Cause of Action Civil Law Construction 
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
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. Litigation against major corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters has proven extremely tough.
Conflict of Laws
APRIL 13, 2023
The Supreme Court of India (“SC”) and the Law Commission of India have characterised the law of limitation as a procedural law. Under Indian law, the limitation for the type of cause of action at stake, in this case, was three years as opposed to Malaysian law, where the limitation was six years.
LexForti
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
However, when a party seeks an amendment of pleading regarding constructive res judicata , the Civil Court must reject such application. [11] 11] This rule is not confined to regular civil proceeding but can be ordered even by a presiding judge in execution, insolvency, arbitration and matrimonial proceedings. [12].
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