n 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted by 196 countries, marking a historic shift in the global fight against climate change.
The Future of Crypto Assets in India
Crypto assets have seen an exponential growth in terms of adoption by Indian investors – many crypto exchanges operating in the country boast user bases in the millions, and annual trade volumes in tens of billion USD.
Upheaval of Dispute Resolution Centres in the Gulf: Recent Developments in Qatar and Dubai
On 14 September 2021, a Decree (no. 34) by the government of Dubai (currently only available in Arabic) (the Decree) abolished two of Dubai’s most successful arbitration institutions: the Dubai Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) and the DIFC-LCIA Centre.1)
Third-Party Litigation Funding as the Life-blood of Australian Representative Proceedings
An overview of Australia’s pioneering third-party litigation funding and class action industry, including a brief examination of the recent regulations imposed on third-party funders and their impact
Hard Targets: An investigator’s perspective on enforcement against States
Disputes between Investor and Sovereign States are growing at a rapid rate…
The Rise and Value of the Distributed Law Firm Model
Law firms are notoriously conservative outfits. Law is a profession that focuses on precedent and caution…
Technology has enabled the evolution of the disputes lawyers practice but will it spark a revolution?
An anecdotal note considering the current scenario for legaltech, along with the current challenges and requisite changes on the horizon…
Light the beacons – it is time to test third-party funding in India
This article talks about the hints spread across Indian statutes and judgments about legality of litigation funding. The need for a robust framework to facilitate the financing of particular types of disputes in India has been underscored. Non-recourse third party [...]
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Litigation Finance of mass claims in India
In the light of class action procedures in India which warrant more certainty, quicker settlement and easier enforcement, the article focuses on the lucrativeness of such suits for litigation funding. Litigation finance has no exact definition. It refers to a [...]
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Three Year Strategic Plan to Build a Legal Operations Department from Scratch
The CLOC 2020 Survey found that 67% of the companies surveyed state that the Legal Operations team is perceived as a strategic partner within the Legal Department. However, not many Legal Operations leaders set clear strategy for their own department.