| 1 | What to Include in Your Open Source Software Policy and ... Free and open source software (FOSS) has gained increasingly widespread acceptance and use in recent years as an alternative or complement to proprietary software. While FOSS is often made publicly available without charge, this does not mean its use is unrestricted or in the public domain. An organization's failure to adopt policies that ensure its compliance with FOSS license terms places it at risk of potential contract and copyright infringement liability and loss of valuable intellectual property rights. | Articles | -- |
| 2 | Balancing free with IP: potential competition law issues for ... This article discusses the possibility that, if an OS solution or platform has considerable market power or is a de facto standard in a relevant market, the OS licence's terms (requiring redistribution free of charge) and/or the GPL's Copyleft provisions might be found to be exclusionary or unfair to a non-OS operator who is an intellectual property (IP) right holder. The article focuses specifically on the arguments surrounding unfair and/or exclusionary terms of access to a market, by looking at the way in which this issue has previously been assessed in the context of standard setting. | Articles | 01-Nov-2009 |
| 3 | Choosing the right law and jurisdiction for IT outsourcing ... This chapter considers, in the context of IT outsourcing agreements, the nature and effect of the following contractual methods to mitigate the risk of disputes: jurisdiction clauses, arbitration clauses, governing law clauses, and dispute resolution schemes. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2010 |
| 4 | Data protection aspects in outsourcing transactions Data protection compliance is a topical issue that increasingly attracts the attention of legislators and regulators worldwide. In this chapter, the authors provide an overview of the most important data protection elements in outsourcing transactions. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2010 |
| 5 | Exit management: how to stop the door slamming shut This chapter sets out the key issues to be considered to ensure an effective exit strategy, and some important points that must be addressed in the outsourcing agreement. In particular, it considers when exit can be triggered, when exit management issues should be considered, and the key issues that should be addressed in the exit provisions of the outsourcing contract. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2010 |
| 6 | Outsourcing: Portugal A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Portugal. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2010 |
| 7 | Outsourcing: Romania A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Romania. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2010 |
| 8 | Outsourcing: The Netherlands A Q&A guide to outsourcing in The Netherlands. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2010 |
| 9 | The importance of European competition law in outsourcing ... This chapter considers how European competition law can affect outsourcing transactions, concentrating in particular on the effect of merger control rules and the prohibition of anti-competitive provisions in outsourcing agreements. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook | Articles | 01-Feb-2010 |
| 10 | Cloud Computing: Understanding the Business and Legal ... This Article discusses the cloud computing phenomenon and its potential benefits, and provides practical tips to avoid and minimize key legal risks associated with its use. | Articles | 01-Mar-2010 |
| 11 | Outsourcing: Denmark A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Denmark. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in Denmark, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2011 |
| 12 | Outsourcing: Hungary A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Hungary. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in Hungary, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2011 |
| 13 | Outsourcing: New Zealand A Q&A guide to outsourcing in New Zealand. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in New Zealand, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2011 |
| 14 | Outsourcing: Norway A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Norway. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in Norway, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2011 |
| 15 | Outsourcing: Poland overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Poland. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2011 |
| 16 | Single and multi-sourcing models More and more companies have begun to source related functions to multiple providers. This practice, know as "multi-sourcing", or "best-in-breed sourcing", has become popular with companies in their second or third generation of outsourcing. This article describes single and multi-sourcing models, looking at the advantages and disadvantages of each, reviews governance issues, describes methods of risk mitigation, and explores the impact of cloud computing on outsourcing. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2011 |
| 17 | What happens on the outsourcer's insolvency: a comparison ... Following the global economic downturn, companies have been faced with the possibility that key outsourced services may suffer, or even disappear, if an external service provider becomes insolvent. This article outlines the US bankruptcy law principles and issues that are most relevant for customers of insolvent outsourcing service providers. It then provides a comparison of those principles with the insolvency frameworks in India and China. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Feb-2011 |
| 18 | Outsourcing: Czech Republic A Q&A guide to outsourcing in the Czech Republic. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in the Czech Republic, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. | Articles | 01-Apr-2011 |
| 19 | Benchmarking terms in outsourcing contracts: all pain and no ... Benchmarking continues to be an emotive and, at times, difficult issue for customer and supplier in the outsourcing process, both during contract negotiations and when it comes to implementation. This article identifies the key issues and concerns that should be considered and addressed in the benchmark terms of the outsourcing contract, and suggests approaches that can be taken to achieve a more realistic and balanced benchmark process. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 20 | Cloud computing: a primer for outsource lawyers This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 21 | Outsourcing hubs: India Due to its financial attractiveness, people skills and availability and business environment, India is the most popular destination for the provision of offshore information technology outsourcing (ITO), business process outsourcing (BPO) and voice-based outsourcing services. Because of India's pre-eminence as an offshoring destination, this article examines India as an outsourcing hub in ITO, BPO and voice-based services, covering: India's offshore outsourcing advantage. Risks and possible disadvantages of outsourcing to India. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 22 | Outsourcing transactions: managing employee ... Outsourcing projects may fail to achieve their intended purposes if employee issues are given insufficient consideration throughout the project. This chapter provides guidance on how to communicate effectively with employees from a management perspective, in particular, common employee perceptions of outsourcing projects; the implications of these perceptions for the outsourcing company and its managers; the importance of communicating with employees; related measures to ensure the successful implementation of an outsourcing project. