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London Disputes

Irish Data Protection Commission Fines Meta for EU GDPR Breaches

Simmons and Simmons reviews the Irish Data Protection Commission’s latest action against Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram): The Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish supervisory authority for the EU GDPR, has concluded two of its investigations into the data processing operations of Meta’s Facebook and Instagram services.

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Guide to Arbitration Law in England and Wales [R]

The International Comparative Legal Guides have published their updated International Arbitration Laws and Regulations Report 2022-23 and the England and Wales chapter is available for free.

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High Court: Issue Preclusion Against Non-Parties to an Arbitration

Question Addressed Whether “privity of interest” can apply in the context of relying on an arbitration award against a non-party and, if so, what the correct test is? General Rule Issue preclusion, also known as issue estoppel, is the inability of a party to a later proceeding to contest the

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Europe's New Unified Patent Court [L]

Law360 has published an in-depth article discussing the newly established Unified Patent Court and the consequences for IP agreements, which will undoubtedly extend to both technology and life sciences companies: The introduction of this new European patent and court system is causing considerable upheaval, requiring owners of European patents to

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Increased Interest in Arbitration Life Sciences Disputes [L]

Allen & Overy discuss several of teh attractive features of arbitration for life science companies and note the increased demand for arbitration across the industry: Life sciences companies are turning to arbitration because it can offer a dispute-resolution mechanism that better aligns with their business needs. Arbitration can reduce the

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Weekly Roundup (6 Feb 2023)

Arbitration Law360 (login required) published a useful review of recent U.K. decisions on the enforceability of arbitration clauses: As shown in several high-profile cases, which are discussed in more detail below, failure to include arbitration clauses in agreements between entities, or failure to properly word and strengthen such clauses,

Weekly Roundup (23 Jan 2024)

Weekly Roundup (23 Jan 2024)

Here’s what you need to know for the week of 23 January 2023. Arbitration Global Arbitration Review reports that one of the main ICC arbitrations involving the Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo is nearing an end (23 January 2023). This is just one of several