Another process server. Someone else is suing your company. How tiresome. Let's see the complaint. Wait -isn't that our counsel who appears to be the plaintiff's counsel? Is that possible? Is it ethical? Here comes the head of litigation trotting in with their retainer letter-containing an advance waiver. Now you remember. The law firm did discuss this with you. But the question remains: Is it enforceable?
All employers have employees. Learn what preventative strategies work to prevent that multimillion-dollar HR case from being filed.
The author walks you through how the corporate attorney-client privilege is eroding in today's world of corporate transparency, discusses the effects of these changes on companies, and concludes with a call to arms.
Labor and employment laws in the United Kingdom are notoriously employee-friendly. Learn how to navigate the minefield of disciplining, and ultimately dismissing, UK employees.
Discusses a modular approach to drafting contracts, listing and describing a set of modules or individual elements determined by analyzing different contracts and breaking them down into their component parts.
The increasingly globalized practice of law remains riddled with local idiosyncrasies. This Toolkit offers practical pointers to help you successfully cross the Pond.
This article examines Knorr-Bremse's ramifications on the affirmative duty of care to respect the patent rights of others and exculpatory opinions in general, as well as the ruling's effect on in-house patent counsel who want to advise management on potential infringements. Includes recommendations on how in-house patent counsel can effectively meet the affirmative duty of care imposed by Underwater Devices.
Discusses the lack of certainty, lack of predictability, and further considerations of FRE 408 that deals with the admissibility of evidence and settlement negotiations.
Public market, friendly M&A transactions in the United Kingdom can throw some surprises at non-UK attorneys. Learn about issues that are vital for making the deal go smoothly and for ensuring that you and your company are not caught out.
In-house counsel know the high price for bungled e-discovery. But complying with e-discovery requests can just about put some companies into the poorhouse. Use this guide to proactively reduce e-discovery costs.