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcingmjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 23 | Outsourcing: Australia overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Australia. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 24 | Outsourcing: Austria overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Austria. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 25 | Outsourcing: Brazil overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Brazil. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 26 | Outsourcing: Canada overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Canada. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 27 | Outsourcing: China overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in China. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 28 | Outsourcing: Finland overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Finland. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool.This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 29 | Outsourcing: France overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in France. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcingmjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 30 | Outsourcing: Germany overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Germany. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 31 | Outsourcing: India overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in India. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 32 | Outsourcing: Italy overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Italy. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcingmjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 33 | Outsourcing: Japan overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Japan. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 34 | Outsourcing: Luxembourg overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Luxembourg. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 35 | Outsourcing: Russian Federation overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in the Russian Federation. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 36 | Outsourcing: South Africa overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in South Africa. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcingmjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 37 | Outsourcing: Switzerland overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Switzerland. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 38 | Outsourcing: Turkey overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Turkey. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 39 | Outsourcing: UK (England and Wales) overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in the UK (England and Wales). This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 40 | Outsourcing: United States overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in the United States. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 41 | Regulatory notification and approval of outsourcing ... This table summarises regulatory notification and approval of outsourcing transactions. This table is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 42 | Risk transfer in outsourcing contracts This article explores the effects of outsourcing on the ownership of the principal categories of risk which may be retained or created (often inadvertently) in entering into an outsourcing transaction and which need to be considered alongside the headline transfer of risk to the supplier. It also looks at some potential mitigating steps which can be taken in relation to fine tuning the risk transfer. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 43 | Webinar: Open Source Software: Risks, Use and Compliance On February 22, 2012, Practical Law Company, Holland & Knight LLP and Hewlett-Packard presented Open Source Software: Risks, Use and Compliance, a one hour webinar on open source software use and compliance. You can access the recorded webinar here. Click here to download webinar slides | Articles | 23-Feb-2012 |
| 44 | Outsourcing: Country Q&A Tool This tool enables subscribers to search the Country Q&A in the PLC Outsourcing multi-jurisdictional guide by question and jurisdiction. Simply select the questions and the jurisdictions that you are interested in and click the "submit" button. Please note that the law stated dates for each jurisdiction covered may not be the same. To check the law stated dates for each jurisdiction, please visit the individual article. | Articles | 27-Mar-2012 |
| 45 | Webinar: Navigating the IP Deal: Technology License and ... On May 23, 2012, Practical Law Company and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP presented Navigating the IP Deal: Technology License and Services Agreements for the Non-Specialist, a one-hour webinar on navigating the practical issues that arise when handling day-to-day software licenses, IT services agreements and similar technology-focused commercial contracts. Access the recorded webinar here (registration required). Click here to download webinar slides | Articles | 24-May-2012 |
| 46 | Second-hand software: the market opens up A recent European Court of Justice ruling has opened the way for the sale of "second-hand software" across Europe. Restrictions on the transferability of software originally licensed in a way that is regarded as a sale cannot now prevent a buyer acquiring the right to use the software. The decision has a number of implications for software licensors in particular, and creates opportunities for licensees. | Articles | 26-Jul-2012 |
| 47 | Expert Q&A on Cloud Computing and HIPAA Privacy and ... An expert Q&A with Christine A. Williams of Perkins Coie LLP on the HIPAA privacy and security issues related to moving personal health information to cloud storage. | Articles | 14-Aug-2012 |
| 48 | Outsourcing: Mexico overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Mexico. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 03-Jan-2013 |
| 49 | Bring Your Own Device to Work (BYOD) Policies: Expert Q&A An expert Q&A with Jeffrey S. Klein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP on best practices for employers implementing a Bring Your Own Device to Work (BYOD) policy. | Articles | 01-Mar-2013 |
| 50 | Webinar: Essentials of Software as a Service (SaaS) Contracts ... On April 24, 2013, Practical Law Company and Matthew A. Karlyn of Cooley LLP presented Essentials of Software as a Service (SaaS) Contracts: What to Include and What to Leave Behind, a one hour webinar on the key negotiating points, provisions and pitfalls of SaaS agreements. You can access the recorded webinar here. Click here to download webinar slides. | Articles | 26-Apr-2013 |
| 51 | Outsourcing: Ireland overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Ireland. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; contracting parties' remedies; dispute resolution; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-May-2013 |
| 52 | Outsourcing: Sweden overview A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Sweden. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; contracting parties' remedies; dispute resolution; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg. | Articles | 01-May-2013 |