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Case of the Day: Argentina v. BG Group
The Blogatory case of the day is Republic of Argentina v. BG Group, plc, Civ. A. No. 08-485 (D.D.C. Jan. 21, 2011), a decision on confirmation of an arbitral award under the Argentina-U.K. bilateral investment treaty. After the financial crisis of 2001, the Argentine government enacted emergency legislation that, according to BG Group, an investor……
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US Pretrial Discovery for Foreign Litigants
Here is a link to an article Penny Gilbert and I recently published in CDR, a British legal magazine, on US judicial assistance for litigants in British civil litigation. The article covers some of the key concepts in the judicial assistance statute and the mechanics of making a request for judicial assistance. Thanks to CDR……