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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

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Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

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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...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

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Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...

19th May

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Can a third party rely on ostensible/apparent authority where they know the person signing a document is an employee of a company not a director and they sign as a director and in the name of that director?

Can a third party rely on ostensible/apparent authority where they know the person signing a document is an employee of a company not a director and...

19th May

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Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

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Antibiotic drug Nitrofurantoin (AMCo, Morningside Healthcare, Morningside Pharmaceuticals and Alliance Healthcare) (50507)

Antibiotic drug Nitrofurantoin (AMCo, Morningside Healthcare, Morningside Pharmaceuticals and Alliance Healthcare) (50507)CASE HUB See further,...

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Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...

19th May

Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...

19th May

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Force majeure clause

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19th May

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Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security

Many companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of confidential information and many other breaches of confidentiality...

19th May

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Introduction to retained EU law

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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May

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Counterparts clause

1 Counterparts—agreement 1.1 This agreement may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which when...

19th May

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Model ADR clauses

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19th May

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Execution clause—company—contract

Option 1—contract signed on behalf of a company, where the authorised signatory is an individual Signed by [insert name of...

19th May

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Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...

19th May

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Brexit implementation period—enforcement [Archived]

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19th May

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Subcontracting

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19th May

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Parallel imports

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Processing personal data—standard of consent

Processing personal data—standard of consentThis Practice Note is based on the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and consent guidance...

1st Aug

Q&As

Can NHS trusts charge a fee to the police for providing them with copies of patient medical records?

Can NHS trusts charge a fee to the police for providing them with copies of patient medical records?In answering this query, it has been assumed that...

1st Aug

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What is the position in relation to translated documents in the context of legal advice privilege?

What is the position in relation to translated documents in the context of legal advice privilege?Legal Professional PrivilegeThe core aim of...

1st Aug

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The limitation period for our client’s claim is due to expire shortly but I am concerned that it might not be possible to engage with the other side and/or issue the claim due to potential coronavirus (COVID-19) related issues (for example, relevant individuals being unwell or the court not operating as usual). How can we ensure that our client’s claim is preserved in these circumstances?

The limitation period for our client’s claim is due to expire shortly but I am concerned that it might not be possible to engage with the other side...

Produced in partnership with James Tunley of Lamb Chambers 1st Aug

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A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) relates to a merger of two companies. The person receiving the document must not share any information about the merger with anyone else without the permission of the trustees. There is no time limit, nor the section that relates to disclosing information for legal requirements, if it's already in the public domain etc. What would be needed to show that the NDA is unenforceable?

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) relates to a merger of two companies. The person receiving the document must not share any information about the...

Produced in partnership with Tim Herbert of Ignition Law 31st Jul

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What are privacy impact assessments?

What are privacy impact assessments?A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is a self-assessment tool designed to help organisations recognise privacy risks...

31st Jul

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Can you provide guidance as to the best practices for storage of records either as service provider or a client in the context of a business to business supplier or customer relationship?

Can you provide guidance as to the best practices for storage of records either as service provider or a client in the context of a business to...

31st Jul

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Can an EU based organisation (which is a controller) once the GDPR applies transfer personal data outside of the EEA to a non-EU (and non-EEA) controller in reliance only on the derogations provided in Article 49 of the GDPR (where none of the appropriate safeguards provided under Article 46 of the GDPR can be used) or are there any other requirements which must be met to rely on Article 49 of the GDPR? Is there any guidance on the circumstances to which subparagraphs (a) to (c) of Article 49(1) of the GDPR apply?

Can an EU based organisation (which is a controller) once the GDPR applies transfer personal data outside of the EEA to a non-EU (and non-EEA)...

31st Jul

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How do I deal with database extraction and re-utilisation?

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31st Jul

Practice notes

List of data protection clauses and agreements for commercial transactions and personal data processing and sharing

List of data protection clauses and agreements for commercial transactions and personal data processing and sharingThis Practice Note is a...

31st Jul

Q&As

What is meant by ‘categories of data subjects’ in Articles 28 and 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR)?

What is meant by ‘categories of data subjects’ in Articles 28 and 30 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR)?BackgroundThe General Data Protection...

31st Jul

Practice notes

Key definitions under data protection law

Key definitions under data protection lawOn 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between...

31st Jul

Q&As

Do you have a tripartite NDA precedent?

Do you have a tripartite NDA precedent?The type of NDA/confidentiality agreement required will depend upon the circumstances of the particular...

31st Jul

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Have the standard contractual clauses (model clauses) been updated for the General Data Protection Regulation?

Have the standard contractual clauses (model clauses) been updated for the General Data Protection Regulation?Background to the standard contractual...

31st Jul

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Despite not being in effect until 25 May 2018, can you address the GDPR in contractual agreements now?

Despite not being in effect until 25 May 2018, can you address the GDPR in contractual agreements now?ImplementationThe General Data Protection...

31st Jul

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Do documents containing confidential information fall within the definition of 'goods' pursuant to the Torts (Interference of Goods) Act 1977 (T(IG)A 1977), such that the T(IG)A 1977 would apply in a case where a party refuses to return the confidential documents? Would this be the same for electronic documents? Alternatively, would there be a possible action in breach of confidence in this situation?

Do documents containing confidential information fall within the definition of 'goods' pursuant to the Torts (Interference of Goods) Act 1977 (T(IG)A...

Produced in partnership with Steven Murray of Harrison Clark Rickerbys 31st Jul

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If the name of a third party supplier is disclosed under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), is it a breach of the NDA for the recipient to contract with the named supplier directly?

If the name of a third party supplier is disclosed under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), is it a breach of the NDA for the recipient to contract...

31st Jul

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Following the UK ceasing to be a member of the EU in 2019, to what extent may a UK company processing personal data relating to EU nationals on behalf of a data controller based in the EU be subject to EU laws (eg the General Data Protection Regulation and potential fines from EU regulators) as well as UK law; and might additional consent(s) be required from, or additional notification(s) need to be given too, the relevant data subjects for such processing to continue?

Following the UK ceasing to be a member of the EU in 2019, to what extent may a UK company processing personal data relating to EU nationals on behalf...

31st Jul

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