International

In cross-border divorces, domicile can decide everything. In NLJ this week, Jennifer Headon, legal director and head of international family, Isobel Inkley, solicitor, and Fiona Collins, trainee solicitor, all at Birketts LLP, unpack a Court of Appeal ruling that re-centres nuance in jurisdiction disputes. The court held that once a domicile of choice is established, the burden lies on the party asserting its loss

A recent decision has clarified jurisdiction in family law, writes Jennifer Headon, Isobel Inkley & Fiona Collins

Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved

To gain ground in arbitration, measured early determination is key, writes Gustavo Moser

Michael L Nash recalls an audacious expedition to find a north-west passage

The High Court has dealt a blow to thousands of Brazilians suing mining giant BHP Group following the collapse of the Fundão Dam

Disturbing real-life examples of lawyers harassed, disbarred or imprisoned for doing their job have been detailed in a Law Society report, ‘When lawyers are silenced’

Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies

Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned

Can the enforcement of arbitral awards be assigned to a third party? Kamran Rehman & Harriet Campbell report