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• ARBITRATION (INVESTMENT DISPUTES)
  After ICSID arbitration, English court granted freezing orders against the Republic of Bolivia. Court of Appeal finds that arbitration proceedings were not “proceedings” for the purpose of Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 to permit interim relief to preserve the outcome of the arbitration proceedings
• CHILD ABDUCTION
  In mandamus proceeding seeking to set aside restrictions on parent’s access to child, Court of Appeals of Texas interprets and applies Texas law against international parental abduction, using Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act as interpretation aid
• DISCOVERY (IMPLIED UNDERTAKING RULE)
  After guardian of minor Plaintiff in child injury litigation gave deposition testimony, Canadian Supreme Court holds that, under Implied Undertaking Rule, lower court should, under circumstances, have denied attorney general’s request for authority to turn over deposition to police investigating potential criminal aspects of child’s injury at daycare home
• FORUM NON CONVENIENS
  In litigation arising out of Argentinean automobile accidents involving Ford Explorers with Firestone Tires, Florida appellate court rules that trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Defendants’ motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens, where Argentinean courts would impose 3% filing fee in this case where Plaintiffs sought large amount of damages
• JURISDICTION
  In case of a foreign banking conglomerate involved in a leveraged bond scheme, the Court of Appeal of California rules that the California trial court had personal jurisdiction over the defendants, where bank representatives solicited business in person in the State of California
• JURY TAMPERING
  Where young woman of prior good character sent note to member of friend’s criminal jury asking her to acquit friend, U. K. Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reviews Defendant’s good references, clean record and plea of guilty and reduces length of her confinement