Latest Features From Who's Who Legal

Roundtable: Trademarks

Who's Who Legal — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:26:28 GMT

The International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers has brought together four of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today

Update on New Zealand Trademark Law

Who's Who Legal — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:45:18 GMT

New Zealand is preparing itself to host the Rugby World Cup in 2011 (RWC 2011). As with all major events, ambush marketing and counterfeiting are issues for official sponsors and brand owners to contend with. These issues are discussed below, followed by an update on New Zealand’s trademarks legislation and the move to “green” branding.

Developments in European Trademark Law

Who's Who Legal — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:52:15 GMT

When it comes to trademarks, the eminent judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – the ultimate arbiters of trademark law in the European Union – must sometimes feel like students trying repeatedly to pass ever-trickier examinations set for them by English judges, and yet never pleasing their examiners.

CTM Reform: Evolution or Revolution?

Who's Who Legal — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:48:17 GMT

The European Commission, acting under the direction of the Council of Ministers, is currently engaged in a detailed study of the Community Trade Mark (CTM). The Max Planck Institute (MPI) in Munich, Germany, has been retained by the Commission to consider a broad range of subjects affecting the Community Trade Mark system and to report to the Commission.

Whither Employment Lawyers in 2035?

Who's Who Legal — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:40:57 GMT

Twenty five years ago, at the start of my London-based employment law career, I recall advising on a workplace dispute in Arbroath, a small town in Scotland. This seemed at the time as far from London as my professional career would be destined to take me. How the world has changed since then.

Roundtable: Management Labour & Employment

Who's Who Legal — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:36:33 GMT

Three of the world's leading management labour and employment lawyers discuss the key issues and developments affecting their practice today.

The Globalisation of Risks for Product Manufacturers - Time to Take an International View

Who's Who Legal — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:41:40 GMT

The globalised market for consumer products has been with us for a long time, and product manufacturers have thrived on the opportunities it has provided. However, the process of globalisation of liability and regulatory risks has been slower to follow.

Oil & Gas Contracts in Iraq

Who's Who Legal — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:15:00 GMT

The Supreme Court of Iraq is currently considering the legality of the Rumaila oilfield contract awarded by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil to BP and China National Oil Petroleum Co (SINOPEC) in the first bidding round for oil and gas field development contracts in 2009.

Roundtable: Product Liability Defence

Who's Who Legal — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:05:13 GMT

The International Who’s Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers has brought together four of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today

Developments in US Pharmaceutical Litigation: Pre-emption after Wyeth v Levine

Who's Who Legal — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:05:53 GMT

The New York Times billed Wyeth v Levine as a “blockbuster business case” (see Adam Liptak, ‘Justices Weigh Effect of FDA Approval of Drug Labels on Suits in State Courts’, 3 November 2008). For the pharmaceutical industry, the long-anticipated decision was expected to shape the future of its product-liability litigation.

Roundtable: Project Finance

Who's Who Legal — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:02:02 GMT

Who's Who Legal has brought together five of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing project finance lawyers today.

Why the Middle Eastern Projects Market Has Been So Resilient to Recent Conditions

Who's Who Legal — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:56:22 GMT

The last 18 months have been troubling for project finance practitioners, yet at the same time heartening: troubling to the extent that the markets were in turmoil and the old ways and rules of doing things no longer applied; but heartening in terms of the resilience of the project finance market and project finance as a structural tool for the financing of infrastructure assets.