The aim of this article is to analyze the utilization of alternative approaches for resolving tax disputes across various countries worldwide in order to evaluate the feasibility of introducing such approaches in Ukraine. It provides an overview of mediation, which is considered one of the most...

In some countries an IP owner’s attempts to defend or enforce its IP rights in a conventional way may face difficulties, particularly if the country’s judiciary is not able to effectively render justice since it lacks the necessary resources, if the courts are subject to interventions by the...

The aim of this study is to elucidate whether arbitration offers advantages compared to the patent litigation system which is currently existing in Germany. To answer this question three essential characteristics of the current German patent litigation system are presented, i.e. the economic...

COVID-19 has been a crisis unexpected in scale and nature. It has changed many assumptions that we have about life and work. It has also forced drastic behavioural changes. Dispute lawyers everywhere are not spared. To a large extent, technology and the internet avoided a complete collapse in...

In recent years, advancements in blockchain as well as virtual and augmented reality technologies have led to the emergence of digital environments, commonly referred to as the “metaverse”. These virtual worlds offer users unprecedented ways to interact and conduct business, such as the use...

Disagreements over business deals, land boundaries, or loan non-repayment are very common sources of disputes, and courts are congested in developing countries. We evaluate the effects of the government introducing formal "village courts" (VCs) in rural Bangladesh using a randomized controlled...

Disputes and conflict are inevitable and arise in every facet of business. While litigation is often unavoidable, Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) provides alternatives to protracted, costly, and public litigation and trials through courts and other public tribunals. Our purpose in...