In the pursuit or contemplation of international commercial activities, numerous questions of law arise. These volumes in the International Encyclopaedia of Laws answer these questions in a single resource.

Commercial law covers merchants' status and obligations (such as bookkeeping), their bankruptcy and their instruments for business. Economic law, a relatively new legal branch, deals with state intervention in economic activities and includes law of establishment, law of competition and state regulation of conditions of commercial transactions. Specific topics covered in this work include broker/client relations, contracts affecting competition and government taxation incentives for economic activities.

This concise book provides a regularly updated source of key information, written by experts in the field, at both the national and international levels. It is therefore an invaluable resource for both academics and practitioners.

For detailed information on all volumes of the Encyclopaedia, please visit: www.ielaws.com.

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Published April 2014

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Practitioners, academics, clients, institutions and other users of international commercial arbitration will find clear and authoritative guidance in this work.

The first edition of International Commercial Arbitration is widely acknowledged as the preeminent commentary in the field. It was awarded the 2011 Certificate of Merit by the American Society of International Law and was voted the “International Dispute Resolution Book of the Year” by the Oil, Gas, Mining and Infrastructure Dispute Management list serve in 2010. The first edition has been extensively cited in national court decisions and arbitral awards around the world.
The treatise comprehensively examines the law and practice of contemporary international commercial arbitration, thoroughly explicating all relevant international conventions, national arbitration statutes and institutional arbitration rules. It focuses on both international instruments (particularly the New York Convention) and national law provisions in all leading jurisdictions (including the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration).

Please click here to read an introduction to this treatise.

The second edition of International Commercial Arbitration has been extensively revised, expanded and updated, to include all legislative, judicial and arbitral authorities material in the field of international arbitration prior to January 2014. It also includes expanded treatment of annulment, recognition of awards, counsel ethics, arbitrator independence and impartiality and applicable law.The revised 4,000 page text contains references to more than 20,000 cases, awards and other authorities.

Overview of volumes:
Volume I, covering International Arbitration Agreements, provides a comprehensive discussion of international commercial arbitration agreements. It includes chapters dealing with the legal framework for enforcing international arbitration agreements; the separability presumption; choice of law; formation and validity; nonarbitrability; competence-competence and the allocation of jurisdictional competence; the effects of arbitration agreements; interpretation and non-signatory issues.

Volume II, covering International Arbitration Procedures, provides a detailed discussion of international arbitral procedures. It includes chapters dealing with the legal framework for international arbitral proceedings; the selection, challenge and replacement of arbitrators; the rights and duties of international arbitrators; selection of the arbitral seat; arbitration procedures; disclosure and discovery; provisional

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Published: January 2014

Lucid, comprehensive, and definitive in its field, this text covers every aspect of economic analysis of the law.

Features:

• Two new chapters, one on intellectual property, one on international and comparative law, both exploding fields of great importance.
• Earlier editions’ questions have been converted to answers, making the book more accessible and informative.
• Revised to be clearer and less technical.
• More eclectic, reflecting recent criticisms of “rational choice” theory, in particular the need to supplement it with insights from psychology.
• Greater attention paid to judicial behavior, realistically modeled and explained in economic terms.
• Incorporates insights from the veritable explosion of books and articles published in the last few years on  economic analysis of law.
• Comprehensive Teacher’s Manual.

Table of Contents:

Part II: The Common Law
Ch. 3. Property
Ch. 4. Contract Rights and Remedies
Ch. 5. Family Law and Sex Law
Ch. 6. Tort Law
Ch. 7. Criminal Law
Ch. 8. The Common Law, Legal History, and Jurisprudence

Part III: Public Regulation of the Market
Ch. 9. The Theory of Monopoly
Ch. 10. The Antitrust Laws
Ch. 11. The Regulation of the Employment Relation
Ch. 12. Public Utility and Common Carrier Regulation
Ch. 13. The Choice Between Regulation and Common Law

Part IV: The Law of Business Organizations and Financial Markets
Ch. 14. Corporations, Secured and Unsecured Financing, Bankruptcy
Ch. 15. Financial Markets

Part V: Law and the Distribution of Income and Wealth
Ch. 16. Income Inequalities, Distributive Justice, and Poverty
Ch. 17. Taxation
Ch. 18. The Transmission of Wealth at Death

Part VI: The Legal Process
Ch. 19. The Market, the Adversary System, and the Legislative Process as Methods of Resource Allocation
Ch. 20. The Process of Legal Rulemaking
Ch. 21. Civil and Criminal Procedure
Ch. 22. Evidence
Ch. 23. Law Enforcement and the Administrative Process

Part VII: The Constitution and the Federal System
Ch. 24. The Nature and Functions of the Constitution
Ch. 25. Economic Due Process
Ch. 26. The Economics of Federalism
Ch. 27. Racial Discrimination
Ch. 28. The Protection of Free Markets in Ideas and Religion
Ch. 29. Searches, Seizures, and Interrogations

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Drafting Internet Agreements, Second Edition is the most comprehensive single volume collection of annotated forms for the internet. The book also offers valuable insights for business executives who want to know how internet transactions are structured and how to negotiate the best deals.

