State Bank Enjoys FSIA Immunity
Without direct effects in the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City held on January 21, 2011 in the matter Gosain v. State Bank of India, New York Branch, docket number 10-711, the court cannot exercise jurisdiction over the defendant foreign state-owned bank. The opinion analyzes the direct effects-prong of the commercial activity exception to foreign sovereign immunity in 28 USC §1605(a)(2). -- Clemens Kochinke, partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington, DC.
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Greece Joins Italy Against Germany in ICJ
By way of intervention, Greece joined Italy in its defense of a case brought by Germany for the recognition of sovereign immunity from the enforcement of an Italian judgment into German government property located in Italy. The International Court of Justice published a status update on January 17, 2011. -- Clemens Kochinke, partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington, DC.
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