Signature Litigation

As part of Paris Arbitration Week 2025, on 9 April Signature Arbitration Partner Tsegaye Laurendeau will be co-hosting a panel discussion alongside Jessica Resch, Principal at Analysis Group, titled “Legal Practitioner's Guide to Challenges in assessing loss in emerging economies”. The event will take place from 10:30 to 12:30 at Analysis Group's offices in Paris. Tsegaye and Jessica will be joined by panelists Luisa H. Cetina, Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna, Clément Fouchard, Partner at Reed Smith LLP, and Anthony Theau-Laurent, Partner at Accuracy. The approach to quantifying a claim can make or break a dispute. Identifying the correct approach is, therefore, a critical issue for legal practitioners. This is especially the case given that a substantial proportion of international arbitrations involve emerging or less developed economies. Our panel comprises arbitration practitioners from France, the UK and Kenya, as well as quantum experts. All our panellists have significant experience in handling disputes in developing economies. Their combined experience will provide a comprehensive insight into how to deal with the challenges which exist in these markets. Whilst this event will address some technical issues, it is primarily aimed at senior legal practitioners who represent clients operating in developing economies, and will provide useful takeaway points on how to shape the issue of damages assessment in a potential or ongoing dispute. The panellists will address key questions such as how the realities of liquid capital markets and fragile financial and regulatory institutions often associated with emerging economies might influence the assessment of damages, whether these realities contribute to the perception that developing countries are disproportionately hit by outsized damages claims, and whether these factors create more roadblocks for claimants trying to establish their entitlement to damages. Find out more and register your interest in attending here: https://bit.ly/3D4827E #PAW2025 #ParisArbitrationWeek #Arbitration #InternationalArbitration

Counsel Tadhg O'Leary is attending the ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE | TL4FIRE Starters Global Summit in Dublin. The event brings together the rising stars of asset recovery, fraud and insolvency to forge networks, discuss experiences and build their own personal brand. Read more about the event by following the link here: https://shorturl.at/LDyzW #FIREStarters #AssetRecovery #TL4FIRE #Fraud 

Partner Simon Fawell comments in relation to the Supreme Court judgment in El-Husseiny and another (Appellants) v Invest Bank PSC (Respondent), that centred on section 423 of the Insolvency Act, which allows the court to void transactions that were designed to defraud creditors, in Law360, The Law Society Gazette and Business & Accountancy Daily. Read Simon’s comments in full here: https://bit.ly/43eeHqG On the day of judgment hand down, Simon published additional thoughts on the ruling here: https://bit.ly/4ihEi6l #InsolvencyAct #Litigation #Fraud #SupremeCourt

Partner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis will be speaking at ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes | TL4D's The ESG Litigation Summit 2025 - a litigation forum dedicated to ESG issues in the UK and EU - on 12 March 2025 in London. Sylvie will be speaking during the "Discussing Collective Action as an ESG Tool" session at 13.10. She will discuss the types of cases that could end in class actions in France and in the EU, comparing trends she has observed with what is and could happen in the UK. Sylvie will share her insights on cases she is defending on behalf of manufacturers in this respect. Topics during the panel will include: - Evaluating future prospects for cases in front of the CAT after ClientEarth v Shell; - Using GLOs or CPR19.8 mechanisms in the UK to pursue justice; and - Implications of the current water pollution cases. Sylvie will be joined by Heather Gagen, Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact at Travers Smith; Julianne Hughes-Jennett, Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan; and Daniel Saoul KC, Barrister at 4 New Square. Read more about the event here: https://hubs.la/Q02TdkLV0 #ESG #Litigation #TL4 #Disputes #Arbitration #ClassAction Owen Dilworth Ben Jobson Peter Miles 

Counsel Mathilde GEROT Gérot and Trainee Gaëtan DEFER discuss unfair compliance and breach of regulatory obligations in LJA - LA LETTRE DES JURISTES D'AFFAIRES. In their article, Mathilde and Gaëtan examine whether companies should be concerned about the development of case law that punishes a breach of compliance obligation through an action for unfair competition. Read Mathilde and Gaëtan's article by following the link here: https://shorturl.at/tl4Tu #Compliance #GDPR #RegulatoryCompliance #UnfairCompetition

Our Paris arbitration partners Flore Poloni and Philip Dunham will be attending Riyadh International Disputes Week (RIDW) 2025 from 23-27 February. RIDW is a distinguished global event hosting a diverse spectrum of key industry players from both local and international public and private sectors. The event will guide discussions on how to navigate the complexities of modern dispute resolution in an evolving global business landscape and the theme for RIDW25 is "Managing Global Business Relationships: Legal Reforms, Commercial Strategies & Qualifications, Ethics, and Conflict of Interest in Dispute Resolution." On Sunday 23 February, Philip will be participating in a panel discussing "Treaty Arbitration under BITs between China and Middle East Countries: What the Future Holds?" Read more about RIDW here: https://ridw.org/ #RIDW25 #InternationalArbitration #Arbitration #DisputesResolution

International Arbitration Partner Philip Dunham will be attending and participating in a panel at Riyadh International Disputes Week (RIDW) 2025, taking place 23-27 February. Philip will be speaking on Sunday 23 February, in which the topic of the panel is "Treaty Arbitration under BITs between China and Middle East Countries: What the Future Holds?" The moderator of the panel is Partner XueYu Yang at Hui Zhong Law Firm. Philip will be joined by Independent Arbitrator and Advocate Prof. Georges Affaki at AFFAKI, Head of International Arbitration Sadique, Mohd at AL AIDAROUS and Partner Mariana Zhong at Hui Zhong Law Firm. RIDW is a distinguished international event, gathering key players in the disputes resolution industry. The theme for RIDW25 is "Managing Global Business Relationships: Legal Reforms, Commercial Strategies & Qualifications, Ethics, and Conflict of Interest in Dispute Resolution", which will guide discussions on how to navigate the complexities of modern dispute resolution in an evolving global business landscape. Read more about the event here: https://ridw.org/ #RIDW25 #InternationalArbitration #Arbitration #DisputesResolution

Partner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Associate Nicolas Ndiour discuss the new Economic Activities Courts (EAC) in France, and what they mean for the twelve former Commercial Courts. Sylvie and Nicolas examine the extension of authority granted to the EAC by Article 26 of Law no. 2023-1059, and the creation of a contribution for economic justice prior to the referral to the EAC. Read the Briefing Note in full here and below: https://bit.ly/438hrWw #CommercialLaw #DisputeResolution

Partner Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Associate Anélia Naydenova discuss the legal aspects of air pollution in the recent edition of The Law Society Gazette's magazine. In their article, Sylvie and Anélia examine how regulators and courts are reshaping environmental compliance, analysing recent legal developments across the European Union and France. Read their article by following the link here: https://shorturl.at/Aru8d #AirPollution #HealthImpact #PollutionControl #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalCompliance #PollutionRegulation #Climate

Partner Elliott Phillips and Senior Associate Paul Grant's latest article looks at the rule against perpetuities, which has been published in Solicitors Journal. Elliott and Paul examine jurisdictions that have abolished perpetuity rules, and how Gibraltar’s retention of the rule may hinder its competitiveness in global trust law. Read their article by following the link here: https://shorturl.at/kd6Ez #Trusts #PrivateWealth #Disputes #TrustDisputes