Side Agreements in the UAE: Reconciling with the Companies Law | The In-House Lawyer
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In the UAE it is common knowledge that many limited liability companies (LLCs) are in fact owned and managed by foreign shareholders, though the legal ownership may reflect differently. It is common for the shareholders to execute ‘side agreements’, as they are commonly known, between them to mirror their real understanding of the ownership and …

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Employee competition: how to avoid it | Boekel
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How can employers prevent their employees from competing with them when their employment contracts end? A non-competition and/or non-solicitation clause often solves this problem, but restrictions also apply to former employees who are not bound by such clauses. Both situations are addressed in this article.

Whistleblowers, WikiLeaks and corporate confidence: how to protect your brand | Schillings
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With the recession biting infto Britain’s workforce, the number of disgruntled employees and ex-employees is ever-increasing, as are the means for them to vent their frustrations against their employers in public. This article examines how you can prepare yourself and what you can do to stem the leaks. It is easier than ever to disseminate …

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Government announces decision to implement Jackson reforms | Macfarlanes
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On 29 March 2011, following a three-month consultation period, the government announced its intention to implement most of the ‘primary’ recommendations set out in Lord Justice Jackson’s report into the costs of civil litigation in England and Wales. Many of the proposals are aimed at solving perceived problems arising in the context of personal injury …

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Competition rules for Dutch public authorities | Boekel
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The senate of the Netherlands has recently adopted a bill that protects private undertakings against unfair competition of public authorities (and public enterprises) conducting business activities. The bill imposes several rules of conduct on these public authorities. This article looks at the background to these changes and discusses the way in which the rules of …

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A clearer picture of entitlement to damages flowing from repudiatory breach? | Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
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In IHL174 Charlotte Bunn commented that the concept of repudiatory breach of contract, and its effects, are commonly misunderstood (p8). The recent Court of Appeal decision in Acre 1127 Ltd (In Liquidation) v De Montfort Fine Art Ltd [2011] should therefore be welcomed in so far as it is a reminder of the distinction between …

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Alternative investments by DB pension schemes: the employer’s perspective | Eversheds Sutherland
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Does your organisation sponsor a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme? If it does, it will be responsible for making up the deficit in the scheme. It therefore has a direct interest in how the scheme’s investments perform. One difficulty for a sponsoring employer is that it is one step removed from the decision-making process on …

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