If your life is a whirlwind of business lunches, late hours, and airplane food, try letting a little calm into the storm. Consistent exercise will give you better health, and the focus you need.
This article discusses two recent UK cases surrounding patenting of AI innovations.
In both cases, the judgments evaluated the historic application of specific provisions of the UK Patents Act 1977 (the “Act”) and how they may shape the approach to patenting AI innovations in the UK.
There’s plenty of opportunity for commercial entities to capitalize on the benefits of open source software. Experts predict that within four years, more than 80 percent of all commercial software will contain open source components. Are you, as a key player in your company’s legal department, familiar with the pitfalls associated with its uncontrolled use?
Practice Resources-October 2006
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in China.
Although it may sound simple enough, transferring an employee to a company’s foreign office is a substantial undertaking for both offices involved. Drafting an effective secondment agreement can help you avoid potential disputes over any number of key terms. Learn to carefully prepare such an agreement, first, and have a successful secondment.
Recent studies show that when we are part of a collective group (e.g., a group we have joined), we are far less likely to post unique, different or contrarian messages to that group.
Materials from the June 2, 2014 Corporate Counsel University Lunch and Keynote Presentation on social media standards.
In-house counsel advising businesses that operate in France (or working in French businesses that operate in other countries) should be aware of the French mechanisms for deferred prosecution agreements and plea bargaining. This article gives an overview of what in-house corporate counsel should consider in this respect when their company faces criminal proceedings in France.
This Quick Overview aims to briefly highlight a number of issues, such as the notification and public interest exceptions and key tax considerations, to provide foreign investors with the practical advice they need to help them pursue a successful Mergers & Acquisitions investment in Spain.
Attracting qualified professionals and motivating them to give their best are top concerns for today’s corporate legal departments. This InfoPAK offers tips on how in-house counsel can successfully recruit, hire, and manage employees.
As lawyers change roles with increasing regularity, the word "career" seems to describe the speed and frequency of that change as well as it does a lawyer's lifetime course of employment. This article briefly addresses an organizational element affecting lawyers' opportunity for change: How the perceived "right" size of legal departments critically determines the expansion and contraction of available legal roles.
This document is intended to provide non-profit staff with guidelines to eliminate any confusion concerning the use of social media.
This article argues that the path of Chinese land reform better fits a “bundle of sticks” than “law of things” view of property rights. It also examines the recent policy developments following the third plenum of the 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and finds that policy makers have stuck to the stick by stick approach.
Management and security of personal health information has been the subject of public debate due to major breaches. In-house counsel need to be aware of the threats to their company's data and learn how to deal with the possibility of privacy challenges.
Some things are best left for others to figure out for themselves. Law is probably not one of them. The real question is how to teach someone, especially adult learners, this challenging discipline. Study a number of teaching methods, understand the different types of students and learn to successfully impart your wisdom onto others.
Learn about recent UK High Court decisions and their implications with regard to cryptocurrency disputes in England and Wales.
Practice Resources- Tools & Solutions for Doing Your Job Better
This article discusses how DuPont's law department is using technology to create a virtual law firm, by fostering collaboration among its in-house staff, its outside law firms, and its serious providers.
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