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Partner @elliottphillips comments in @ReportsLegal1 2021 Offshore Report examining #Gibraltar and how it has become a thriving hub for #cryptocurrencies, investors and entrepreneurs bit.ly/3sMYmTO pic.twitter.com/SmmBfnjL6M

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Partner @florepoloni and Associate Thibaud Roujou de Boubée discuss the recent update of the #IBA rules on the taking of evidence, in @lemondedudroit bit.ly/32kvwPG pic.twitter.com/Hpl3LaZ00i

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We are pleased to announce that Signature Litigation and its members have again been ranked in @thelegal500 EMEA Guide across a number of practice areas bit.ly/3e23rSZ pic.twitter.com/Z1ZZyRJLrL

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Partner Abdulali Jiwaji and Head of Knowledge and Legal Services @jdshearman examine the global issue of the cessation of #Libor, in @TheBanker bit.ly/3mxT9O8 pic.twitter.com/H0lg7iXnYE

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La pratique d’#arbitrage du cabinet Signature Litigation Paris dirigée par @florepoloni, associée, a été classée parmi les meilleures structures en droit de l’arbitrage dans @LePoint : Palmarès 2020 des cabinets d’avocats par spécialités bit.ly/3mpm474 pic.twitter.com/2mZ9F04YQ3

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All COVID 19 Key Arbitration Developments – 2020

RappelConso: the new French “recall” website is now available!

5 February 2021 Download

Justice pénale européenne et environnementale : que retenir de la Loi n° 2020-1672 du 24 décembre 2020

3 February 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – Conclusion

2 February 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 21: Diversity and green initiatives celebrated

1 February 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 20: Expansion of the arbitration market during the COVID-19 pandemic

29 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 19: The International Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Paris renders its first decisions

28 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 18: Breach of international sanctions can justify the annulment of arbitral awards by French courts

27 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 17: The English High Court denies enforcement despite the Award debtor’s failure to make payment in breach of the Award

26 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 16: s.1782 discovery in international arbitration remains possible in some states (for now)

25 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 15: The Yukos saga: war goes on between the former shareholders and the Russian Federation

22 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 14: Five further countries adopt the 1958 New York Convention

21 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 13: The revised ICC Rules impose disclosure of third-party funding

20 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 12: Confirmed importance of joinder of third parties in ICC and LCIA Rules

19 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 11: The emergence of cyber-protocols as soft law instruments

18 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 10: Red flags test applied by Paris Court of Appeal in set aside proceedings although no corrupt scheme had been alleged before the tribunal

14 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 9: Compelling witnesses in the UK to give evidence in foreign-seated arbitrations

14 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 8: Switzerland’s revision of Chapter 12 of its Private International Law Act (PILA)

13 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 7: Arbitrator’s duty of disclosure in the UK

12 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 6: Finding virtual hearings compatible with due process

11 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 5: Clarification of the law applicable to the arbitration agreement (UK)

9 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 4: Intra-EU ECT claims to be reviewed by CJEU

8 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 3: Threshold for ICC Expedited Proceedings raised to 3 million USD

7 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 2: LCIA arbitration goes digital

6 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 1: Virtual hearings surged

5 January 2021 Download

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – Introduction

4 January 2021 Download

ICC Unveils its revised 2021 Rules of Arbitration / La CCI dévoile une nouvelle version de son Règlement d’Arbitrage pour 2021

15 October 2020 Download

FIVA’s Annual report for 2019 – Asbestos is still at the heart of many litigations

18 August 2020 Download

DGCCRF – Publication de son rapport annuel 2019 et de son plan pour 2020

5 August 2020 Download

DGCCRF – Publication of its annual report for 2019 and its plan for 2020

5 August 2020 Download

Food safety: how the DGCCRF is dealing with chemical contaminants and GMOs

30 July 2020 Download

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, a new player in negotiated justice

21 July 2020 Download

Nouvelle circulaire du Garde des Sceaux en matière de lutte contre la corruption internationale

18 June 2020 Download

Le Parquet européen, nouvel acteur de la justice négociée

18 June 2020 Download

Online selling – a sector under scrutiny

9 June 2020 Download

Réouverture des Tribunaux: Tout ce qu’il faut savoir

5 June 2020 Download

Legal disputes on the rise – a time to mediate?

