Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%
Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.
Facing Multilingual Litigation in e-Commerce
International borders are no longer a barrier in e-commerce business. Enterprises often have multinational corporate parents, subsidiaries, suppliers and customers. Even smaller companies can develop e-commerce websites and reach out to prospects in all corners of the world.
However, while the “world” has become the accessible market, business requirements have also changed. With global communication, offices and customers spread across different countries around the world, companies have a much greater need to access and analyze data in multiple languages. This alone is a challenging task for most, but when it comes to a company's legal requirements, the uncertainty over whether the content of a document in a foreign language is critical or unimportant can drive costs up and trigger timeline overruns.
With the growth of global business and the accessibility of online information, law firms and corporate legal professionals are faced with increasing challenges when handling international, multilingual legal cases. When an external counsel or a corporate lawyer becomes involved in cross-border disputes or regulatory investigations, it is hard enough to fully grasp the complete spectrum of international litigation issues and implications. But when these cases come in multiple languages, things only get more complicated.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?