In the case of Brooks v. [read post]
While no significant announcements have been made, we expect to see the following: Pressure to see the new SFO powers (see above) used sooner rather than later. [read post]