NIPC Law

Author Unknown employee of or contractor to  US govt Dedicated to the public. Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Me David Stone)  International Pipeline Products Ltd v IK UK Ltd and others [2020] EWHC 1602 (Ch) (24 June 2020) This was an application by several defendants to a claim for breach of contract, conspiracy, breach of confidence and patent, copyright and unregistered design right infringement for security for costs.  It was heard by Mr David Stone sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court on 1 May 2020. He gave an extemporary judgment on the day of the hearing and delivered detailed reasons on 24 June 2020. CPR 25.12 (1 ) provides: "A defendant to any claim may apply under this Section of this Part for security for his costs of the proceedings." The costs of civil litigation in the UK can be eye-watering.  It is bad enough to be sued in this country in the first place.  What makes it worse is being unable to recover...

Jane Lambert Immediately to the west of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan straddles Europe and Asia. It was therefore logical for the President of China to announce the project now known as the Belt Road Initiative ("QBRI") to build new road, rail, power and telecommunications links between China and Europe on a visit to that country in 2013 (see  President Xi Jinping delivers speech at Nazarbayev University   9 Sept 2013 YouTube). The construction and maintenance of those transport and communications links across Kazakhstan will require enormous investment from China and other countries.  It is likely that disputes will arise from time to time and a forum will be required for their resolution. The Supreme People's Court of China offers The China International Commercial Court  at X'ian and Shenzhen but the proceedings are in Chinese before Chinese judges and are determined in accordance with Chinese law.  Not every foreign investor, contractor o...