On January 1 of this year, amendments to the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (CPL) entered into effect, representing the nation’s proactive approach to refining its legal system ...

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies generally to most arbitration agreements, but parties can choose to have the procedural law of the place of arbitration apply instead. On many issues, there ...

Recognizing the difference between substantive and procedural rights helps enormously in understanding the battles over applying the first eight amendments of the U.S. Constitution to the states.

There's something for everyone in the procedure decisions handed down by the Court of Appeals during its 2017-2018 term—from personal injury lawyers to commercial litigators. This piece summarizes ...

Substantive rights have a core that can be meaningfully interpreted and protected; they can exist independently of a particular government or a particular legal system. Procedural rights lack such an ...

In the first of a two-part UPC special, lawyers at A&O Shearman explain what you need to know about changes of procedural language and security for costs While the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has ...

A South Florida law firm, seeking at least $500 million, is taking on a developer and others over an alleged fraudulent $12.5 million deal. A six-year Florida Minimum Wage Act class action against ...