Back in August of 2009, I wrote an article, European Union E-Discovery Rules: What Every Corporate Litigator Must Know, describing the privacy laws in the European Union and the significant implications for litigation based in the United States. At the end of the article, I predicted that the EU would further shore up their privacy… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: European Union
Why the European Union Should Allow Class Action Lawsuits
Posted in International LitigationAmerican innovation spawned the personal computer, the internet and the Ipod. All radically changed the way the world accessed information. Under a proposed EU Directive, another American innovation—the class action lawsuit—may radically change the way EU consumers’ access justice. Under the proposal presented by the EU Commission, consumers who suffer at the hands of companies… Continue Reading
How European Union Anti-Trust Laws Impact the World Cup.
Posted in Business Transactions, Random Thoughts and ObservationsNothing is more interesting than the intersection of international business law and sports. Add Charlize Theron into the mix and things get, well, even more interesting. Over the weekend, Ms. Theron, representing the host country South Africa, announced the draw for World Cup 2010, the biggest sporting event on the planet. If you haven’t already,… Continue Reading
Lisbon Treaty Will have No Effect on Business in the European Union—-For Now
Posted in Business TransactionsI received several calls today from clients doing business in the EU about the Lisbon Treaty and what it means for their European business operations. In the short term—absolutely nothing. The Lisbon Treaty is essentially just a clarification and simplification of previous European treaties into one single document. In the long term, however, the Treaty… Continue Reading
Lisbon Treaty a Boon for Business in the European Union
Posted in International InvestmentsAs recently reported in the Wall Street Journal in the article The Last Hurdle for the Lisbon Treaty, Ireland’s Oct. 3 approval of the Lisbon Treaty strengthened the odds for the European Union to gain global clout on issues from the economy and climate change to war and peace. An excellent overview on the… Continue Reading
Enforcing European Freezing Injunctions in the United Kingdom
Posted in International LitigationThe last post discussed the enforcement of Chinese judgments in the United States. In this post, I’ll head across the pond to discuss the implications of a recent English High Court decision on the enforcement of judgments and Freezing Injunctions. EU Enforcement Law In D’Hoker v Tritan Enterprises Limited [2009] EWHC 948 (QB), the… Continue Reading
European Union E-Discovery Rules: What Every Corporate Litigator Must Know
Posted in International LitigationTo allay fears concerning the handling of users’ personal information, European regulators have established operating guidelines for social-networking web sites to ensure they comply with the region’s privacy laws. As reported in The Wall Street Journal, EU Lays Out Web Privacy Rules, the guidelines were established to shore up EU data privacy laws already in place…. Continue Reading
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