Commercial Litigation

Ignacio Morillas-Paredes interviewed by Clarín World radio on 28th August 2019 over parliament prorogation, Queen’s role, legal challenges and the UK departing the EU

Ignacio Morillas-Paredes, a Partner at Colman Coyle has been interviewed by Clarín World radio and discussed the UK’s departure from the European Union. Boris Johnson and his team are currently fighting parliament on the issue of leaving the EU without a deal on Thursday 31st October 2019. Parliament does not have enough support for the […]

Ignacio Morillas - ParedesAssociate, Colman Coyle

Thomas Coyle joins the firm as a Trainee Solicitor

Colman Coyle is delighted to announce the arrival of Thomas Coyle. Thomas will be joining the firm as a Trainee Solicitor to provide vital support for the growing team. Prior to joining Colman Coyle, Thomas lived and worked in Shanghai where he taught for a number of years, most notably for two years at Shanghai University. […]

Howard ColmanManaging Partner, Colman Coyle

Scholars’ opinions: challengeable conflicts of interest or indisputable academic freedom?

Today, investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) through arbitration remains in question. Criticism is coming from all sides and is mostly focused on those who decide investment dispute cases. Investment arbitrators have been called biased towards multinational companies and said to have no regard for conflicts of interest. A blog post by EU Trade Commissioner Malmström stating, ‘I want the rule […]

Neva CirkveniCounsel, OBLIN Rechtsanwälte GmbH

‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ involved in up to a fifth of all property purchases

A recent article in the Sunday Times has highlighted various pitfalls that can occur when parents give or lend money to their children in relation to property purchases.  Often referred to as the “Bank of Mum and Dad”, this source of funding is becoming increasingly common and it is thought that the Bank of Mum […]

Howard ColmanManaging Partner, Colman Coyle

MANDATORY FINRA ARBITRATION: THE BEGINNING OF THE END OR ANOTHER FALSE START?

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a private, non-governmental corporation that acts with the authorization of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate the U.S. securities industry.  Born in 2007 from the merger of the former National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) regulatory division, FINRA is now […]

Erwin ShustakManaging Partner, Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C

Tech disruption, passporting driving Asia fund distribution changes

Sophisticated, worldwide investors require transparency and consistency to understand and compare investment opportunities, their fundamentals and risk exposure. The trend in Asia-Pacific has been toward passive and exchange-traded funds, and away from active products since the only objective and consistent analytics allow investors and managers to compare fund alternatives. The continuing growth of these passive […]

Erwin ShustakManaging Partner, Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C

CALIFORNIA LOOKING TO BECOME A HUB FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONS

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Senate Bill 766 intended to make California a more attractive locale for international arbitrations. While international arbitrations are one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal industry, California has not shared in that growth due, primarily, to the 1998 decision by the California Supreme Court which held that non-California […]

Erwin ShustakManaging Partner, Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C

Venture Law joins IR as the exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in Mauritius

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Ashvan B. Luckraz of Venture Law. Ashvan has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in Mauritius. Ashvan Luckraz is a Partner at Venture Law. His practice covers civil/commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular emphasis on insolvency, contractual matters, shareholder […]

Evelyn Chan and Yandy Lam contribute the Hong Kong chapter for the Chambers Enforcement of Judgments 2019 Guide

View the Hong Kong chapter here:https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/comparison/424/3022/6069-6071-6079-6086 Download pdf:   Chambers Global Practice Guides provide in-house counsel with expert legal commentary on the main practice areas in key jurisdictions around the world. The guides focus on the practical legal issues affecting business and enable the reader to compare legislation and procedure across a range of key […]

Kenix YuenPartner, Gall Solicitors

Think It’s Hard to Get Records Expunged? Wait Until the New Rules Kick In! Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and Other FAs Cry Foul

Time is running out for brokers who may want to have their disclosure records expunged under Finra’s current rules, which are expected to undergo serious changes that will make the process costlier and more complex for advisors, warns law firm Shustak Reynolds & Partners. “From my perspective and our clients’ perspective, I think that the […]

Erwin ShustakManaging Partner, Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C

PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW UPDATE – JIM REYNOLDS OBTAINS DISMISSAL OF MESOTHELIOMA ASBESTOS CLAIM FOR CLIENT

We are pleased that partner Jim Reynolds obtained a dismissal before trial on behalf of a client sued for negligence and product liability.  Our firm represented a ship repair company that performed boiler room work on U.S. Navy ships.  An employee for NASSCO and his wife sued our client for negligence, strict liability, misrepresentation, fraud, […]

Erwin ShustakManaging Partner, Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C

Gall ranked in Asialaw Profiles and Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020

In the newly published edition of Asialaw Profiles 2020, Gall has been named an Outstanding Firm in Dispute Resolution and Labour & Employment practice areas and Highly Recommended Firm for Restructuring & Insolvency. The Firm is also ranked as a Recommended Firm for Regulatory and a Notable Firm for Private Client practice areas. Gall also […]

Kenix YuenPartner, Gall Solicitors