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Conference on “Characterisation in the Conflict of Laws” at Oxford, 20–21 March 2025

Conflict of Laws

However, it is arguably the most crucial step for a court when determining its international jurisdiction and the applicable law. This is difficult where the action is unknown domestically or potentially falls in-between two categories and could thus be litigated in different fora or under different laws, leading to different outcomes.

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Title: How to Sue Flipkart/Amazon: Legal Remedies for Defective Products and Poor Service

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Contacting the E-Commerce Platform Before taking any legal action, you must first try to resolve the issue by contacting the seller or the e-commerce platform. Drafting the complaint: You need to draft a complaint specifying the facts necessary to establish your cause of action. It does not provide specific legal advice.

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Relevance of Indian Limitation Law vis-à-vis Foreign-seated International Arbitration With Indian Law As The Applicable Substantive Law

Conflict of Laws

The aim of this post is to explore how would Indian substantive law of the contract impact limitation period and party autonomy, especially in the context of contracting out of limitation in a foreign-seated international arbitration. Indeed, this is the prevalent position in the civil law jurisdictions.

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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. And it should put corporations on notice: failing to reduce GHG emissions is a legal risk. 7, 2024) [link].

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A Critique On The Territorial Jurisdiction Of Courts In India

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One of the most vital concerns that a legal practitioner is essentially seen to deal with, that is with respect to any particular dispute or one that has arisen out of a legal relationship between the respective parties subsequently brings into consideration the forum which has/will/have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain such a dispute.

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UK Supreme Court in Jalla v Shell: the claim in Bonga spill is time barred

Conflict of Laws

The UK Supreme Court ruled that the cause of action in the aftermath of the 2011 Bonga offshore oil spill accrued at the moment when the oil reached the shore. They rule that the cause of action had accrued at the moment when the spilled oil had reached the shore. This was a one-off event and not a continuing nuisance.

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Amendment of Pleadings | Order VI Rule 17 [CPC]: A Critical Analysis

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This study aims to explore these changes and assess the scope and judicial interpretation of amendment of pleadings in Civil procedure with a doctrinal legal research method by using primary sources like cases, statutes, legal commentary and reports. Keywords- Amendment of Pleadings, Civil Procedure Code 1908.