This Quick Overview (QuickCounsel) examines common issues that can arise when enforcing a nondisclosure agreement.
This Quick Overview discusses how contractual freedom to choose the applicable law is the rule in Europe and how this rule is subject to restrictions with respect to consumer contracts.
This Quick Overview addresses the European perspective on the mandatory use of national languages in contractual documents.
This Quick Overview addresses the toppling of corporate giants that occurred during the subprime mortgage crisis and subsequent recession, and how investors became increasingly wary of corporate leadership and how it might affect the value of their shares in the United States.
This short article provides an overview of International Commercial Terms (Incoterms). Incoterms aim at providing rules for international sales contracts by allocating tasks, costs and risks between sellers and buyers. The article provides a global perspective, with a focus on French court decisions, and a brief comparison with the US Uniform Commercial Code and with Combiterms.
This QuickOverview provides a high level overview of land transfer tax in Ontario (Canada) for companies that own or are considering buying real estate.
This QuickOverview shows how a preliminary distinction must be made between the capacity of a company to enter into a contract and the power of its representatives by surveying the laws of France, Spain, the United Kingdom and the European Union.
This Quick Overview shows how Internal investigations provide employers with an avenue to gather the necessary facts in an effort to get to the issue and resolve accusations of misconduct in the workplace in the United States.
This Quick Overview points to the importance of an employer understanding the difference between an employee and independent contractor in order to determine a company's tort liability in the United States.
This brief resource (Quick Counsel) explores the meaning and implications of a "joint and several" clause in a contract.