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The Blackstone & Burke Center: Where Philosophy Meets Law

2nd April 2019
The Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty examines and promotes ordered liberty in the common-law tradition, including religious freedom, freedom of association, freedom of speech, and economic freedom, and as these freedoms have flourished under the common law and are secured by proper constitutional restraints, the Center explores essential elements of common-law practice […]
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What You Need to Know about Purchasing an Intellectual Property Portfolio

2nd April 2019
How would you advise clients when they are exploring the possible idea of purchasing an already existing intellectual property portfolio? With evolving business dynamics, intellectual property owners are often under business compulsion to purchase portfolios. Most of such portfolios are spread over various jurisdictions covering intellectual protection in several continents, making intellectual property strategic consultancies […]
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Doing Business in Japan – What Does the Jurisdiction Have To Offer?

2nd April 2019
We speak with Kenichi Nakano about doing business in Japan. He begins: "Although household wealth was adversely affected by the burst of bubbles in the 1990s and the financial crisis occurred in 2008, the population in Japan is shrinking and ageing, yet Japan still has a population exceeding 126 million as of 1 January 2019 […]
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Marine Engineering: What Needs to Change?

2nd April 2019
 From determining the cause of a boat sinking, to valuating loss during marina operations, Greg shares a snippet of his knowledge on the sector he has spent 44 years specializing in. When an accident occurs, in order for you to appropriately analyze the circumstances, what reports and actions need to be taken? The most important […]
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Standard of Care: How Has the Caring Sector and Its Cases Changed?

2nd April 2019
Cyndy Minnery, an expert in long term care, speaks about the legal cases she sees and what changes could be made to spare those who may be victims from a lack of adherence to a quality standard of care. What are common cases you are instructed on as an expert witness? I usually work as […]
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Should You Become a Dual Qualified Lawyer to Advance Your Career?

29th March 2019
In order to offer as much as you can to your eager clients, qualifying in another country to practice as a lawyer is a viable option that will help you stand out amongst others. With BARBRI International prepping lawyers to seek admission in other jurisdictions, we speak to Victoria Cromwell who shares how the qualification […]
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What Is Foreign Bribery?

29th March 2019
This month, we discuss foreign bribery: what are the challenges facing law enforcement? Dennis speaks about this and the potential changes to legislation. What is foreign bribery? Foreign bribery includes providing or offering a benefit to a foreign public official, or causing a benefit to be provided to a foreign public official, where the benefit […]
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Has the Mutual Trust Between the UK and Poland Evaporated?

29th March 2019
 Insightful as ever, Aleksandra Kowalik takes us through whether this mutual trust is now being tested and the impact the implantation of Article 7 has had. There is no doubt that international criminal justice cooperation demands a solid basis of mutual trust which is reinforced within the legal system of each state jurisdiction, and which […]
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What Is ADR and When Should You opt for it?

29th March 2019
What is the difference between mediation and voluntary arbitration and when is ADR the best option? Read on to find out. What is ADR? ADR allows parties involved in disputes to resolve them without resorting going to the courts. The service is private and efficient and saves parties from the expense, delay, inconvenience and distress […]
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Can Psychology Help Lawyer Wellbeing and Resilience?

29th March 2019
We speak with Professor Hugh Koch, who touches on how he assists in legal cases, as well as how he understands law firms better than usual experts and how wellbeing and resilience assist hardworking lawyers. You are instructed on psychological and orthopaedic personal injury assessments; can you share how the process of devising a report […]
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