Closing a company is a difficult decision, but when the time comes, it is essential to get it right. In Spain, the dissolution and liquidation of a Limited Company (SL) is not resolved by simply ceasing to trade. There is a legal process that must be followed to ensure that the company is extinguished correctly,
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Patent Infringement and Limitation Periods
By Alan Macek
Claims for infringement of a patent have an unusual place when it comes to limitation periods. A recent decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal has provided some clarity to this issue but there is still uncertainty as to limitation periods for infringement claims.
Most provinces have legislation that impose a limitation period on claims.…
MPs calls on ‘complacent’ CCRC chief exec to go
By Jon Robins
MPs have called on the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s chief exec to go as part of ‘root and branch reform’ required to fix the troubled watchdog body which presently has no chair. The House of Commons’ justice committee chair Andy Slaughter said that the CCRC’s remaining leadership had shown ‘a remarkable inability to learn from…
Petition Summary: Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On May 22, 2025, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood (the “Coalition” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of hardwood and decorative plywood imported from the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (“Vietnam”).
SCOPE OF THE…
BIS Announces Proposed Additions to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Opens Public Comment Period
On May 22, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released a diverse list of 58 requests for new products to be added to the list of derivatives subject to the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products. Details about the process for requesting inclusion of Section 232 derivatives were…
6th Gurjeet Singh Memorial Moot Court Competition by NLUJAA | 6th – 8th June, 2025: Register Now!
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About Gurjeet Singh Memorial Moot Court Competition
The Gurjeet Singh Memorial National Moot Court Competition is organised by the National Law University and Judicial Academy of Assam, in memory of our beloved founder Late Prof.(Dr.) Gurjeet Singh who left for his heavenly abode on the 1st of April 2017, out of indebtedness…
Some people paid premiums for .hot domain hacks
By Kevin Murphy
Amazon Registry’s launch of three gTLDs last week saw some registrants pay premium prices for .hot domain hacks. Zone file data shows domains such as moons.hot and slings.hot were registered towards to the end of the five-day Early Access Period, with the registrant likely paying close to a thousand bucks for each. cums.hot, longs.hot, moneys.hot,…
.io questions in sharp focus as UK signs Chagos treaty
By Kevin Murphy
The UK government has signed a treaty handing over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius, which could eventually turn out to be bad news for .io domain name owners. Currently known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, Chagos was seized in the 1960s and 1970s, its citizens deported, and is home to a strategically…
Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet
Heute vor 50 Jahren fällte das Bundesverfassungsgericht seinen berühmten Radikalenbeschluss. Die Entscheidung drehte sich um die Frage, ob und wie der Staat gegen potenziell verfassungsfeindliche Beamt*innen bzw. Bewerber*innen für den Staatsdienst vorgehen kann. Sie ist bis heute prägend. Der Jahrestag bietet Anlass, die Entscheidung mit Blick auf ihre Aktualität kritisch zu hinterfragen.
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Story: The Case That Changed the Definition of “Industry” Forever
By Board HR
🎙️ Story: The Case That Changed the Definition of “Industry” Forever
Once upon a time in the bustling city of Bangalore in the 1970s, a legal storm was quietly brewing within the walls of a government-run utility – the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
💧 The Setting
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board…