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Mexico: Elba Gutiérrez receives 2022 IBA Pro Bono Award

The recipient of the International Bar Association (IBA) Pro Bono Award for 2022 has been announced as Elba Gutiérrez, Manager of the Greenberg Traurig Global Pro Bono Programme. She is honoured for her instrumental role in delivering and promoting pro bono legal services in Mexico, a country where pro bono...

Arbitral tribunal failed to address party’s submissions: German Court sets aside award for violation of right to be heard

By Stephan Wilske and Claudia Krapfl. Arbitral tribunal failed to address party’s core submissions: German Federal Court of Justice sets aside arbitral award for violation of right to be heard

China’s Foreign State Immunity Law 2023: Implications for Enforcement of Judgments and Arbitral Awards against States and State Entities in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Macau

The new Foreign State Immunity Law 2023 of the People’s Republic of China came into force on 1 January 2024. This shifts the country (as well as its special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau) away from absolute state immunity to restrictive state immunity, bringing it more in line with the relatively prevalent practice among the international community. This article discusses the status of state immunity in public international law, analyses the new law’s provisions and examines practical challenges that will be faced by those seeking to utilise this law to enforce judgments or awards against foreign states and state entities, and the new law’s innovations that go beyond the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property of 2004 and the UK State Immunity Act 1978.

Comparative Corner: a discussion of pretrial discovery methods in Mexico, Canada and the United States

This article documents an informal discussion between three NARF members regarding the availability and scope of pretrial discovery in Mexico, Canada and the United States.

IBA announces first recipients of IBA International frontline legal aid fund

The International Bar Association (IBA) and the IBA Foundation have announced the first charities to receive either GBP 10,000 or USD 10,000 from a new funding programme, set up to support frontline legal aid providers around the world during the COVID-19 crisis.

Colombia’s Council of State sets aside an international arbitral award

On 27 February 2020, the Colombian Council of State set aside an international arbitral award under Law 1563 of 2012 (the ‘Arbitration Statute’) for the first time, citing departure from the procedure agreed by the parties.

Mexico 2024 Awards Ceremony

Stephen Denyer, who sadly passed away in early 2024, was honoured with the IBA Benjamin B Ferencz Rule of Law Lifetime Achievement Award at this session. Adam Goodman, Co-Chair of the IBA Rule of Law Forum, and many other IBA officers, paid tribute to him. Stephen's wife Monika accepted the Award on his behalf.

Comparative observations on pilot licencing: Mexico, Canada and the United States

International private aviation flights, also known as general aviation, can be conducted with minimal additional licensing requirements. This offers more efficient business travel for clients with access to general aviation aircraft.

Comparative Corner: drone laws in Mexico, Canada and the United States

In this edition of the IBA North American Regional Forum Newsletter, three drone lawyers – Edmundo Olivares Dufoo of Flores, Olivares, Cobián Abogados y Consultores (Mexico), Zain Hemani of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (Canada), and Michael J Lambert of Haynes and Boone (United States) – will provide a comparative overview of drone laws in Mexico, Canada and the US.

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Mexico: IBAHRI and 17 international civil society organisations have released a report on fair trials and the Ebru Timtik Award

On 14 June 2023, around 300 human rights lawyers, judges, reporters and associations worldwide attended, online and in-person, the third International Fair Trial Day (IFTD) and Ebru Timtik Award.

Miami 2022 - IBA Human Rights Award Winner

Permanent establishment taxation on foreign residents for manufacturing activities in Mexico following the 2022 tax reform

The Mexican tax reform for 2022 could trigger permanent establishment taxation for foreign companies conducting manufacturing activities in Mexico. This article explores the background to and implications of this development.

China: Jiang Tianyong receives IBA Human Rights Award 2022

Lawyer Jiang Tianyong has received the 2022 International Bar Association (IBA) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Rights for his extraordinary dedication to defending human rights in the People’s Republic of China. Over the span of a decade, he has represented Chinese dissidents and activists...

The upcoming revision of German law on non-commercial partnerships

This article deals with German ‘non-commercial’ partnerships, also referred to as ‘civil-law partnerships’ or ‘non-trading partnerships’. On 1 January 2024, the German Act to Modernise the Law on Partnerships will introduce a new legal regime for German partnerships, including ‘non-commercial’ partnerships.