This easy-to-use reference with accompanying CD-ROM offers instant access to more than 40 sample agreements for every area of internet practice including:

• Internet advertising
• Internet consulting
• Electronic commerce
• Internet joint ventures
• Internet licensing
• Technology development
• Website agreements 

Each form has been developed by the authors or other experienced internet law practitioners and has been used in actual transactions.

Organized by type of transaction, each chapter includes a full agreement that illustrates the entire transaction as a seamless whole, as well as a variety of agreements for closely related issues. For each form, the authors provide a brief overview, an analysis of the different kinds of forms that relate to the topic, and a description of the form's applicability and use.

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A favorite reference tool for over a decade, Drafting Effective Contracts combines a clear analysis of how effective agreements are structured, a practical breakdown of its essential elements and an overview of the overall process, from conducting the initial client meeting to closing the deal.

This completely updated guide presents consistent structural analysis and a set of fundamentals that can be used from contract to contract. You are led step-by-step through the creation process and offered direction around the obstacles that may be encountered along the way, in drafting agreements for goods and services, promissory notes, guaranties and secured transactions.

You will find a detailed discussion of the 11 drafting elements that every contract may have: parties; recitals; subject; consideration; warranties and representations; risk allocation; conditions; performance; dates and term; boilerplate; and signatures. You also get an array of sample contracts and statutory material, making this the most complete tool for building legal agreements that work.

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Process
  • Chapter 1: Getting Started
  • Chapter 2: Drafting Elements
  • Chapter 3: Negotiations and Closings
• Part 2: Applications
  • Chapter 4: Agreements for the Sale of Goods and Services - Overview
  • Chapter 5: Agreements for the Sale of Goods and Services - Structural Analysis
  • Chapter 6: Promissory Notes - Overview
  • Chapter 7: Promissory Notes - Structural Analysis
  • Chapter 8: Guaranties - Overview
  • Chapter 9: Guaranties - Structural Analysis
  • Chapter 10: Security Agreements - Overview
  • Chapter 11: Security Agreements - Structural Analysis
• Appendix A: Litigated Language

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In a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Signature Financial v. State Street Bank held that business methods may be patented. Recently, the US Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos left the door open for the availability of patents for business methods. These holdings, together with the explosive growth of electronic commerce and technology, make the business method patent an important growth area of intellectual property.

Now in a revised Looseleaf format, this completely updated second edition is your guide to the unique opportunities and risks in this emerging area of intellectual property law.

Business Method Patents, Second Edition is your authoritative source for expert guidance on:

• The landmark Supreme Court decision in Bilski v. Kappos
• USPTO view on business method patents, including an overview of BPAI rulings
• Mechanics of the patent application
• Prior art searches
• Drafting claims for business method or model and e-commerce inventions
• Drafting the complete specification
• Drawings required for business method patents
• Building a strategic patent portfolio
• Litigating business method patents
• International protection for business methods

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The new five volume Blumberg on Corporate Groups, 2nd Edition provides a complete treatment of corporate groups and the legal interrelationships of their component parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies. It offers in-depth coverage of statutory and judicial law, federal and state, that affects parent and subsidiaries, franchisors and franchisees, licensors and licensees, health care institutions and medical staff as well as other corporate groups.

Traditional corporation law and "piercing the veil" no longer provide adequate guides to the law of parent and subsidiary corporations. In numerous areas, courts and legislatures are today allocating legal rights and liabilities according to modern enterprise principles. Blumberg's ground-breaking analysis of the law of corporate groups, with thousands of cases and detailed review of major regulatory areas provides the bench, the bar and the academy with a comprehensive review of the new legal principles at work.

Table of Contents:

• Volume 1: Introduction to Corporate Groups
  • Part II: Common Law Veil Piercing Theory
  • Part III: Jurisdiction, Practice & Procedure
• Volume 2
  • Part IV: Substantive Common Law (Contracts, Torts, Property, Conflicts of Law)
  • Part V: Bankcruptcy
• Volume 3
  • Part VI: General Statutory Law
  • Part VII: Enterprise Statutes
• Volume 4
  • Part VIII: World Trade and Enterprise Regulation
• Volume 5
  • Part IX: Franchising and Other Relational Law (Successors, Licensors, Subcontractors)
• Table of Cases
• Table of Statutes
• Index

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Published: July 2012

Anticipate, evaluate and litigate claims and get up-to-date with the latest methods for determining value of work, with the definitive guide to construction change orders. Commonly encountered claim issues are covered in detail, including surety issues, evaluating changes resulting from ambiguous specifications or inadequate design, measuring the cost impact of delays and proving the price of damages. Construction Change Order Claims delivers innovative defenses and offers practical tips and accounting tools to evaluate progress and calculate payments.

