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

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

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

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

California Insurance Commissioner Rejects State Farm’s 22% Rate Request – Go Health Pro

California Insurance Commissioner Rejects State Farm’s 22% Rate Request – Go Health Pro

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara did not approve an emergency, interim 22% rate request from State Farm, instead calling a meeting with the carrier to get some answers about the carrier’s financial situation and more. State Farm General earlier this month asked the California Department of Insurance to immediately approve interim rate increases, including 22% … Read more

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump – Go Health Pro

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump – Go Health Pro

A cartoonist has decided to quit her job at The Washington Post after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before president-elect Donald Trump. On Friday, Ann Telnaes posted a message on the online platform Substack saying that she drew a cartoon showing a group of media executives … Read more

Advocate General rejects European Commission claim of ‘genuine link’ requirement for naturalisation – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Advocate General rejects European Commission claim of ‘genuine link’ requirement for naturalisation – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

On 21 March 2023, the European Commission brought infringement proceedings against Malta in the Court of Justice of the European Union for its continued refusal to end a perceived ‘golden passport’ investor citizenship scheme whereby Maltese citizenship, and hence citizenship of the EU, could be created by naturalisation. It asserted that Maltese naturalisation in those … Read more

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