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27 September 2013
Issue: 7577 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Procedure

Deutsche Bank AG and others v Unitech Global Ltd and another [2013] EWHC 2793 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 190 (Sep)

It was settled law that the English law of conflicts excused performance of an obligation where performance would be illegal by the law of the country where the obligation was to be performed, but did not excuse performance where, although performance of the obligation was not illegal in the country where performance was to take place, steps necessary to enable a party to perform its obligation would be illegal in the country where such steps would be taken.

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

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Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

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A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
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Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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