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How Does International Arbitration Work?

31st March 2020
From, ‘Which jurisdiction will my dispute fall under?’, to ‘Is it easier to opt for traditional litigation?’, Kiran succinctly briefs us on the process behind international disputes, honing in on foreign laws, and the advantages of opting for arbitration over litigation. How do you decide where to file a case arising from an international dispute? […]
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What Can We Learn from Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction?

31st March 2020
Weinstein was later fired from his production company and the Los Angeles Police Department began their criminal investigation into the alleged rape, as well as the New York and London police departments investigating other sexual assault allegations. In May 2018 Weinstein was arrested; he was convicted by a jury of two of five criminal charges: […]
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Limitation of Liability in Commercial Contracts – A Swiss Law Perspective

31st March 2020
Such choice of law happens relatively often in international commercial contracts for various reasons. With contractual limitations on damages being critically important in commercial contracts, allowing parties to better assess and control business risks arising from a commercial transaction, Andrea Haefeli touches here on the contractual limitation on damages under Swiss law, i.e. what liabilities […]
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An Interview with the First Female Lawyer Outside Cobb County…

31st March 2020
As the first female lawyer outside Cobb County, what challenges did you face? When I first started practising law, the few of us of the female gender were usually referred to as “little ladies” by the judges.  Our male counterparts were referred to as “Colonel.”  It was evident immediately that the ‘good old boys’ were […]
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Dental Negligence and the Rise of Litigation

31st March 2020
With dental negligence often occurring due to the misconception that dentists are money orientated, Paul explores what solicitors should look out for in experts and the reasons why such litigation is on the rise. Common mistakes  other dental professionals make which can lead to claims of Dental Negligence: Most of the common negligence cases that […]
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Medicinal Cannabis: Where Are We Now?

31st March 2020
Speaking to Elliott Rolfe, we learn where UK businesses stand with cannabis-based products and the precautions they should take. Is it worth starting your own CBD business? Read on to find out. How is the UK’s interest in legalising cannabis - especially medicinal cannabis - changed in the past few years? In terms of the […]
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How IP Protection Is Progressing in China

31st March 2020
An Introduction to IP protection in China The IP legal system in China provides protections on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, integrated circuit layout design and geographic indications. There are three patent categories: invention, utility models and design. In 2019, around 4.4 million patent applications were filed, with 1.4 million being inventions, 2.3 million being […]
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