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ArticleTop Posts From Our First Year Of The Duane Morris Green IP BlogThis week marks the one-year anniversary of our first post to the Duane Morris Green IP Blog, so we thought we'd mark the occasion with a look back at our top posts of the first year. United StatesIntellectual PropertyDuane Morris LLP
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ArticleDisclose That Contamination? Or Not?Owners of contaminated sites are sometimes reluctant to disclose what they know, hoping to get rid of the liability with the property.CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
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ArticleOverview Of The UAS Ofcom Drone LicenceUnmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAS"), more commonly referred to as drones, are aerial vehicles that do not carry a human operator, but instead are remotely piloted. Most drones today currently...United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentPreiskel & Co
ArticleSupreme Court Strikes Down The RBI Circular of 12th February 2018The banks can still opt for Project Sashakt as a resolution mechanism for stressed assets apart from the other measures. IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringK Singhania & Co
ArticleIntegrity & Governance Units (IGU) To Enhance Governance And Ethics In Government Interest CompaniesRecently, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah urged the Government to remain committed to the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Plan.MalaysiaCriminal LawZaid Ibrahim & Co. (a member of ZICO Law)
ArticleLinks In The Chain: Recent Trends In Sub-ContractingThe case of "Leander Construction Ltd v Mulalley & Company Ltd [2011] EWHC 3449", heard before the Technology and Construction Court in the United Kingdom, recently considered the question as to whether a sub-contractor is under an implied obligation to a main contractor to proceed ‘regularly and diligently’ with the sub-contract works. IrelandReal Estate and ConstructionArthur Cox
ArticleWithout Prejudice – Understanding What It MeansLawyers and non-lawyers frequently head communications with the phrase, "without prejudice".Isle of ManLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSimcocks
ArticleExtending Protection To Ideas; Breaking The Notion Of MonopolyThe manifestation of ideas into words or any material form is called ‘expressing' the idea.IndiaIntellectual PropertyKhurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys
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ArticleThe Interplay Between Articles 23, 33 And 296 Of The 1992 Constitution Of GhanaThis comprehensive legal briefing covers recent developments across African jurisdictions, including Ghana's constitutional interpretation challenges, South Africa's withdrawal of its AI policy draft due to fabricated sources...GhanaGovernment, Public SectorENS
ArticleYuanda (UK) Co Limited v WW Gear Constructon Limited case InsightA recent decision in the TCC has addressed a number of important issues, including: "Tolent" clauses; what happens when contractual adjudication provisions are found to be non-Act compliant; whether joinder provisions in adjudication clauses are permissible and the minimum rate of interest for late payments.United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionSpeechly Bircham LLP
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