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Legal and Business Implications of Shrink-Wrap Agreements: Look Before You Click
Shrink-wrap and click-wrap agreements are the fine print you see, among other things, when you click through terms and conditions in accessing an online service (e.g., in connection with a...Read more
Yusuf Cassim
Vice President, Intellectual Property, Licensing and Contracts, The Charles Schwab Corporation, USA
Michael Overly
Partner, Foley & Lardner, USA
Construction Contracts Within the Framework of PPP / Concession Projects - A Legal Overview (From a Greek Law Perspective)
Under a typical PPP (Public – Private Partnership) structure , the Awarding Authority / Grantor (“the Grantor”) executes the Project Agreement with the Project Company, which is a Special Purpose...Read more
Areti Roditi
Chief Legal Counsel, PPP & Concessions Department, J&p-Avax Sa, Greece
Construction Contracts form an Integral Part of the Economy and Development of the UAE
The United Arab Emirates, one of the GCC countries, has legislated the Arbitration laws under the UAE Civil Procedure Code (Federal Law No. 11 of 1992). However, it is still...Read more
Nehme Abi Saad
Legal Counsel, Saudi Oger, UAE
Evolving Oil & Gas Contracts and Tax and Regulatory Risks
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
Andrew Haynes
Deputy General Counsel, BG Group, UK
Failed Contract Relationships: Are the Lawyers to Blame?
Each year, IACCM conducts a study of the most frequently negotiated terms and conditions. And each year, the top places are dominated by the terms that allocate risk or imply...Read more
Sally Hughes
Chief Executive Officer, IACCM - International Association for Contract and Commercial Management, UK
The Directive 2004/18/EC on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts
The Directive 2004/18/EC on “the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts” was approved by the European Parliament Council on...Read more
Marina Vitale
Regional Legal Counsel, Hewlett Packard, Italy
Michele Corbosiero
Legal Manager, Hewlett Packard, Italy
Understanding Implications of Compliance to Government Contracts
Government contracts are complex instruments that require rigour, discipline and foresight well beyond the signature and execution of the deal. These contracts have unique obligations and duties not generally intuitive,...Read more
Nishat Ruiter
General Counsel, TED Conferences, USA
Public tenders and public contracts in Italy. The issues that large groups have to face when bidding/contracting with Italian awarding bodies
Italian law on public procurement has recently undergone substantial modifications with the enactment of legislative decree 163 of 12 April 2006, as subsequently, in a typical Italian style, amended, lastly...Read more
Giovanni Monterverde
Vice President Legal and Compliance MEA, Alstom Transport, France
Approaches to contracting: does the tail sometimes wag the dog?
This article will highlight the difference between commercial (usually more flexible) and corporate (usually more legal and sometimes more rigid) approaches to making and implementing contracts, and explore some of...Read more
Frank Sanford
Corporate Lawyer, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A, Switzerland
Construction Risk Management: Keys to Sound Contract Administration Best Practices
Murphy's Law: "if something can go wrong - it will"
For those of us who practice Construction Law, we have learned that Murphy actually invented two other secret...Read more
Brian Swartz
EVP, Legal & Commercial, Aecon Group Inc., Canada