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Suvarna Mandal

AI and copyright authorship: still mind over matter?

Intellectual Property - India
Saikrishna & Associates

AI systems are evolving rapidly and their capacity to be creative, autonomous, rational and self-learning are blurring the lines between original works, which are products of human intellect capable of copyright protection, and mere computer-generated works.

Hagen Köckeritz

Continuation of remuneration in event of illness: uniformity of incapacity

Employment & Benefits - Germany
Mayer Brown

In a recent case, the Federal Labour Court once again had to consider an employee's claim for continued remuneration in case of illness.

Maciej Durbas

Words, words, words: concise reasoning not grounds to vacate award

Arbitration & ADR - Poland
Kubas Kos Gałkowski

Parties which lose in arbitration often continue to fight off a claim before a state court in post-arbitral proceedings, despite not having a strong case.

Leon Scheicher

Judicial authorisation of transfer of shares with restricted transferability

Company & Commercial - Austria
Schoenherr

The Supreme Court recently dealt, for the first time, with the judicial authorisation of a transfer of shares with restricted transferability in joint stock companies.

Christoph Cudlik

New opportunities for renewable energy: Austrian government programme 2020 to 2024

Environment & Climate Change - Austria
Schoenherr

Austria's new coalition government consisting of the People's Party and the Green Party recently published its programme for the legislative period 2020 to 2024.

Péter Korózs

Penalty claim without prior reservation? Supreme Court confirms estoppel-based practice

Litigation - Hungary
SMARTLEGAL Schmidt & Partners

Is a penalty for delayed performance enforceable if the purchaser fails to reserve its rights immediately? Or is enforceability excluded only if the purchaser expressly waives its right? This article analyses the Supreme Court's judgment in a recent construction dispute, in which the court appears to have maintained its estoppel-based practice despite recent legislative changes..

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Cybersecurity: trends and issues

Tech, Data, Telecoms & Media / China, European Union, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan

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Three’s a crowd? Third-party arbitration funding

Arbitration & ADR / Canada, Cyprus, Greece, India, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom

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Uber-complex: regulating ride-hail services

Shipping & Transport / Finland, USA