Authors: Bertrand Montembault, Louis de Longeaux and Erwann Nicot On 21 December 2018, the Ministerial Committee of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale or “CEMAC“), a regional organisation that was established for the purpose of creating an economic and monetary union among its member States, adopted Regulation … Read more
Authors: Harry Edwards, Simon Clarke and Jonathan Ripley-Evans Businesses around the globe have long faced the risk of securities class actions – the prospect of facing claims which are brought by large numbers of disgruntled investors alleging ‘stock drops’ (falls in share prices) as a result of flaws in their public disclosures or documentation. The … Read more
Authors: Peter Leon and Jonathan Ripley-Evans Common causes of action: What are the most common causes of action brought against banks and other financial services providers by their customers? Customers have historically lodged complaints alleging unfair contractual terms or treatment, or other practices prohibited by statute, with one or more of the relevant industry regulators, … Read more
Authors: Paula Hodges QC, Jonathan Ripley-Evans and Gregory Travaini International arbitration does not lack critics. A particularly common criticism is the absence of cultural and ethnic diversity among arbitrators. In the words of Sarah François-Poncet of Salans, some twenty years ago, the usual suspects are ‘pale, male, and stale’. Despite numerous initiatives to support and … Read more
Authors: Silke Goldberg, Ben Rubinstein and Dr Matthew Burnell In a 2019 global survey, 1,250 CEOs rated environmental / climate change risk the single biggest threat to business growth.1 DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE The race is on for businesses to understand their environmental impact and to manage the legal risks to succeed in a lower-carbon future. … Read more
Authors: Jonathan Ripley-Evans and Marco de Sousa In a recent and controversial judgment, the High Court of South Africa set aside an attachment order authorising the attachment of an aircraft owned by the Tanzanian Government in satisfaction of a foreign arbitral award, on the ground that the award “ceased to exist” when it was converted … Read more
Author: Greg Travaini The firm played a key role supporting AfricArb’s first dedicated event in Asia, helping to raise the firm’s profile in the Asian and African arbitration communities. AfricArb was created by a group of young legal professionals with a shared interest in Arbitration and Africa. The Hong Kong events builds on similarly successful … Read more
Author: Dr MATTHEW BURNELL We were told that the carbon tax would come into effect from 1 June 2019. However, as the date drew nearer it seemed unlikely as the Carbon Tax Bill had not been signed by the President, the regulations needed to implement the Act were not finalised, the conflicts between the Bill … Read more