Is a change order on a construction project an “extra”? When does an owner’s unintentional interference cross the line between a mere hindrance to an alteration of the contractor’s intended methods of performance? What specific circumstances support the use of the cardinal change doctrine? When should the Percentage of Completion accounting method be employed? This all-in-one resource helps you quickly answer these difficult questions and steers you through every type of change claim, offering hands-on guidance and analysis from 25 experienced practitioners.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: The Owner’s Right to Make Changes and the Contractor’s Right to be Paid
• Chapter 2: Scope of Typical Clauses
• Chapter 3: Authority to Order Changes
• Chapter 4: Formal Change Orders and Constructive Changes
• Chapter 5: Challenging the Finality of an Executed Change Order
• Chapter 6: Contractor Certifications and False Claims
• Chapter 7: Changes Resulting from Breach of Implied Warranties, Misrepresentation, and Non-Disclosure of Superior Knowledge
• Chapter 8: Changes Resulting from Ambiguous Specifications
• Chapter 9: Changes That Result from Delays and Interferences
• Chapter 10: Changes Resulting from Impossibility or Impracticability of Performance
• Chapter 11: The Cardinal Change
• Chapter 12: Changes Resulting from Termination
• Chapter 13: Notice Requirements for Changes and Related Claims
• Chapter 14: Pre-Litigation Advice for Change Order Claims
• Chapter 15: Preparing and Defending a Claim for Damages: A Practical Guide
• Chapter 16: Surety Issues Pertaining to Changes
• Chapter 17: Accounting for Change Orders: How and When to Recognize Revenue from Change Orders
• Chapter 18: Proving and Pricing Damages
• Table of cases
• Index

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"Today's session was extremely informative and useful in the workplace."

Webinar information current as of June 18, 2009

In a difficult economic climate when organizations are forced to make the most of limited resources, innovative and productive thinking become important elements of a company’s success. The individual nature of each problem makes it a challenge to re-create a decision making process that has proven successful. There are, however, important strategic elements that cannot be overlooked when approaching a problem. This archived webinar will introduce you to a less subjective approach to problem solving that creates a solid framework for the execution of consistently sound business solutions.

Learn how to:

• Understand a valuable approach to accurately defining and assessing the right problem to be solved
• Use an effective balance of creative and critical thinking skills in generating meaningful ideas
• Use the necessary tools needed to establish useful decision making criteria for any problem
• Understand the importance of considering all possible solutions and avoiding binary thinking patterns
• Be able to determine which ideas or courses of action should be considered for implementation, while remaining mindful of important resource requirements

Speaker

Tim Hurson
Author of “Think Better” (Mcgraw Hill, NY), named one of the Ten Best Business Books of 2008 by the Globe & Mail; Tim Hurson is an international pioneer in developing and presenting the principles of productive thinking. He has worked, lectured, and coached clients in 29 countries on six continents. He has spent over 30 years transforming products, workplaces and marketing programs. Now he helps to transform minds and companie

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"I found this webinar to be very informative and provided many specific examples and recommended actions for anyone to be able relate to our own workplaces and create actions for. I would highly recommend taking the time to participate in this webinar as it was time well spent!"

Webinar information current as of May 4, 2010

With reports of an improved economic climate on the horizon, organizations must start preparing for the changing job market. Employees who were forced to maintain or take lesser positions will start to explore the market looking for increased benefits, flexibility and compensation. Now is the time to re-evaluate your organization's retention strategy in order to remain a competitive leader in your field. Join us as we explore strategies for retaining top performers within your organization.

Bonus - The following materials will be provided in this archived webinar:

• An article and handout on "10 Truths Your Employees Aren't Telling You: How Recognition Issues Are Costing You Turnover"
• Supporting paper
• Question and Answer (Q&A) document

Key Learning Objectives:

• three simple questions that will help boost retention potential
• a retention check for identifying your retention challenges and what can be done about them
• ten truths to keeping top talent (from recruiting to recognition)
• recognition strategies that don't cost and actually work
• retention tools for leading staff in a way that makes them want to stay
• knowledge of best practices for a recovering economy

Speaker:

Pauline F

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