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The COVID-19's impact on private contracts:Hardship, Force Majeure.
- Wednesday 25 March 2020
- Civil and Commercial Litigation, Contenzioso arbitrale e giudiziario, Contratti, Contratti privati, Coronavirus, Covid19 emergenza - emergency, Diritto Civile, Diritto Commerciale e Contratti, Diritto dell'Unione Europea, Diritto internazionale, Diritto Societario, Forza maggiore - Force Majeure, Inadempimento contrattuale, Mediazione - Mediation, PMI
- Africa, Asia, China, Europa, Italia, Spagna e America Latina, UK, Unione Europea, USA
The coronavirus (COVID-19) and the restrictive measures adopted by governmental authorities of various countries, including China and Italy, to curb it, are having a significant impact on the ability of individuals and businesses to fulfil their contractual obligations. We are witnessing a daily ...
The recent ECJ decision on the compatibility of the arbitration clause of BITs with EU law
- Friday 16 March 2018
- ADR, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Cross-border Disputes Resolution
- Europa
With its recent decision of March 6th 2018, the European Court of Justice had a chance to determine if Bilateral Investment Treaties (hereinafter: BIT) are compatible with EU law. The case brought to the attention of the Court relates to a BIT concluded between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and ...
A way to solve Belt & Road disputes
- Wednesday 24 January 2018
- Civil and Commercial Litigation
- Asia
China may create a procedure and organization to handle the resolution of disputes arising from issues related to the Belt and Road Initiative. The procedure and organization initiative was approved on the second meeting of the Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform. The goal is to settle...