The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine (acting upon the instructions of the Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine) [2023] UKSC 11 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2018] EWCA Civ 2026 This appeal arose out of a contractual dispute between Ukraine and the Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc (“the Trustee”), acting on behalf of the Russian Federation (“Russia”). In 2013, Ukraine issued Eurobonds (“the Notes”) with a nominal value of US $3 billion and carrying interest at 5% per […]

Case Analysis | Rylands v. Fletcher(1868) – The Legal Lock

Facts- The defendants employed certain independent contractors for constructing the reservoir on his land to provide water to their mill. Under the site of the reservoir the contractors found some disused mines while digging but they failed to block them properly. When the reservoir was filled with water, it burst and the water got ran […]

Spilling Secrets Podcast: Trade Secrets on Film and TV

Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secret law: The 2023 Academy Awards are over, but we’re keeping the awards season alive with our very own Trade Secrets Fail Awards, highlighting Hollywood’s biggest missteps in depicting trade secret issues on-screen. Panelists Peter A. Steinmeyer, Katherine G. Rigby, A. […]

What happened when a grown adult put himself up for adoption?

‘There is nothing better than the warmth of a happy, well-adjusted family’ (iStock) On a Sunday morning in January 2005, readers of the North Carolina newspaper The Charlotte Observer opened its classifieds section expecting to see the usual assortment of Dyson updates and sectional sofas. Instead, they were presented with an ad posted by 43-year-old […]

Register by April 1 – The Legal Lock

About the Organizer Located on the ‘tapobhoomi’ of Maharishi Markandeshwar beside the river bed of the sacred Markanda, the Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) is established under aegis of Maharishi Markandeshwar University Trust to integrate education and research. The Department of Law was established in 2008 with the approval of the Bar Council of […]