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International brokerage contracts: some drafting tips
In the current context of reconfigured globalization, securing international trade operations is a major challenge. International sales and supply chain operations (of commodities, manufactured goods, etc.) can take many forms, and thus obey different rules. It is differences of nature, and not simply of degree, that separate intermediation methods. As…Continue reading
Trusts and French law: civil effects; tax consequences
1. Definitions The trust is a well-known institution in Common Law countries (United Kingdom, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Caribbean countries and territories, etc.). It is also found in so-called “mixed” countries characterised by “bijuralism”, i.e. where the legal system is inspired by both Common Law and civil law (Mauritius, Seychelles,…Continue reading
THIRD-PARTY FUNDING IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Author: Francesca Mastragostino, candidate to the Luxembourg Bar and Legal Analyst at Qanlex, a litigation finance fund operating in Europe and Latin America when this article was written. Summary: Insights from a funder’s perspective regarding the stages leading to the signing ofa Litigation Funding Agreement, including factors considered during the…Continue reading
