Readers may be aware that, compared with many other nations, Australia has particularly strict occupational health and safety laws, with significant… Read more
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The New Zealand Government has recently announced yet more proposed changes to New Zealand’s overseas investment rules to be introduced early… Read more
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During the third week of September I was given the opportunity to visit the city of Milan and to work with our colleagues from Cocuzza & Associati.… Read more
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In September 2019 I had the honor to take part in an exchange with Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff: CCA in Malaysia. The ADVOC exchange scheme… Read more
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On 8 November 2019, Lord Doherty issued a landmark adjudication decision in Dickie & Moore Limited v The Trustees of the Lauren McLeish Discretionary… Read more
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We are pleased to bring you the latest edition of MacRoberts’ Food & Drink Newsletter in which we take a look at the latest developments across… Read more
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On 2 September 2019, two Bills were passed in Parliament, becoming the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Amendment) Act (the “Amendment… Read more
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Lellos P. Demetriades Law Office LLC hosted the latest Junior ADVOC meeting in Nicosia. Read more
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The ADVOC Tax Practice Group held the Conference “Tax aspects for a global economy” on 26 - 27th September 2019 at the Grandhotel Hessischer… Read more
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The biannual Joint Meeting of the ADVOC Network was held during the Joint Conference which took place is Moscow/St Petersburg in June. During… Read more
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In the proceedings held before the Regional Court in Warsaw, a significant—from the point of view of the contractors—judgment on the interpretation… Read more
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Law firm Ashfords LLP is delighted to announce the promotion of IT and technology specialist Suzie Miles to its partnership, in the firm's Bristol… Read more
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The ADVOC member in Bangladesh, A.S & Associates has continued to be ranked as a Recommend Firm by both IFLR 1000 and Asialaw, two of the major… Read more
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1. The recent case of BXS v BXT [2019] SGHC(I) 10 was the first judgment issued by the SICC on arbitral proceedings and raises, amongst others,… Read more
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Law firm Ashfords LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Samantha Newton as a Senior Associate in the firm's Family Team. Samantha’s… Read more
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ADVOC featured in CorD Magazine regarding the upcoming Europe Open Board Meeting in Belgrade in October 2019 Read more
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This Guide explains the key features of bringing a claim against and architect for failing to carry out his duties under English law in general… Read more
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Last week, the UK Government announced a plan for new laws to tackle misuse of non-disclosure agreements (known as NDAs), including those being… Read more
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