Dippy Singh

London

Senior Reporter at CDR (Commercial Dispute Resolution)

Senior Reporter at African Law and Business

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Articles

US’s biggest yoghurt maker defeats class action

1 week ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

A US class action accusing yogurt titan Chobani of falsely advertising one of its popular products as sugar free has been thrown out by a district court. In a significant ruling for food manufacturers, a district court in Illinois has thrown out a proposed class action which claimed the labelling on Chobani’s ‘Zero Sugar’ yogurt was deceptive and “just plain wrong” due to the product containing the sweetener allulose.
Peruvian farmer loses high-profile climate case in Germany

1 week ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

While a top appeals court has rejected the farmer’s climate change lawsuit against German energy goliath RWE, the court has set a potential precedent by holding that major polluters can, in principle, be held liable for the costs caused by their carbon emissions under German civil law.
Ireland set for first ever class action

1 week ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

An Irish non-profit has been given the go-ahead to bring Ireland’s first collective action – which is set to be funded via donations as the country continues to impose a general ban on third-party litigation funding. In a landmark move, the High Court of Ireland earlier this week (26 May) granted permission to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) to bring a data privacy class action against tech titan Microsoft.
LIDW25 preview: “Continued evolution rather than revolution”

1 week ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

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Ex-US Attorney General heads back to Arnold & Porter

1 week ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

The former head honcho of US law enforcement has returned to Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC. Following his four-year tenure in the high-ranking position of US Attorney General, Merrick Garland has returned to private practice as a partner in Arnold & Porter’s appellate and Supreme Court practice group in the US capital. His arrival was announced on Friday (23 May).
Norwegian Supreme Court makes precedent-setting arbitrator bias ruling

2 weeks ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

Norway’s highest court has declined to quash an arbitral award on the grounds of arbitrator impartiality – with the appellant and court clashing on key points. In its first ever judgment on the issue of arbitrator bias, the Supreme Court of Norway has ruled that arbitrator Stephan Jervell – whose law firm had acted for one of the parties to the arbitration on an unrelated case – was not disqualified from serving on the panel.
Addleshaw bags ex-Eversheds tech disputes head

2 weeks ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

The firm has nabbed a leading digital and data disputes lawyer with over two decades of litigation experience for its Leeds office. Tech disputes big hitter James Hyde has left an extensive 23-year tenure at Eversheds Sutherland to join Addleshaw Goddard as a partner in its commercial disputes team based in Leeds, England. His arrival was announced on 19 May.
Youngest ever female High Court judge takes top CAT role

2 weeks ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

The UK’s foremost competition and collective actions court has appointed Justice Kelyn Bacon as its new president following the furore over its scandal-hit former president, Sir Marcus Smith. The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has confirmed that Justice Kelyn Bacon – who in 2020 became the youngest woman to be appointed a London High Court judge – will take the helm as its new president, effective 23 May.
Quarterly Focus: Refining Egypt’s disputes courts

2 weeks ago | cdr-news.com | Dippy Singh

As the second largest economy in Africa, it made sense for Egypt to create a dedicated court system for economic and commercial disputes. CDR explores how these courts have evolved and the hurdles that persist. Go back to pre-2008; the handling of economic and commercial disputes in Egypt – which came under the jurisdiction of general civil and criminal courts – was dogged by several major problems.
Tiger Brands offers to settle long-running listeria class action

3 weeks ago | africanlawbusiness.com | Dippy Singh

South Africa’s biggest food company has made a confidential settlement offer as it seeks to resolve certain class action claims sparked by the world’s deadliest listeria outbreak on record. A class action brought against food giant Tiger Brands in 2018 could be on the first step to a resolution as the company announced on Monday (12 May) that it had put an undisclosed settlement deal on the table.