Bird & Bird

This Practice Note analyses common methods of incentivising suppliers in outsourcing arrangements. It covers services credits, earn back, service bonuses, gain sharing and results-based contracting. It also addresses some general oversight arrangements including step-in, benchmarking and audit rights.

This Practice Note deals with the purpose of and procedure in the Copyright Tribunal, covering jurisdiction, composition, references by representatives of licensees for existing and proposed licensing schemes, a step-by-step coverage of Copyright Tribunal procedure for references to it, general principles applied by the Copyright Tribunal, costs and appeals.