Our Practice Goups
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
We advise and support our clients in handling disputes of any kind and scope. We have many years of experience and expertise in this field. One focus of our law firm’s activities is too handle our clients’ disputes if no extrajudicial solution can be found.
We represent our clients both out of court and before litigation and arbitration courts. Moreover, we also act as arbitrators in legal disputes. We conduct legal disputes in English or French. Several of our lawyers are licensed to represent before French governmental courts. We conduct proceedings before the European Courts in Luxemburg.
The support we offer our clients begins well before the start of legal proceedings in order to avoid risks and increase chances. At this early stage, we advise on the main strategic courses of action and develop the right strategy with our client. Together, we prepare the legal dispute and gather the relevant facts. After analyzing the case from all angles, we then provide our client with a candid risk assessment and a realistic likelihood of success. With three of our lawyers being bar accredited specialist lawyers in international business law, we help our clients finding the best forum for their needs, thereby opening an additional dimension for being successful in court.
We do our very best always to find a commercially worthwhile and down-to-earth solution on behalf of our clients. Our first approach is to offer constructive solutions for reaching an out-of-court settlement. If litigation becomes unavoidable, however, we then represent our clients’ interests forcefully. We assert our clients’ claims and fend off claims against our clients.
Our areas of work include:
- General litigation
- Labor law disputes
- Arbitration procedures
- Contract litigation
- Corporate litigation
- Commercial law disputes
- Product liability
- Insolvency law disputes
- Procedures before the European Courts
- ICC and DIS arbitration Courts
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Recent news from DFA's litigation practice
Our litigation team team has files claims and conducts proceedings for nullification of a implementation regulation of the European Commission with the European Court of Justice.
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Recent news from DFA's litigation practice
DFA acts as counsel in litigation relating to the non-performance of an international plant construction contract as a result of sanctions imposed on the principal of the contract.
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A few case examples for our practice from the last 20+ years with hands on management by the partners of DFA
Swiss client supported against German court judgement (application of EU-Regulation)
DFA‘ Nehle Bornemann succeeds in stopping enforcement of German default judgement rendered against Swiss client, by obtaining annulment of service of statement of claims, judgement and attachment order pointing out that service to Switzerland does not work under Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters, but under the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters. Contrary to the Former, the latter does not allow,as far as Switzerland is concerned, direct service using postal services only but formal service through the official channel in Switzerland
#International Business law #Litigation
DFA assisted German client to enforce loan repayment by a French Bank
DFA attorneys obtain enforcement of claim for loan repayment by French bank under a French notarized loan agreement, making use of the fact that payment claims under a deed notarised in France constitute an enforceable title under the Brussels I and Brussels Ia Regulation, without having to have recourse to the courts first. Within days of receiving copy of the deed declared enforceable by the competent German court, the debtor paid of the entire amount plus cost.
# International Business law # Litigation
# French Desk
Regulatory proceedings at European level
#International Business Law #Litigation
Recent news from DFA's litigation practice
DFA sues major German bank for non-performance under a URDG [Uniform Rules on Demand Guarantees] 758 governed demand payment guarantee.
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Arbitration claim for annulment of shareholders‘ resolutions
DFA defends German limited partnership against a claim for annulment of a shareholders’ resolution brought in Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS) proceedings.
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Recent ICC arbitration proceedings in Paris
DFA team members have acted as counsel for oil and mining player in ICC arbitration in Paris involving German and French legal aspects.
#Dispute Resolution# International Business law #French Desk
Recent alternative dispute resolution assignments at DFA
DFA lawyers succeed in settling a claim for Annulement of repaid shareholder loans under European Insolvency Statute (EuInsVO)
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Service of statement of claims and procedural acts from Germany to Switzerland
DFA team successfully obtains annulment of default judgement and related enforcement procedures in Germany against Swiss client based on poor service of judicial documents under the EuZVO and the Hague Convention of Service of legal documents.
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Multi-jurisdictional labour court proceedings
DFA advises a French Group multi-jurisdictional labour court proceedings in Germany and in France triggered by the dismissal of an officer of the client group’s German subsidiary with forum related aspects under the Brussels Ia regulation and with conflict of law aspects under the Rome I regulation.
#Litigation #French Desk #Labour Law