Saudi Arabia Update - January 2018

Legal developments

Filed under:
Saudi Arabia, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Media & Entertainment, Tax, White Collar Crime, Dentons, Bribery, Whistleblower, Bankruptcy, Value added tax, False advertising, Corruption
Authors:
Mahmoud Abdel-Baky
Location:
Saudi Arabia
Firm:
Dentons
Are attorney’s fees recoverable in state actions for work done in bankruptcy court?

Under the “American Rule” concerning the recovery of attorney’s fees in pursuing breach of contract litigation, the prevailing party is awarded fees if the contract or an applicable statute provides for such recovery. Some states also allow a judgment creditor to recover fees incurred in enforcing the judgment, if the judgment was based on a contract or statute that authorized fees in the original litigation. See, e.g., California Code of Civil Procedure § 685.040.

Filed under:
USA, California, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Bankruptcy, Costs in English law, Injunction, Breach of contract, False advertising, Unfair competition, United States bankruptcy court, California courts of appeal
Authors:
Mike C. Buckley
Location:
USA
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP