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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...

Introduction to passing off

Unlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing ‘copycat’ products or...

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...

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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...

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Patent infringement

In order to establish that an unauthorised use or dealing in a product or process amounts to infringement of a patent it is necessary to prove that:•a...

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Arbitration—an introduction to the key features of arbitration

This Practice Note provides an introduction to arbitration and its key features, with a particular focus on arbitration under the law of England and...

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Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation

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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...

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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...

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Patent infringement—remedies

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...

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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...

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Indirect infringement of patents

Introduction to infringementA patent owner has to prove two elements before it can secure an infringement finding (and then an injunction, damages,...

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Sale of counterfeit goods online

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...

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Execution clause—company—deed

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

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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...

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Applicable law clauses

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Month definition

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

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Step 6—Dealing with change

There are five key steps to improving efficiency:•Identify (define) what process needs improving•Measure the problem•Analyse your information•Improve...

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Identifying who does what in a process—worked example

People/TasksTake initial detailsIdentify Corporate FitEstablish IP Situation?Fina...

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Identifying who does what in a process—blank

People/Tasks[insert task][insert task][insert task][insert task][insert task][insert task][insert name][insert text][insert text][insert text][insert...

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of Cumbrian Rambler Ltd 8th Jan

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What is Continuous Improvement?

This Practice Note provides a brief overview of Continuous Improvement (CI) and covers the following areas:•what is CI•is it relevant to Life...

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe FCIPD of OnLive Learning 8th Jan

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Transition curve—worked example

This worked example of a transition curve is based upon the work of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross who created her five stages of grief model after working...

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Step 4—Improve the process

There are five key steps to improving efficiency:•Identify (define) what process needs improving•Measure the problem•Analyse your information•Improve...

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Step 3—Analyse what’s causing the problem

There are five key steps to improving efficiency:•Identify (define) what process needs improving•Measure the problem•Analyse your information•Improve...

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Eight steps to change—case study—example

StageQuestionsCase Study1. Create a sense of urgency•how will the employees know there is a need for the change?•how will they understand how...

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Blank check sheet

Name: __________________________________________ Department:______________________________________ Date: __________________________Categories...

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Survivor Syndrome

When any organisation is forced to make a number of redundancies, the attention, quite rightly, is focused on those losing their roles. However, once...

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe FCIPD of OnLive Learning 8th Jan

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Improving efficiency business case—blank

Executive summaryThe following is a report that analyses the causes behind [state what the analysis relates to].The aim was to identify what the...

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Step 5—Making changes across the organisation

There are five key steps to improving efficiency:•Identify (define) what process needs improving•Measure the problem•Analyse your information•Improve...

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Step 1—Identify and define the problem

There are five key steps to improving efficiency:•identify (define) what process needs improving•measure the problem•analyse your information•improve...

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Root cause analysis—blank

Below is a blank example of a Root Cause Analysis. A Root Cause Analysis (RCA) diagram is an effective way to analyse informatio...

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The five steps to improve efficiency

This Practice Note sets out a simple five-step improving efficiency framework and illustrates how it works by way of a case study involving client...

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe FCIPD of OnLive Learning 8th Jan

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Client as barometer of efficiency—worked example

Step 1: Identify our clientsWho are our existing clients? (Specific and generic)Internal clients–finance team, laboratory team(s).External...

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Step 2—Measure the problem

There are five key steps to improving efficiency:•identify (define) what process needs improving•measure the problem•analyse your information•improve...

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe FCIPD of OnLive Learning 8th Jan

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Root cause analysis—worked example

A Root Cause Analysis (RCA) diagram is an effective way to analyse information. It is often known as a Fishbone diagram because it looks like the ske...

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of Cumbrian Rambler Ltd 8th Jan

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Improving efficiency business case—worked example

Executive summaryThe following is a report that analyses the causes behind significant number of client complaints received as a result of delays in...

Produced in partnership with Beth Pipe of Cumbrian Rambler Ltd 8th Jan

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Process map—worked example

Before you can improve a process, you need to understan

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