There is a gale force wind out there and the girls and I are housebound: so I thought I’ld clear the blog queue a bit. It is generally not good practice to post poorly drafted choice of court provisions yet once in a while it helps illustrate what I often say in class: that even … Read more
Dexia v Patrimonio del Trentino [2024] EWHC 2717 (KB) echoes Banca Intesa v Venezia in some of its main issues. It features capacity of foreign corporations to enter into legal transaction, relevance of lex incorporationis, validity of choice of court clause, and the impact of Brexit, with the judge prima facie accepting resurrection of the … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A US appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring TikTok’s owner ByteDance to sell the platform or face a ban next year, dealing a major blow to the Chinese company behind the … Read more
For the first time in 45 years, France will end the year without a budget for the following year, and will have to pass a “special law,” a constitutional tool to guarantee the continuity of the state. Only yesterday this situation was highly unlikely, but it is now certain, according to President Emmanuel Macron. “A … Read more
Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to congratulate retired BGL partner Joshua Treem on receiving the prestigious Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award, which is given annually by the Maryland State Bar Association Section of Criminal Law and Practice in honor of the celebrated Montgomery County criminal litigator who died in 1981.This award is presented to … Read more
