People International businesses operating in Ukraine will be prioritising the safety of their people. Many have already taken action to assist employees and other workers to relocate to places of comparative safety or to leave the country. Several European countries are now opening their borders to unrestricted travel for Ukrainian...

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has recently acknowledged that its case management system (CMS) has faced performance issues due to an increasing number of opt-out applications. The transitional period and opt-outs The ultimate goal of the UPC is to simplify and streamline the process of litigating patents in Europe by...

Modification clauses have long been a practical issue in the construction of standard contracts addressed to consumers. The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) is regarded as one of the strictest authorities in Europe in this regard. Recently, OCCP has been looking at how consumers are informed about...

Starting at the beginning of October, Marcin Robenek will head the Dispute Resolution practice at Osborne Clarke’s office in Warsaw. Marcin specialises in infrastructure and post-transaction disputes as well as in disputes relating to project implementation and IT contracts. He supports clients at every dispute stage - from securing their...

No onus on claimant's solicitors to chase mediation request, English Court of Appeal finds We previously reported on a Court of Appeal decision which confirmed that the English courts can order unwilling parties to mediate (although that will not be done in every case). The English Civil Procedure Rules have...

Tackling financial crime and anti-money laundering (AML) continues to be high on the list of priorities for the government and the regulatory oversight bodies. Over the past year, there has been a significant volume of guidance, consultations and supervision activity as AML remains an area of focus (see our Insight...