Andres is able to work seamlessly with local counsel in foreign jurisdictions and has built up an extensive network of local counsel contacts whom he can call upon as necessary to ensure clients are receiving advice from local counsel best suited for the matter at
issue in a particular jurisdiction.
Not exact matches
Many billing guideline documents indicate that a client will refuse to pay for legal research into legal
issues that should be well - known to an attorney working
in that practice area and
in that
particular jurisdiction.
I want to look
in particular at van Breda, which deals at length with
jurisdiction simpliciter and with forum non conveniens, with a discussion of real and substantial connection and a sideways glace at enforcement of foreign judgments (not yet at
issue in this case, of course.)
The
issues in particular concerned the appropriate
jurisdiction of any proceedings for breach of the NDA having regard to the Recast Brussels Regulation.
Until recently general
jurisdiction over a defendant (i.e.
jurisdiction over any lawsuit against a defendant without regard to the
particular facts of the case) was present
in any state where a company has a permanent office for the conduct of business, under half a century of precedent on the
issue that traced back to a U.S. Supreme Court case known as International Shoe v. State of Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945).
For example, due to your client's unique facts, you may have questions about the proper
jurisdiction for your client's case, whether there is a potential legal remedy for your client's
issue in a certain state, or how a
particular remedy
in an unfamiliar legal area can be pursued.
ILDC makes it possible to find relevant case law on
particular points, as well as to compare how these
issues have been dealt with
in different
jurisdictions.
When a permanent court has
jurisdiction over an
issue, it can use its discretion to push policy
in a
particular direction.
You should not act or depend on any data on our website, where applicable, without seeking the counsel of a competent lawyer licensed to practice
in your
jurisdiction for your
particular legal
issues.
You should not act or depend on any data on our website, where applicable, without seeking the counsel of a competent financial advisor licensed to practice
in your
jurisdiction for your
particular financial needs and
issues.
For example, when
particular property or records are at
issue, often the person
in question will «interplead» the property placing it
in the
jurisdiction of a court to resolve and out of their hands.
Caution should be exercised, however, as a decision to waive privilege for the purposes of a Commission investigation is likely to give rise to wider collateral waiver
issues in other
jurisdictions, particularly those that do not recognise any concept of limited or qualified waiver whereby a party can agree to waive privilege vis - à - vis one party for a
particular purpose but at the same time continue to exert that privilege against all others.
Our Project decides when to file amicus briefs based upon various factors including which
jurisdiction the case is
in, what the
particular issues are, and what kind of impact the brief may have.
Ms. Narancio's international arbitration practice includes representation
in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations (including under the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, NAI and UNCITRAL rules) sited
in both common and civil law
jurisdictions, and has
particular experience with
issues relating to Latin American
jurisdictions.
In Reasons
issued on behalf of a unanimous court, Justice LeBel reiterated that
jurisdiction must be based upon a «real and substantial connection» between a
particular forum and the subject matter of the litigation and that the determination of whether there is such a connection must not be a matter of pure judicial discretion but, rather, be based upon a clear set of presumptive factors that will be applied to whether the courts of a
particular province can take
jurisdiction.
Mark has
particular experience
in disputes involving cross-border
issues, advising on matters involving
jurisdictions in Europe, Africa and South and Central America.
His cases frequently involve cross-border
issues where there is a need to work closely with lawyers from different
jurisdictions,
in particular the USA.
5.2 Are there any
particular tips you would give, or critical
issues that you would flag, to clients seeking to recognise and enforce a foreign judgment
in your
jurisdiction?
If a court has
issued an order on non-return pursuant to Article 13 of the 1980 Hague Convention, the court must immediately either directly or through its central authority, transmit a copy of the court order on non-return and of the relevant documents,
in particular a transcript of the hearings before the court, to the court with
jurisdiction or central authority
in the Member State where the child was habitually resident immediately before the wrongful removal or retention, as determined by national law.
Shaun has
particular expertise
in relation to the use of the Inherent
Jurisdiction of the High Court, for example,
in relation to the use of Wardship or
in relation to
issues of Deprivation of Liberty.
Governing law will be of
particular significance if
issues of law are likely to be important and there is evidence of relevant differences
in the legal principles or rules
in the two potential
jurisdictions.
The current situation is that each
jurisdiction is being left to pursue those goals relevant to the
issues covered by the recommendations
in a way, and to an end, that best suits its
particular circumstances.