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The Dubai Supreme Court — Again — on the Enforcement of Canadian (Ontario) Enforcement Judgment

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The decision presented here raises a number of fundamental questions related to the proper understanding of foreign legal concepts and procedures and how they should be integrated within the framework of domestic law. 1556 of 16 January 2024 The lower courts in Dubai admitted the enforceability of the Canadian judgment.

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The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court on the Law on Civil Marriage – Applicability to Foreign Muslim and the Complex Issue of International Jurisdiction

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Introduction In a previous post , I reported and commented on a decision rendered by the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court (hereinafter “ADSC”) in which the Court addressed the issue of the applicability of the Abu Dhabi Civil Marriage Law (Law No. The action was introduced on 19 March 2024. In that case ( Appeal No.

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Promulgation of the Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of International Treaties and International Practices in the Trial of Foreign-related Civil and Commercial Cases

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The Interpretations was adopted by the Trial Committee of the Supreme People’s Court at its 1908th meeting on December 5, 2023, which will come into force on January 1, 2024. International treaties that have not yet entered into force for China cannot be used as a legal basis for the people’s courts to make decisions.

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The Convergence of Judicial Rules between Mainland China and Hong Kong has Reached a Higher Level

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By Du Tao* and Jingwei Qiu** With the increasingly close personnel exchanges and deepening economic cooperation between Mainland China and Hong Kong, the number and types of legal disputes between the two regions have also increased.

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Smith v Fonterra: A Common Law Climate Litigation Breakthrough

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A civil law breakthrough came in 2021, with the ruling of a Dutch court against Shell. In Smith v Fonterra , decided by New Zealand’s Supreme Court this week, we have perhaps the biggest common law breakthrough. The Supreme Court’s 7 February 2024 decision is a preliminary one. 7, 2024) [link].

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Litigating Enforcement: Germany’s Contested Climate Governance and the New Wave of Climate Litigation

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The program is intended to ensure compliance with the annual emission targets for the building and transportation sectors for the years 2024 to 2030. The judgment and the underlying (political and legal) conflicts are also interesting beyond their German relevance, as the case raises fundamental questions for climate governance.

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Alvin Bragg has his Trump trial, All he Needs Now is a Crime

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Indeed, if all of these facts of payments, non-disclosure agreements, and affairs are proven many of us (including liberal legal experts) are doubtful that there is any cognizable crime. He did this by paying to quash a potentially embarrassing story and then reimbursing his lawyer with other legal expenses. You are not alone.