Vol. 3, No. 10, Winter 2010

In what may be the most significant case for brands and trade marks in the last five years, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) issued a decision...Read more

This Article touches upon certain efforts to protect and utilize select intellectual property rights within US intercollegiate athletics, and specifically, by the main governing body thereof – the National Collegiate...Read more

Whether you work in a small legal department with a handful of lawyers or a large department spanning multiple continents, the importance of managing the behavior of your business clients...Read more

The article examines business complaints and how they escalate through bad management and failure to address customer fears. It covers the practical complaints handling techniques employed by our business and...Read more

In the integrated global economy that has emerged over the last two decades, companies in all industries require a network of partners to discover, develop, manufacture, market, sell, supply and...Read more

Legal service provided by in-house lawyers evolved over the last period from pure advisory and consultancy type of business into legal risk management. Business is considering in-house lawyer as their...Read more

This paper examines the disclosure obligations of publicly listed companies as stipulated by Greek Law N. 3556/2007 (O.J. 91/A/2007), implementing Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council...Read more

As the global economic crisis makes its mark, regulators and courts are sounding off with one message coming through loud and clear, ‘flout the rules, pay the penalties’. In-house counsel,...Read more

Recently I attended an Intellect event where the guest speaker was Dr Steve Garnett, Chairman Europe, salesforce.com, where he spoke about cloud computing and how it is destined to destroy...Read more

Corporate legal departments are facing unprecedented pressure to manage themselves like any other business unit, streamlining costs and improving efficiency. This presents unique challenges to a department that has traditionally...Read more

Governments and regulatory authorities have, for some time, encouraged private sector companies to create and implement contigency plans in the event that a crisis occurs. As a consequence of the...Read more

The world has watched with fascination as the United States enters its second year of trying to reform its health care industry. The Herculean effort has come down to a...Read more

This article describes the benefits of creating a virtual network, designed to offer part-time lawyers and retirees a way back into the workforce in the most efficient manner, for the...Read more

As we approach the second decade of the 21st century, general counsel have a unique opportunity to pause and reflect. We began the previous decade with a stock market crash...Read more

Over the last century, there have been radical changes in technology and the way businesses operate. However, provision of legal services has remained fundamentally unchanged. The article, therefore, explores traditional...Read more

Czech law provides various legal options for transfer of the business from/to a Czech legal entity: a) asset deal; b) transfer of business activity; c) transfer of (part of) enterprise; d) de-merger / spin-off; and e) share deal. The transfer of...Read more

In light of the recent resurgence of resource nationalism and the current economic troubles, natural resources companies are once again facing substantial risks to their investments, and their returns on...Read more

The prospective investors and the stakeholders of any company who want to invest / hold / trade in the stocks of any corporate, want to ensure that the companies, in...Read more