The 2010 guide to Dispute resolution

• Reinvigorated debate

  Thomas Bevilacqua of Winston & Strawn discusses implementation of the Hague Evidence Convention in France in the context of American discovery requests

• When push comes to shove

  As disputes continue to rise in Germany, Alice Broichmann and Steffen Ernemann of P+P Pöllath + Partners discuss the country’s standard court systems and its arbitration rules

• Third party extension

  Dr András Szecskay and Dr Miklós Boronkay of Szecskay Attorneys at Law discuss the validity of arbitration agreements and how they can cover third parties

• Now arbitration friendly?

  Recent rulings in India seem to be making it a more attractive venue for arbitration, say Shafaq Uraizee Sapre and Gautam Dembla of Nishith Desai Associates

• Securities litigation picks up

  Akihiro Hironaka and Jun Katsube of Nishimura & Asahi explain why listed companies are facing more lawsuits

• How litigation works

  Dr Johannes Gasser of Advokaturbuero Dr Dr Batliner & Dr Gasser walks the reader through litigation and other dispute resolution in Liechtenstein

• Madoff’s long legacy

  A decision on investor compensation over Madoff’s funds will have far reaching consequences. Fabio Trevisan of Bonn Schmitt Steichen explains its impact

• The pros and cons

  Andrey Zelenin and Dmitry Pavlov of Lidings explain the advantages and misunderstandings of litigation and dispute resolution in Russia

• Kiko contracts survive initial challenges in court

  Jin Yeong Chung and Sungjean Seo of Kim & Chang update on developments to the challenges to foreign currency hedges in the Korean courts

• Dynamic times for dispute resolution

  Georg von Segesser and James Menz of Schellenberg Wittmer review important recent developments affecting litigation and arbitration in Switzerland

• The New York Convention and IPPL

  Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments, by Ercüment Erdem and Süleyman Sevinç of Erdem & Erdem

• To sue or not to sue

  A rising wave of disputes in the Ukrainian banking sector mean that banks must strengthen legal departments and assess their non-performing loan portfolio