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Amendment to ICC Arbitration Rules
The Paris-based International Court of Arbitration enables expedited procedure A new version of the Arbitration Rules came into force on 1 March. These include an expedited procedure for cases with a dispute value of up to two million US dollars. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a leading organization
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Trusts – the Legal Rules and their Application in Practice
Czech Republic: Trusts in the light of the amendment to the Civil Code, and their broad range of possible applications A trust is a special form of fiduciary asset management, incorporated in Czech law as a new institution by the new Civil Code and effective as of 1 January 2014.
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Change of Employer by Force of Law
Czech Republic: The termination of a commercial lease may under certain conditions trigger the transfer of rights and obligations associated with an employment relationship In terms of legislation, the passage of rights and obligations from employment relationships is no novel concept, but its real-life occurrence and consequences often lead to
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Inadmissibility of arbitration on consumer disputes
Bulgaria: Bulgaria imposes ban on arbitration for consumer disputes At the beginning of 2017, the Bulgarian legislator explicitly banned adjudication of consumer disputes by arbitration courts. Until recently, only disputes on property rights and possession over immovable property, disputes on alimony and disputes under individual labour-law contracts fell
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Significant changes in Construction contract law
Germany: Owing to the enormous economic importance of construction law, wide-ranging changes are planned to the Construction contract law. The backstory to the planned change in the law is that the Construction contract law is far too general, according to different possible contractual objects. The contract law rules for Work