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The Territorial Scope of New Zealand Employment Law : Quarter-Acre or Global Village?

Pattullo, Linda - 2015

Discussion of the territorial scope of the New Zealand Wages Protection Act in Mehta v Elliot (Labour Inspector). The authors argue that the territorial scope of all New Zealand statutes should be addressed by Parliament as a matter of course. As Judge Colgan pointed out in Mehta, this issue...

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Undue Influence and Bank Guarantees

Mee, John - 2016

This article addresses the approach of the law of equity to the problem of third party undue influence in the context of bank guarantees. It considers the decision of the Irish High Court in Ulster Bank v Fitzgerald and its relationship to the approach of English law, as represented by Barclays...

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Joint Ownership, Subjective Intention and the Common Intention Constructive Trust

Mee, John - 2016

This article considers the situation where a family home has been purchased in joint names, without any express declaration of the beneficial interests. The courts have interpreted the applicable equitable doctrines so as to make it very difficult for a defendant to resist a claim by his or her...

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Cohabitation Law Reform in Ireland

Mee, John - 2016

This article considers the new Irish legislative scheme for cohabitants, contained in Part 15 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. The article discusses the background to the legislation, noting the increase in the prevalence of cohabitation in...

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Law and Macroeconomics : The Law and Economics of Recessions

Listokin, Yair - 2016

In this Article, I offer a macroeconomic perspective on law that reshapes the microeconomic perspective that currently dominates law and economics. I argue that 1. The economy works one way in ordinary economic conditions, in which supply capacity determines output, and a different way in deep...

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The Economic Espionage Act : Bear Trap or Mousetrap?

Carr, Chris - 2015

Since its passage in 1996, the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) has been the subject of intense debate and discussion. Criminal penalties for both individuals and corporations violating the Act are severe. Expectations of protection against foreign and domestic trade secret misappropriation have...

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Arbitrability of Intellectual Property Rights Validity Disputes

Dhingra, Jayems - 2021

Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) can be regarded as an incentive for an inventor or an author, granted or recognized by a state. IPR are enforceable erga omnes within the boundaries of the state. Member States of the Paris Convention Union and other relevant conventions are expected to...

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Major Features of Ethiopia’s New Investment Law : An Appraisal of their Policy Implications

Alemayehu Hagos, Bereket - 2022

investor–State disputes, principally through domestic institutions. It also obliges investors to discharge their corporate … government institutions to properly regulate and protect investments and to attain sustainable development as the ultimate goal …

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Alternative Dispute Revolution : Technology and ADR in the Middle East Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Calo, Zachary R.; Solaiman, Barry - 2022

innovative institutions outside the domestic court system provide ADR services. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates … common law and recognised international arbitration and mediation rules. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated remote … same is true in arbitral institutions where lawyers and business representatives have been unable to travel. This paper …

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'So How Should I Presume' : Loan, Resulting Trust, or Discharge of a Prior Obligation?

Mee, John - 2020

, by way of conclusion, consider briefly the merits of the three different rules in order to assess whether they represent …

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