It is not the first thing that comes to mind when you go abroad, for example because of your holiday, but even if you are travelling abroad it is not inconceivable that you will suffer personal injury as a result of being involved in an accident. If the injury you have sustained can be attributed…
Over the past few years, the use of robotics to replace human tasks has increased enormously. Robots are also increasingly being used in sports and game situations. For example, several chess players played against a so-called chess robot during the Moscow Open chess tournament in Russia last month. An innocent game of chess took a…
Litigation in the United States of America: Dispelling the Myths By: Ernest H. (Skip) Kohlmyer, III, Esq., LL.M. Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, also known as the “McDonald’s coffee case” and “the hot coffee lawsuit,” was a 1994 product liability lawsuit that became a flashpoint in the debate in the United States over tort reform. A…
International child abduction generally concerns a child who has been taken by one parent away from the other. That child has been taken – without authorization or against existing agreements – to a foreign country, for example from the Netherlands to the United Arab Emirates. The question that will arise is whether or not the…
Since the COVID-19 outbreak employees tend to work from home more often. As a result, employers do not have clear view over their staff and the work they perform. Nevertheless, the employer bears a certain responsibility even when employers are not working from the office. We would like to inform you about a few of…
Article 6:95 of the Dutch Civil Law stipulates that the damage that must be compensated on the basis of a legal obligation to pay compensation consists of financial loss and other disadvantage. But what is meant by ‘other disadvantage and when are you entitled to it? Immaterial damage Other disadvantage within the meaning of Article…
Courtesy of Urban Thier & Federer, P.A., International Law Firm Unlike criminal lawsuits, where the government seeks to impose penalties on individuals for violating laws, a civil lawsuit acts to resolve matters between two individual parties. Individuals and corporations alike can participate in civil lawsuits, and may sue or be sued when another party has…
According to the National Association of Realtors, international home buyers purchased $104 billion in United States real estate for the period of April 2014 to March 2016. This number is up from the previous year’s $92 billion, and $68 billion from the year before, reflecting an ever-expanding world market. The top five countries investing in…