Technological innovation and capitalism have rapidly transformed our planet, raising our living standards while degrading the environment. The most striking impact of the advance of human-created technological progress on the natural environment is climate change. There is an urgent need for a...

During insolvency events, intangibles and intellectual property (IP) rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyright (software), websites and domain names, confidential information and knowhow) is a wide-ranging asset class requiring specialist expertise. It is often thought that an insolvency...

IP law has evolved from being a little pool to a big ocean. Corporate governance needs to respond to society's rising expectations of directors and boards as the impact of the global intellectual property ecosystem is felt. How can a responsible corporate culture of IP transparency be stimulated...

1. Introduction to the English legal system and the courts -- 2. The courts, small business and the law-making process -- 3. The legal profession -- 4. Alternative dispute resolution -- 5. European Community law and human rights -- 6. Comparative legal systems : civil law, US law, Japanese law,...