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Legal Week Law | Most Downloaded Signing your life away? The legal pros and cons of electronic signatures Shoosmiths - England & Wales White Paper As it becomes increasingly common for contractual documentation to be concluded electronically, this Shoosmiths briefing examines the pros and cons of e-signatures when compared to traditional wet ink signatures. Download White Paper Legal Week Law Most Downloaded Resources To sue or not to sue, that is the question: key considerations before taking legal action Bell Pottinger England & Wales White Paper All lawyers are aware of litigation risk and outcomes always hang in the balance. This focuses the minds of legal advisers and their clients when considering whether to action. But the decision requires consideration of matters wider than the legal arguments, as this briefing explains. Safe Harbor ruled invalid: the court's reasoning and the likely next steps Latham & Watkins USA White Paper The European Court of Justice has ruled that Decision 2000/520 of the European Commission, which stated that Safe Harbor-certified US companies provide adequate protection for personal data transferred to them from outside of the EU, is invalid. This briefing examines the court's reasoning. Beware of the zombies: ancient English statutes haunting common law offshore jurisdictions Harneys Cayman Islands White Paper Most lawyers in the British Overseas Territories are aware of the role of the old common law, but what some are less cognisant of is the effect of ancient English statutes. These 'zombie' statutes can reach out from the grave and disrupt modern commercial transactions, as this briefing explains. A back to basics guide to contractual interpretation in construction disputes Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co England & Wales White Paper Construction disputes often involve questions concerning contractual interpretation, whether as part of understanding the contractor's scope of work or to establish the proper operation of the agreed provisions. This briefing highlights some of the key principles in this area. The Costco case and the Modern Slavery Act - a sign of things to come for non-compliance? Shoosmiths England & Wales White Paper Costco Wholesale Corp is being sued in California over allegations that Costco knowingly sold prawns from a supplier using slave labour. This Shoosmiths briefing looks at what this case could potentially mean for UK businesses. Important decision on applicable data protection law: a wrongly ignored ruling Allen & Overy Slovakia White Paper On 1 October, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down another important – and yet again rather controversial – decision on on applicable data protection law. Amid the recent buzz around the Safe Harbour ruling, the judgment slipped under the radar - this A&O briefing looks at the key points. 'Flow-down' clauses in construction subcontracts: how to avoid common pitfalls Eversheds England & Wales White Paper 'Flow-down' clauses in construction subcontracts aim to ensure that the obligations of subcontractors to the main contractor mirror the obligations of the main contractor to the employer. This briefing looks at types of flow-down clause and how to avoid potential pitfalls when drafting such clauses. Safe Harbor declared invalid in groundbreaking European court decision: the impact for businesses DLA Piper USA White Paper In a groundbreaking decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union has declared the US Safe Harbor scheme to be invalid. This decision will have a significant and immediate impact, and will require a change in approach to cross-border data transfers, as this DLA Piper briefing explains. Alternatives to Safe Harbor: are model contracts at risk? Linklaters USA White Paper Following the Court of Justice's ruling that Safe Harbor is invalid, organisations relying on Safe Harbor to transfer personal data to the US will now need to move to alternative compliance solutions, such as model contracts. This Linklaters briefing assesses the implications of the ruling. More from Legal Week Law FREE Membership to Legal Week Law As a member of Legal Week Law you will receive free access to our library of legal briefings from worlds leading law firms. Briefings are easy to find and constantly being updated. You can also discover what briefings your peers in other companies are looking at. Create your FREE Account Search Legal Week Law Commercial Law Banking and Finance Company Secretariat Corporate Employment Energy Environment Financial Services Regulation Intellectual Property Real Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution Taxation More from Legal Week Law