Labor Day Article
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Moral Harm in the Middle East: Charting New Territory for Commercial Arbitration
Joseph Chedrawe and Karl Touma collaborated on writing an article about the Charting New Territory for Commercial Arbitration in the Middle East.
Predictive Analytics and Diversity in International Arbitration: Friends or Foes?
Dr. Tanielian Fadel wonders whether AI tools used in predictive analytics are truly diversity-friendly.
G20 Countries Seek Never-Before-Seen Global Tax Reform in Ambitious Initiative
Finance Ministers of the G20 countries have finalized a framework for the implementation of the most ambitious global tax reform since the beginning of the 20th Century.
Virtual Arbitration Hearings and Due Process: Two Sides of The Same Coin?
In our latest insight, Dr. Aline Tanielian Fadel explores the validity of virtual hearings under Lebanese Laws. Look into her analysis of the recent boom of virtual and paperless arbitration hearings, as published in the 67th Issue of Legal Agenda.
COVID-19: Impacts and Solutions
After two major financial crises in 1929 and 2008, the world is currently facing another economic crash due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Legal Impact of COVID-19 on the Business Market
In the world of business, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has a direct effect on endurance, whether by interrupting supply chains, causing cross-border complications or affecting the ability of companies to keep operations afloat.
Who Influences the Influencers
The increasing importance of social media highlights the necessity to provide a legal framework on how it can be used, governed and controlled. This article offers a brief explanation about the relationship between a social media influencer and an advertiser in a comparative approach between Canada, the United Kingdom and Lebanon with focus on the latter.
The Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ trademark saga
Christian Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ renowned trademark has not obtained the same strong protection all over the world and in Europe it is still waiting for the decision of the EU Court of Justice in case C-163/16, Christian Louboutin SAS v Van Haren Schoenen BV.
Mediation in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Mediation has been studied as the alternative method to resolve the dispute early on, avoiding the considerable costs and delays of arbitration.