The “Singapore Convention on Mediation”, which was adopted on 20 December 2018 and opened for signature on 7 August 2019, will enter into force from September 2020. The Convention will further facilitate international transactions by enabling parties to engage in mediation as an efficient means of dispute resolution. Contractors have tended for decades to submit…
The HCLA has received several questions about individuals or paper companies, mainly from Non-EU countries, that use confusing and remarkably similar names to those of other established businesses including, HCLA, and claim to provide the same type of services from the Netherlands. In this respect, we would like to make the following statement: The registration…
The HCLA has received several questions about individuals or paper companies, that use confusing and remarkably similar names to those of other established businesses including, HCLA, and claim to provide the same type of services from the Netherlands. In this respect, we would like to make the following statement: The registration of a company or…
The HCLA has received several enquiries concerning some companies that use confusing and remarkably similar names to HCLA and claim to provide the same type of services as HCLA from the Netherlands. We would, therefore, like to make the following announcement: People are free to set up a legitimate company and make use of generic…
The Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (Germany) has requested a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice in the case Bank Melli Iran v. Telekom Deutschland GmbH on the meaning of the EU Blocking Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2018/1100 of 6 June 2018). The case arose…
The consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic on every aspect of life are almost unavoidable. In this series of Q&A, the HCLA legal team addresses a number of issues that arise in the context of current patterns of behaviour and interaction at the global level. Q: Sending communications by registered mail is generally the preferred…
