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Da Silva v Brazil Iron. High Court, applying the Court of Appeal’s approach in Limbu v Dyson and with emphasis on the possibility to obtain substantial justice, rejects suggestion of ‘judicial colonialism’, accepts jurisdiction in Brasilian mining pollution case. – Go Health Pro

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Da Silva v Brazil Iron. High Court, applying the Court of Appeal’s approach in Limbu v Dyson and with emphasis on the possibility to obtain substantial justice, rejects suggestion of ‘judicial colonialism’, accepts jurisdiction in Brasilian mining pollution case. – Go Health Pro

In my contribution to the EAPIL online seminar discussing Ekatarina Aristova’s excellent Tort Litigation against Transnational Corporations: The Challenge of Jurisdiction in English Courts (OUP 2024), I flagged the discussion by Dr Aristova in Chapter 6 of the book, of one of the objections to jurisdiction exercised by ‘European’ or by extension courts in the Global North, … Read more

CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’ – Go Health Pro

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CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’ – Go Health Pro

The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency is scrambling to contact more than 130 former employees after a federal court ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate workers it “unlawfully” fired. U.S. District Judge James Bredar last week ordered the Trump administration to reinstate employees laid off across a number of U.S. government agencies, including the Department … Read more

Liverpool Fans v UEFA. The High Court rejects suggestion Foreign Act of State doctrine keeps the case away from English courts. – Go Health Pro

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Liverpool Fans v UEFA. The High Court rejects suggestion Foreign Act of State doctrine keeps the case away from English courts. – Go Health Pro

I could not quite think of a catchier title conveying both the plus (claim will continue to be heard in England) and the minus (the discussion having already caused considerable delay), without resorting too obviously to football metaphors. The claim is brought in England by a number of Liverpool fans physically and psychologically damaged by … Read more

UK Court Blocks Class Action Lawsuit Against Water Companies Over Sewage Leaks – Go Health Pro

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UK Court Blocks Class Action Lawsuit Against Water Companies Over Sewage Leaks – Go Health Pro

A UK court blocked a class action lawsuit over allegations of the under reporting of sewage leaks by six water companies including the debt-laden Thames Water Ltd. The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed the lawsuit that alleged the six water companies significantly under-reported the pollution they caused. The companies would not have been allowed to … Read more

Società Italiana Lastre. The CJEU (once again ignoring renvoi nb) in strong support for party autonomy, holds the validity of asymmetric choice of court IS covered by Brussels Ia and, in principle, valid provided it be limited to EU or Lugano States courts. – Go Health Pro

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Società Italiana Lastre. The CJEU (once again ignoring renvoi nb) in strong support for party autonomy, holds the validity of asymmetric choice of court IS covered by Brussels Ia and, in principle, valid provided it be limited to EU or Lugano States courts. – Go Health Pro

Background to Case C-537/23 Società Italiana Lastre SpA (SIL) v Agora SARL, in which the CJEU held yesterday, is here. The choice of court clause that is the subject of the proceedings reads the court of Brescia [(Italy)] will have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from or related to this contract. [SIL] reserves the right to bring … Read more

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