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No tort liability in family business conflict.

Day on Torts

In a case about the demise of a family business, the Court of Appeals reversed trial court rulings for the plaintiff on tort claims of intentional interference with business relationships and conversion. The trial court credited the plaintiffs testimony that the brothers had an oral agreement. In Grubb v. Grubb , No.

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Chinese Judicial Practice on Asymmetric Choice of Court Agreements in International Civil & Commercial Disputes

Conflict of Laws

Chen Fanglin , Fujian High Peoples court held that such a clause does not violate CPL and recognized its validity. [14] Chen Jianbao , Beijing Fourth Intermediate Peoples Court pointed out that CPL allows parties to a contract the right to select the court by agreement, which reflects party autonomy in civil procedure law.

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Washington State Supreme Court rules immigration detainees entitled to minimum wage

JURIST

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that civil immigration detainees employed in private facilities must be treated as legal employees and are thus entitled to the minimum wage stipulated by the state. The case, Ugochukwu Goodluck Nwauzor, et al v. The GEO Group, Inc.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 5/2024: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Klink: Der Commercial Court nach dem Justizstandort-Stärkungsgesetz – ein Modellprojekt für grenzüberschreitende Gerichtsverfahren The Legal Venue Strengthening Act allows the German states to establish Commercial Courts at the higher regional courts as of 2025.

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Washington federal court rules against for-profit immigration detention center for minimum wage violations

JURIST

As such, the center will be shut down before 2025, when GEO’s contract with ICE expires. The post Washington federal court rules against for-profit immigration detention center for minimum wage violations appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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CJEU’s first ruling on the conformity of asymmetric jurisdiction clauses with the Brussels I recast regulation and the 2007 Lugano Convention

Conflict of Laws

The Court ruled that the validity of asymmetric jurisdiction clauses is assessed in the light of the autonomous rules of Article 25 of the regulation (rather than Member States national laws) and confirmed their validity where the clause can be interpreted as designating courts of EU or Lugano States.

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Australian Federal Court Backs India on Sovereign Immunity: Another Twist in the Devas v. India Saga

Conflict of Laws

6] The Primary Judge opined that permitting India to take a sovereign immunity defence would be inconsistent with Article III of the Convention, which requires all Contracting States to recognize arbitral awards as binding and enforce them . [7] 1] Republic of India v CCDM Holdings, LLC [2025] FCAFC 2 ( Judgement ). [2]

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