Upcoming webinar: Dutch Class Actions – What international companies need to know

Following the introduction of a new class action regime in 2020, the Netherlands continues to see a significant uptick in the number of ongoing and threatened class actions that shows no signs of slowing down. Increasingly, international companies with a presence in the Netherlands, or even those with operations that may impact Dutch citizens, face … Read more

Upcoming webinar – Litigation update

On Wednesday 4 November (2-3pm UK time), Anna Pertoldi and Maura McIntosh will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts looking at developments in commercial litigation since our last update webinar, in November last year. The webinar will focus on developments relating to disclosure, witness evidence and remote hearings, as well as … Read more

Upcoming webinar – Litigation update

On Wednesday 27 November (1-2pm UK time), Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Jan O’Neill will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts looking at developments in commercial litigation since our last update webinar, in April this year. The webinar will focus on lessons learned from decisions in areas such as privilege, without prejudice, disclosure, default judgments, … Read more

Insurance issues in class actions – new webinar and “handy client guide”

Herbert Smith Freehills has today released the fourth in our series of webinars on class actions in England and Wales, looking at insurance issues in class actions. In the presentation Sarah McNally and Greig Anderson discuss how to maximise insurance recoveries when class action risk arises. Clients and contacts of the firm can register to access … Read more

Upcoming webinar – The Hague Choice of Court Convention 2005 and the Hague Judgments Convention 2019: When and how will they apply?

On Tuesday 23 July 2019 (1-2pm BST), Anna Pertoldi and Jan O’Neill will deliver the latest in our series of webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts spotlighting legal and practical issues relevant to litigating cross-border disputes. This webinar  will focus mainly on the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 which applies … Read more

Upcoming webinar – Litigation update

On Tuesday 30 April (12.30 – 1.30pm UK time), Anna Pertoldi, Maura McIntosh and Jan O’Neill will deliver a webinar for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and contacts looking at developments in commercial litigation since our last update webinar, in October last year, including in areas such as disclosure, settlement, service of documents, costs and expert evidence. The webinar … Read more

Shareholder class actions – new webinar and “handy client guide”

Herbert Smith Freehills has today released the third in our series of webinars on class actions in England and Wales, looking at shareholder class actions. In the presentation Simon Clarke, Harry Edwards and Kirsten Massey discuss the outlook for shareholder group actions in England and Wales, the types of claims (eg under sections 90 and … Read more