Legal Updates - Page 16
Game, set and vax: does no jab mean no match for unvaccinated athletes?
Multilaw Sport Group lawyers answer key questions on this topical debate and the possible wider implications for the world of elite sports
The metaverse and fashion brands: the consequences of the digital world
Fashion brands’ expansion into the metaverse brings a number of challenges with trademark use and misuse, writes Flavia Mansur Murad-Schaal and Isadora Schumacher Jeong
Companies and law firms need to prepare for new Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements now
Businesses that fail to provide the correct information to FinCEN could swiftly find themselves in violation of the law, writes Sandra Feldman
What to look out for when entering into arbitration agreements with sovereign states
National law will generally uphold agreements between private parties and states, but care must be taken, explain Kristina Fridman and Michael Jaffe
Italy launches civil proceedings reform to speed and simplify dispute resolution
Crucial difference from reform’s predecessors is that it puts organisational aspects in the spotlight, writes Laura Salvaneschi
Influencer marketing boom raises compliance issues for luxury brands
As brands deepen relationships with influencers, contracts are becoming more complex, web seminar finds
Mediation has just become a more valuable international dispute resolution tool for US companies
The Singapore Convention makes mediated settlement agreements enforceable on a global scale, explain Ank Santens and Clemency Wang
Global hospitality and travel industry adjusts to legal realities of Covid-19
Contracting issues and employment law concerns top of in-house agenda, according to a Luxury Law Alliance and Barnes & Thornburg roundtable
Innovation and opportunity: the UK’s National AI Strategy in review
Vision for innovation leaves unanswered questions concerning liability and ethical AI, writes a team from CMS, Holistic AI and UCL
Contracting for the climate
The Chancery Lane Project aims for a world where every contract and law enables solutions to climate change, explains Becky Clissmann
A new landscape for commercial and maritime arbitration in Dubai
Enrico Vergani and Lorenzo Melchionda assess the impact of the decision to consolidate the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre into a new overarching arbitral body
Avoiding accusations of bad faith when filing trade mark applications
Brand owners may need to review their filing strategies in light of two recent cases, according to AA Thornton’s Sarah Darby
Patents and AI: the battle for inventorship intensifies
Recent court cases in multiple jurisdictions have demonstrated that IP law is not flexible enough to cater for non-human inventors, argues Richard Johnson
Fake news – using IP to combat online scams and luxury fashion good counterfeits
Website blocking orders are among the available legal remedies to help brands fight back against counterfeiting, according to AA Thornton
Brand owners need robust e-commerce strategy to protect against IP infringements, says HGF
Pandemic has increased the risk of counterfeit goods being sold online