Monthly Archives: June 2020
Signature Litigation contributes to Chambers Product Liability & Safety 2020 Guide
Partners Thomas Rouhette and Sylvie Gallage-Alwis have contributed to the France chapter of the Chambers Product Liability & Safety 2020 Guide.
Jun 30, 2020
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides – Force Majeure
Signature Litigation is pleased to announce it has collaborated with The Legal 500 and law firms around the world to produce The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide on Force Majeure.
Jun 29, 2020
Social unrest and political violence post Covid-19 – Hermès Marangos
Partner Hermès Marangos examines social unrest and political violence post Covid-19 in the context of the insurance industry.
Jun 25, 2020
Signature Litigation’s Paris office recognised in Best Lawyers 2021
Signature Litigation are pleased to announce that Paris partners Thomas Rouhette, Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Emmanuèle Lutfalla have been recognised in the 11th edition of The Best Lawyers in France 2021.
Jun 25, 2020
Elephants, Camels and Cheese – judicial review of product bans and property rights – Tom Snelling
Partner Tom Snelling examines the judgment in Hughes v Board of the Pension Protection Fund [2020] EWHC 1598, handed down today, and more broadly how judicial review in England and Wales grapples with the regulation of controversial products, in Artnet. Tom’s article was published in Artnet, 24 July 2020, and […]
Jun 22, 2020
French Force Majeure Case Holds COVID-19 Lessons For Companies – Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Colin Grech and Gaëtan de Robillard
Partner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, and associates Gaëtan de Robillard and Colin Grech examine, in Law360, the new guidance from the Paris Commercial Court regarding COVID-19, namely that the recent decision classifies it as a force majeure event.
Jun 19, 2020
The role of blockchain in the public sector – Steven de Lara and Colin Grech
Steven de Lara and Colin Grech discuss the role blockchain can hold in the public sector as well as its potential to change the way business is conducted globally.
Jun 19, 2020
The Angelic Grace of judicial pragmatism – Tom Snelling and Johnny Shearman
Partner, Tom Snelling, and Professional Support Lawyer, Johnny Shearman, examine in Litigation Futures The Angelic Grace principle and anti-suit injunctions in light of two recent ‘lockdown’ judgments from courts in London, which are important in understanding the application of this equitable jurisdiction.
Jun 15, 2020
Witness statements – evolving or endangered? – Tom Snelling and Johnny Shearman
Partner, Tom Snelling, and Professional Support Lawyer, Johnny Shearman, examine in The Law Society Gazette witness statements in the context of recent recommendations made by the Commercial Court Witness Evidence Working Group (WEWG) and the impacts of COVID-19, as well as potential post-COVID-19 consequences on the Courts.
Jun 15, 2020
Partner Nicolas Brooke interviewed by Le Monde du Droit
Partner Nicolas Brooke has been interviewed by Le Monde du Droit following new guidance recently issued by France’s Ministry of Justice in relation to French deferred prosecution agreements (CJIPs).
Jun 15, 2020
Tom Snelling comments in Compliance Week in relation to the FCA fining Lloyds Banking Group
Partner Tom Snelling comments in Compliance Week in relation to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fining Lloyds Banking Group £64m for mistreating mortgage customers.
Jun 15, 2020
Signature Litigation Paris partners ranked highly in Who’s Who Legal 2020 France
Signature Litigation Paris partners ranked highly in Who’s Who Legal 2020 France Guide
Jun 10, 2020
Insurance cancellation to the test of Covid-19 – Emmanuèle Lutfalla, Deborah Azerraf, Alice Decramer, Yara Boustani
Partner Emmanuèle Lutfalla, Associates Deborah Azerraf and Alice Decramer, and Yara Boustani discuss how COVID-19 and government measures in France had a significant impact on claims, as well as the numerous cancellations of trips and events questioning the effectiveness of insurance cancellation.
Jun 09, 2020
Online selling – a sector under scrutiny
Jun 09, 2020
Commercial Litigation: COVID-19 recognised as force majeure – Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Gaëtan de Robillard
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Gaëtan de Robillard discuss the implications of the new guidance from the Paris Commercial Court in light of its decision that COVID-19 is a force majeure event.
Jun 09, 2020
Partner Tom Snelling comments in relation to calls for judicial review of Government quarantine rules for international arrivals
Partner Tom Snelling comments in Reuters and The New York Times in relation to UK airlines calling for a judicial review of Government COVID-19 quarantine rules for international arrivals to the UK.
Jun 08, 2020
Norwich Pharmacal relief in England and Gibraltar: availability of relief for the purposes of domestic and overseas proceedings – Elliott Phillips and Simon Everington
Partner Elliott Phillips and Associate Simon Everington discuss the availability of Norwich Pharmacal relief in England and Gibraltar, in Offshore Red.
Jun 08, 2020
Covid-19 fallout increases urgency to address Libor transition legal issues – Johnny Shearman and Justina Stewart
Professional Support Lawyer, Johnny Shearman, and Barrister at Outer Temple Chambers, Justina Stewart, discuss how the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic is heaping pressure on market participants to resolve the legal issues regarding the transition from Libor to alternative risk-free rates. Johnny and Justina’s article was published in Global Risk […]
Jun 08, 2020
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