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01 September 2016
Are you ready to deal with cyber risk?
An organisation's confidential information and the personal data of their customer base is a valuable commodity. Combine this with an increased reliance on doing business in a digital world and the regulatory scrutiny surrounding cyber breaches, organisations big and small need to tackle the cyber...
15 December 2015
The revolving door of culture and legislation
What if an employee or supplier had blown the whistle sooner on car companies embroiled in the emissions rigging scandal? While it might have caused a bit of furore at the time, it would be nothing, surely, compared with the situation they find themselves in now.
19 November 2015
Duffy v Google - Liability for statements made by third parties online
Websites and social media pages that allow consumers to post content are ubiquitous and have become a basic advertising tool for modern businesses. The recent decision in Duffy v Google 1 has put a spotlight on the risks to businesses arising from defamatory comments posted by third parties.
Are you keeping pace with cyber security rules and regulations?
The issues surrounding cyber security and the broader concept of cyber-resilience are the focus of increased regulatory attention across the globe. At a national level, most countries do not have a single law dealing with cyber security. Instead, there is a patchwork of rules and regulations which...
Are you cyber insurance fit?
Cyber security is amongst the leading risks for organisations around the globe but relatively few (outside the US) have purchased standalone cyber insurance policies. That appears about to change as organisations give serious consideration to whether the financial cost of cyber attacks can be...
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ILS 6th Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration & Dispute Resolution in MEA, hosted by International Law Summits & Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
ILS’s 6th Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Middle East and Africa will take place on 27th and 28th June 2023. The event is organised in association with Herbert Smith Freehills and will take place in person at our London office, and will examine the economic,...
01 June 2023
UPC Costs
The value of a case before the UPC will be determinative of court fees and the applicable ceilings for recoverable costs. The UPC Administrative Committee has published guidance on the determination of the value of a case before the UPC , alongside guidance on the scale of ceilings for recoverable...
01 June 2023
How to get a Unitary Patent
Also termed the European patent with unitary effect, the unitary patent (UP) is a single patent right covering all the states that have taken part in the enhanced cooperation procedure to create the right and fully ratified the UPC Agreement (UPCA). UPs are available now the UPC is operational to...
01 June 2023
UPC: Jurisdiction and opt-out
After the transitional period (of at least 7 years), as well as having exclusive jurisdiction over unitary patents, the UPC will have exclusive jurisdiction over all EPs designated to UPC participating EU Member States (unless these EPs have been opted out of its jurisdiction). The UPC will also...
01 June 2023
The UPC Rules
The final version of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (also available in French and German ) came into force on 1 September 2022. One of the most significant changes from earlier drafts was to opt-out procedures, as well as changes to restrict access to pleadings where previous...
01 June 2023
UPC Structure – local, regional and central divisions and Court of Appeal
The UPC will have a Court of First Instance (divided into local, regional and central divisions) and a Court of Appeal (Luxembourg). Cases will commence in any one of these divisions according to the subject matter and the prescribed division set out in the UPC Agreement and the UPC Rules .
01 June 2023
UPC: Mediation and Arbitration
The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) forms part of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Its rules of operation are available here . It operates independently, but carries out its tasks in close contact and cooperation with the committees/bodies of the UPC which will have to take decisions...