Ghana’s Yorm Ama Abledu wins 2022 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

The 2022 International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Outstanding Young Lawyer Award recipient has been named as Ghana’s Yorm Ama Abledu, Senior International Attorney at Centurion Law Group and Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), for her demonstrable passion...

An interdisciplinary commentary to the approach of the assessment of disruption claims from a German and an English perspective

The enforceability of interim orders under Indian law

Interim measures in international arbitration are an important tool to protect the rights of parties, pending determination of the dispute by the arbitral tribunal. Therefore, the enforceability of interim orders granted by arbitral tribunals is critical.

The US Presidency: executive orders push legal bounds of authority

New US President Donald Trump immediately began pushing the legal boundaries of presidential authority

The Impact of the Mutual Arrangement Concerning Court-Ordered Interim Measures on Hong Kong Arbitration

This article discusses, primarily by reference to and comparison of mainland and Hong Kong cases and legislations, the impact of the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-Ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the ‘Arrangement’). Before the Arrangement, only Hong Kong courts were entitled to grant interim measures in aid of mainland arbitral proceedings, while mainland courts were unable to grant interim relief to Hong Kong arbitration due to the lack of legal basis. Now, the Arrangement explicitly empowers the mainland courts to grant interim measures in aid of arbitral proceedings seated in Hong Kong and administered by recognised arbitration institutions. It may also motivate parties to mainland-related transactions to use institutional arbitration seated in Hong Kong and prospectively enhance the leading status of Hong Kong as an international arbitration hub.

Virtual becomes reality: online formation of a German limited liability company

The German legislator has taken a step forward towards digitising German corporate law by introducing an online formation procedure for limited liability companies, which balances practical improvements and security needs. While the new procedure may help to save time and costs for certain non-German founders, the scope is limited, as only specific European identification documents are compatible and, furthermore, original (ie, paper) versions of certain documents are still required is some cases.

The State of Crowdfunding Regulation in the United States

In the United States, crowdfunding has evolved over the last five years to refer to several different funding approaches, including donation-based funding that is not a securities offering, and securities offered to anyone, including retail investors, pursuant to the criteria provided in the safe harbour rule ‘Regulation Crowdfunding’. This is a broad topic and this article focuses only on retail crowdfunding pursuant to Regulation Crowdfunding.

Update on the complexities of Hong Kong surrogacy law: parental orders, criminal liability and the authorisation of expenses

During the pandemic, two recent Hong Kong High Court cases may have opened the door to relaxing Hong Kong’s legislative restrictions on surrogacy and possibly formal law review and reform.

German Federal Court of Justice grants claim for damages due to violation of jurisdiction clause

Can a party request reimbursement of costs incurred because the opposing party initiated proceedings in violation of a choice of court clause or an arbitration agreement? While this question is well settled in the affirmative in many common law jurisdictions, it was open to discussion in Germany until recently.

Employees with disabilities in the new world order – the challenges and opportunities in the wake of Covid-19

A webinar presented by the IBA Diversity and Equality Law Committee, 15 September 2020, 1300 - 1400 BST.

A game changer in the making: the pending German Corporate Sanctions Law

A webinar presented by the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, 28 July 2021 1300 – 1400 BST

IBAHRI Director Baroness Helena Kennedy KC appointed to The Order of the Thistle by King Charles III

The Director of the IBAHRI, Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws, KC, has been appointed Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle by King Charles III.

German legislation to protect inpatient care during the Covid-19 pandemic

The outbreak of the coronavirus’ has posed unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. The Federal Republic of Germany has adopted a series of drastic measures aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19. These measures are currently being eased gradually as the number of infections declines. This article provides an overview of past and current legislative healthcare measures, which are of particular importance for inpatient care providers.

The future of Mexico’s nearshoring boom

The Mexican nearshoring success story faces threats from Trump administration tariffs and domestic judicial reforms. Global Insight assesses how Mexico is weathering the storm.

The recognition at common law of Nigerian adoption orders in the UK and the role of the 1993 Hague Convention on Intercountry Ad

Nigeria is not a signatory to the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption to enable Convention adoptions, and it is no longer on the list of designated countries through which a foreign adoption may still be recognised by English law.