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Continued recognition of civil judgments between the UK and Norway

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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

ContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by two or more of those parties. Any such promise...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent...

A company’s constitution

What is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as including:•the company’s articles of...

Malicious falsehood

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for...

Practice notes

Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

A director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed transaction or arrangement with the company of which they are a...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Defamation—defences

DefencesThere are a number of substantive defences to a defamation claim, the majority of which are now, since the Defamation Act 2013 (DA 2013),...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 12th Jan

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Starting a GDPR compensation claim—a practical guide

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners in a number of areas covered in this...

Produced in partnership with Robert Brodrick and Stephen Woodward of Payne Hicks Beach 12th Jan

Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...

9th Nov

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Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

An intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective route to generating revenue while...

Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 12th Jan

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Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...

9th Nov

Brexit

Precedents

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

9th Nov

Practice notes

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention)

This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is under...

9th Nov

Brexit

Practice notes

Model ADR clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners considering the use of ADR as it may...

9th Nov

Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...

9th Nov

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Applications for interim injunctions for breaches of privacy

This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Privacy law—misuse of private information and Privacy law—remedies.Coronavirus...

Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB and Daniel Bishop 12th Jan

Precedents

Third party intellectual property rights indemnity clause—pro-supplier

1 Intellectual property rights indemnity 1.1 The Supplier shall defend the Customer against any third party claim that...

9th Nov

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Applicable law clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...

9th Nov

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Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...

9th Nov

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Precedents

Standard contractual clauses for international transfers—set II—controller to controller—ICO templates

In briefThis precedent links to: •a template created by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the ‘Set II’ or ‘2004’ EU Standard...

27th Jan

Precedents

Key terms for insertion into a services contract for the appointment of a data protection representative in the UK or EEA

Note: This precedent includes provisions to be inserted into a services contract with appropriate amendments. It is assumed that the terms for the...

Produced in partnership with André Bywater of Cordery Compliance 27th Jan

Precedents

Standard contractual clauses for international transfers—controller to processor—ICO templates

In briefThis precedent links to:•a template created by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the ‘2010’ EU Standard Contractual Clauses...

27th Jan

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UK GDPR—extra-territorial reach

For a general introduction to the Retained General Data Protection Regulation, Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) regime, see Practice Note:...

Produced in partnership with Aaron Simpson of Hunton Andrews Kurth and Bridget Treacy of Hunton Andrews Kurth 27th Jan

Precedents

Policy—records retention (employment)

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

27th Jan

Precedents

Records retention schedule (employment)

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

27th Jan

Practice notes

Processing personal data—standard of consent

This Practice Note is based on the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and consent guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s...

27th Jan

Practice notes

Personal data sharing between controllers

This Practice Note explores issues and best practice relating to the sharing of personal data between controllers (including joint controllers and...

27th Jan

Precedents

Data protection privacy notice (employment)

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

27th Jan

Precedents

Policy—criminal records information

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

27th Jan

Practice notes

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—transfers of personal data internationally and to international organisations

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered a Brexit implementation period. This Practice Note introduces the general...

27th Jan

Brexit

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The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

27th Jan

Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Cybersecurity 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Austria; China; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Italy;...

27th Jan

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Processing personal data—legitimate interests

This Practice Note explains the scope for relying on legitimate interest as a lawful ground for processing personal data under the UK General Data...

27th Jan

Practice notes

Processing personal data—obtaining, recording and managing consent

This Practice Note is based on the UK GDPR and consent guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).What is consent?Consent is...

27th Jan

Practice notes

Processing personal data by law enforcement and intelligence agencies—an introduction to the Data Protection and Law Enforcement Directive and Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Professor Dan Hyde of Harrison Clark Rickerbys 27th Jan

Practice notes

Starting a UK GDPR compensation claim—a practical guide

This Practice Note provides guidance on pursuing a UK GDPR claim pursuant to the UK data regime in force and applying as from 11 pm on 31 December...

26th Jan

Practice notes

Starting a claim for misuse of private information—a practical guide

This Practice Note considers how to start a claim for misuse of private information (a privacy claim) in England and Wales on or after 1 January 2021....

26th Jan

Practice notes

Practical aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation for insolvency professionals

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Patrick Elliot of Keystone Law 26th Jan

Practice notes

Cloud computing—data protection

This Practice Note on data protection and business-to-business cloud computing, including software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS)...

26th Jan

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