litigation

Litigation Update: Are arbitrators employees or independent providers of services?

In the case of Jivraj v Hashwani [1], the U.K. Court of Appeal held that an arbitration agreement which provided that only persons of a certain religious belief could act as arbitrator was void because arbitrators fall within the scope of English anti-discrimination employment legislation in relation to religion and belief (the Employment Equality (Religion…

Litigation Update: Cyprus Limitation of Actions Law – suspension period extended further

The Limitation of Actions Law sets out the time limits within which claims must be brought before a court. The Law was suspended following inter-communal disturbances in 1964 and has remained suspended ever since.Law 110(I)/2002 was passed, which provided that the Limitations Law would re-enter into force with effect from 1 June 2005. However, Law…