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The increasing convergence of sport and business involves an international and diverse community of investors, stakeholders, governments, supranational bodies, funders, consumer brands and - of course - sportspersons. Successful interaction among them depends...

Apple vx. Samsung Wie das aktuelle Verfahren Apple gegen Samsung vor dem Landgericht Düsseldorf eindrucksvoll zeigt, wird neben dem Schutz innovativer technischer Produkte durch Patente ein ergänzender Designschutz immer wichtiger. In dem anhängigen...

Apple vs. Samsung As the ongoing court proceedings between Apple and Samsung impressively-shows, the protection of innovative technical products by means of design rights in addition to the usual protection as patents is significantly gaining in importance....

In revised "FAQs" published on 5 July 2011, HMRC confirmed its view on what will and will not constitute "earmarking" under the "disguised remuneration" (DR) legislation in the context of hedging arrangements for employee share plans...

Organic Law 5/2010 of 22 June 2010, which amends Organic Law 10/1995 of 23 November 1995, on the Criminal Code (LO 5/2010 of 22 June, which modifies LO 10/1995 of 23 November of the Criminal Code) ("LO 5/2010") establishes for the first time in the Spanish...

This paper offers an overview of the major EU competition law developments over the past year. It was prepared for the IBC Advanced Competition Law Conference in London on 4 May 2011. The views expressed in this paper are personal and do not necessarily reflect...

Am 12. September 2011 hat der Internationale Schiedsgerichtshof der ICC eine neue Schiedsgerichtsordnung vorgestellt. Die wichtigsten Änderungen betreffen die Mehrparteienschiedsgerichtsbarkeit sowie Verfahrensbeschleunigung und Kostenkontrolle in Schiedsverfahren....

On 4 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in disputes concerning the licensing of broadcasting rights to Premier League football matches, in the matter Premier League v Karen Murphy. In this document we give a summary of the jud...

Welcome to the November 2011 edition of Employment News in Brief. In this edition we consider a new case on what sick leavers must do in order to be able to carry accrued holiday forward to subsequent holiday years. This briefing also examines whether agency...