Class actions
2023 Annual Litigation Trends Survey
Global | Publication | January 18, 2023
Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2023 Litigation Trends Survey reveals that class action activity and risk parallel the broader litigation landscape in key areas.
Employment and labor marked the most common type of class action that respondents encountered in 2022. It was also the leading area of future concern, followed by cybersecurity, data protection and data privacy. ESG ranked third.
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Agreement on new EU gas projects and measures under the European Green Deal
On November 28, 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs), i.e., projects within the EU territory, and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs), i.e., projects connecting the EU with other countries, including 166 projects implementing the European Green Deal.
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Ireland
The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the “Act”), which establishes a new foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime in Ireland, was enacted on 31 October 2023, and the much-anticipated commencement date of the Act has now been confirmed to be 6 January 2025.
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Paying the Price: Court of Appeal holds debt still due when non-fulfilment of a condition precedent is caused by the buyer’s own breach
In King Crude Carriers SA & Ors v Ridgebury November LLC & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 719 the Court of Appeal held that the claimant sellers (the Sellers) were entitled to claim the deposits promised under sale contracts as a debt despite the defendant buyers’ (the Buyers) breach of contract, which had resulted in the non-fulfilment of a condition precedent to the payment of the deposits.
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