Explanatory Notes for a Supreme Court decision relating to: (i) the standing of a third party to sue in an action for a retrial who is subject to the effect of a final and binding judgment ordering dissolution of a stock company; and (ii) the validity of an application for intervention as an independent party to seek only a dismissal with or without prejudice of a claim raised by one of the existing parties (Supreme Court Decision issued by the First Petty Bench on July 10, 2014)

Explanatory Notes for case where violation of fair and equitable treatment was found for measures against an investor’s breach of duty

Investment treaty arbitration attracting attention as emerging legal market

The Overview of IP-related Judgments Handed Down by Japanese Courts in the Latter Half of 2014

The Economic Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Speed-Conferencing Sessions “Is mediation a toothless bite? What about the SIAC-SIMC Arb-Med-Arb Protocol? Is mediation gaining currency in Asia?”

Recent Practices relating to M&A and Investment in Southeast Asia

The Present and Future of Interpretation and Application of the Product Liability Act – on the Twentieth Anniversary of its Enforcement