18 May 2020 Download

Signature électronique – Cette période de distanciation va démocratiser ce processus

5 May 2020 Download

The State of the Civil Justice Systems: England & Wales, France and Gibraltar

9 April 2020 Download

Norwich Pharmacal relief: BVI confirms availability of relief for the purposes of overseas proceedings

8 April 2020 Download

Délais de paiement : pas d’assouplissement de la règlementation pendant la crise sanitaire du Covid-19

6 April 2020 Download

Payment terms: no relaxation of the regulations during the Covid-19 health crisis

6 April 2020 Download

Where there’s a Will, there’s a way

6 April 2020 Download

Covid-19: Practical review of the impact of the health emergency laws on procedural and limitation deadlines in civil and commercial matters

2 April 2020 Download

Covid-19 : Etude pratique de l’impact des lois d’urgence sanitaire sur les délais de procédure et de prescription en matière civile et commerciale

2 April 2020 Download

Covid-19: The impact of the health emergency laws on procedural and limitation deadlines

1 April 2020 Download

Force majeure clauses in commercial contracts and COVID-19

30 March 2020 Download

MISE A JOUR – Entreprises : fermeture des Tribunaux français – quel impact en pratique pour vos dossiers ? / UPDATE – Businesses: how does the closure of French Courts impact your cases?

24 March 2020 Download

France’s new anti-waste law

24 March 2020 Download

COVID-19: a quick overview on insurance coverage

23 March 2020 Download

Adaptation des contrôles de l’AFA dans le contexte de l’épidémie de Covid-19

20 March 2020 Download

Entreprises : fermeture des Tribunaux français – quel impact en pratique pour vos dossiers ?

19 March 2020 Download

Contractual (non-)performance and coronavirus

18 March 2020 Download

(In) exécution contractuelle et coronavirus

18 March 2020 Download

Enseignements à tirer de la seconde décision rendue par la Commission des sanctions de l’AFA

26 February 2020 Download

Réforme de la procédure civile – Que retenir pour les entreprises ? / France – Reform of civil procedure rules – What’s in it for businesses?

3 February 2020 Download

Landmark Bitcoin judgment classifies cryptocurrencies as property

3 February 2020 Download

Gibraltar Supreme Court confirms that the supervisory jurisdiction to administer trusts cannot extend to forcing a director of a corporate director of a private trust company to undertake duties which as a matter of law fall upon the trustees

3 February 2020 Download

Is there a need to adapt the EU Product Liability Directive to the digital era? / La Directive “responsabilité du fait des produits” doit-elle être adaptée à l’ère du numérique ?

23 January 2020 Download

DGCCRF – The lessons to be learnt from 2019 to tackle 2020 / DGCCRF – Que retenir de l’année 2019 pour anticiper 2020 ?

22 January 2020 Download

Corruption d’agents publics étrangers, sanctions, export control – de l’importance de la révélation spontanée des faits aux Etats-Unis (et le cas échéant, en France)

22 January 2020 Download

The Cour des Comptes has analysed the ANSM’s activity / La Cour des Comptes se prononce sur l’activité de l’ANSM

16 January 2020 Download

Anti-Bartlett wins the day: Hong KongCourt rules that trustee has no duty to supervise underlying company

27 November 2019 Download

E-cigarettes: how the situation in the US could give rise to litigation in the EU

4 October 2019 Download

Anxiety to potentially develop a disease / Fear of cancer: the start of a new worrying era in France

26 April 2019 Download

Anxiety: a complete change in case law that raises a lot of questions

11 April 2019 Download

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RappelConso: the new French “recall” website is now available!

Justice pénale européenne et environnementale : que retenir de la Loi n° 2020-1672 du 24 décembre 2020

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – Conclusion

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 21: Diversity and green initiatives celebrated

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 20: Expansion of the arbitration market during the COVID-19 pandemic

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 19: The International Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Paris renders its first decisions

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 18: Breach of international sanctions can justify the annulment of arbitral awards by French courts

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 17: The English High Court denies enforcement despite the Award debtor’s failure to make payment in breach of the Award

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 16: s.1782 discovery in international arbitration remains possible in some states (for now)

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 15: The Yukos saga: war goes on between the former shareholders and the Russian Federation

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 14: Five further countries adopt the 1958 New York Convention

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 13: The revised ICC Rules impose disclosure of third-party funding

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 12: Confirmed importance of joinder of third parties in ICC and LCIA Rules

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 11: The emergence of cyber-protocols as soft law instruments

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 10: Red flags test applied by Paris Court of Appeal in set aside proceedings although no corrupt scheme had been alleged before the tribunal

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 9: Compelling witnesses in the UK to give evidence in foreign-seated arbitrations

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 8: Switzerland’s revision of Chapter 12 of its Private International Law Act (PILA)

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 7: Arbitrator’s duty of disclosure in the UK

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 6: Finding virtual hearings compatible with due process

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 5: Clarification of the law applicable to the arbitration agreement (UK)

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 4: Intra-EU ECT claims to be reviewed by CJEU

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 3: Threshold for ICC Expedited Proceedings raised to 3 million USD

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 2: LCIA arbitration goes digital

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – 1: Virtual hearings surged

21 Key Arbitration Developments From 2020 – Introduction

ICC Unveils its revised 2021 Rules of Arbitration / La CCI dévoile une nouvelle version de son Règlement d’Arbitrage pour 2021

FIVA’s Annual report for 2019 – Asbestos is still at the heart of many litigations

DGCCRF – Publication de son rapport annuel 2019 et de son plan pour 2020

DGCCRF – Publication of its annual report for 2019 and its plan for 2020

Food safety: how the DGCCRF is dealing with chemical contaminants and GMOs

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, a new player in negotiated justice

Nouvelle circulaire du Garde des Sceaux en matière de lutte contre la corruption internationale

Le Parquet européen, nouvel acteur de la justice négociée

Online selling – a sector under scrutiny

Réouverture des Tribunaux: Tout ce qu’il faut savoir

Legal disputes on the rise – a time to mediate?

Signature électronique – Cette période de distanciation va démocratiser ce processus

The State of the Civil Justice Systems: England & Wales, France and Gibraltar

Norwich Pharmacal relief: BVI confirms availability of relief for the purposes of overseas proceedings

Délais de paiement : pas d’assouplissement de la règlementation pendant la crise sanitaire du Covid-19

Payment terms: no relaxation of the regulations during the Covid-19 health crisis

Where there’s a Will, there’s a way

Covid-19: Practical review of the impact of the health emergency laws on procedural and limitation deadlines in civil and commercial matters

Covid-19 : Etude pratique de l’impact des lois d’urgence sanitaire sur les délais de procédure et de prescription en matière civile et commerciale

Covid-19: The impact of the health emergency laws on procedural and limitation deadlines

Force majeure clauses in commercial contracts and COVID-19

MISE A JOUR – Entreprises : fermeture des Tribunaux français – quel impact en pratique pour vos dossiers ? / UPDATE – Businesses: how does the closure of French Courts impact your cases?

France’s new anti-waste law

COVID-19: a quick overview on insurance coverage

Adaptation des contrôles de l’AFA dans le contexte de l’épidémie de Covid-19

Entreprises : fermeture des Tribunaux français – quel impact en pratique pour vos dossiers ?

Contractual (non-)performance and coronavirus

(In) exécution contractuelle et coronavirus

Enseignements à tirer de la seconde décision rendue par la Commission des sanctions de l’AFA

Réforme de la procédure civile – Que retenir pour les entreprises ? / France – Reform of civil procedure rules – What’s in it for businesses?

Landmark Bitcoin judgment classifies cryptocurrencies as property

Gibraltar Supreme Court confirms that the supervisory jurisdiction to administer trusts cannot extend to forcing a director of a corporate director of a private trust company to undertake duties which as a matter of law fall upon the trustees

Is there a need to adapt the EU Product Liability Directive to the digital era? / La Directive “responsabilité du fait des produits” doit-elle être adaptée à l’ère du numérique ?

DGCCRF – The lessons to be learnt from 2019 to tackle 2020 / DGCCRF – Que retenir de l’année 2019 pour anticiper 2020 ?

Corruption d’agents publics étrangers, sanctions, export control – de l’importance de la révélation spontanée des faits aux Etats-Unis (et le cas échéant, en France)

The Cour des Comptes has analysed the ANSM’s activity / La Cour des Comptes se prononce sur l’activité de l’ANSM

Anti-Bartlett wins the day: Hong KongCourt rules that trustee has no duty to supervise underlying company

E-cigarettes: how the situation in the US could give rise to litigation in the EU

Anxiety to potentially develop a disease / Fear of cancer: the start of a new worrying era in France

Anxiety: a complete change in case law that raises a lot of questions