Class actions in Europe and the United States

Preface   The publication contains a collection of articles describing the current state of the law in Europe and in the United States regarding class actions and other procedural tools for collective litigation. The majority of the articles have been written by...

Bringing Your Business to the UK

1. Introduction This Guide is intended to give a general outline of some of the legal aspects of doing business in the UK. The Guide outlines the different business mediums available to a foreign corporation or firm wishing to set up in the UK, how they are created...

Islamic Finance and the UK

1. Scope of this note                            This note sets out to describe some of the ways in which the United Kingdom...

The New UK Bribery Act 2010

This article describes some of the international moves to combat corruption, the lead given by the United States which passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FTPA) and the recent United Kingdom Bribery Act (Act)   The article will address some of the novel...

EU: The impact of the EU Mediation Directive 2008/52/EC

The Reasons for Mediation and the Directive The European Parliament adopted in 2008 Directive 2008/52/EC on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (“the Directive”). Its purpose is to build trust in the process of mediation within the...