“Should I stay or should I go”, queried the Clash. Litigators are often faced with the same question, albeit in a far different context. Most (but certainly not all!) Commercial Division practitioners ...

The United States Supreme Court recently reversed a decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that held lower courts may dismiss a case when a party requests a stay pending arbitration. Smith v.

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has cleared the way for criminal defendants refused legal aid on funding grounds to have ...

Lagos lawyer Adetokunbo Davies commends the industry of the Court of Appeal in Mekwunye V. Lotus Capital Ltd & Ors, but maintains that until the Supreme Court makes a pronouncement on the issue, the ...

Jakob Pade Frederiksen of Inspicos says a Unified Patent Court decision not to stay a revocation action while a parallel EPO opposition proceeding takes place provides another indication of the ...