Comments for Commercial Law International http://www.commerciallawinternational.com "Commercial Awareness Is Global." Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on As companies battle the recession, bartering comes in handy by Value In Use Or Value In Exchange, A Serious Tax Issue To Consider Before Bartering | Commercial Law International http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=715&cpage=1#comment-840 Value In Use Or Value In Exchange, A Serious Tax Issue To Consider Before Bartering | Commercial Law International Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:27:23 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=715#comment-840 [...] a previous post, As companies battle the recession, bartering comes in handy, Carsten Lexa a contributor here at Commercial Law International, gave us an introduction to [...] [...] a previous post, As companies battle the recession, bartering comes in handy, Carsten Lexa a contributor here at Commercial Law International, gave us an introduction to [...]

]]> Comment on Piracy Kenyan Courts Forum non conveniens? by Charles http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-771 Charles Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:08:27 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=349#comment-771 Jason, Thanks for the comment, as noted below the article the principle is used in this article merely as an illustration of the absurdity of the pirates being tried on Kenyan soil, rather than as an application of the doctrine. Jason,
Thanks for the comment, as noted below the article the principle is used in this article merely as an illustration of the absurdity of the pirates being tried on Kenyan soil, rather than as an application of the doctrine.

]]> Comment on Litigation As An Investment Vehicle In Canada: An Introduction by Ainsley Brown http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=695&cpage=1#comment-765 Ainsley Brown Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:31:17 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=695#comment-765 Jason, You raise some very interesting points and I will take them under advisement in part II. Ainsley Jason,

You raise some very interesting points and I will take them under advisement in part II.

Ainsley

]]> Comment on Litigation As An Investment Vehicle In Canada: An Introduction by jason chuah http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=695&cpage=1#comment-763 jason chuah Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:12:34 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=695#comment-763 Whilst there is almost universal acceptance that champerty and maintenance should not be treated as crimes and/or torts, before any attempt to abolish them goes ahead it is useful to consider and reflect on: - the reality is that there are corporations and businesses which will employ ruthless measures to bring their competitors to heel by hiding behind nominal litigants against their rivals -using costs as a deterrent is not always feasible - not entirely true that damage cannot proved when champerty or maintenance is committed - abuse of process as an alternative is not clearly established or developed as the old law of champerty and maintenance Not all old skins cannot carry new wine. jason Whilst there is almost universal acceptance that champerty and maintenance should not be treated as crimes and/or torts, before any attempt to abolish them goes ahead it is useful to consider and reflect on:
- the reality is that there are corporations and businesses which will employ ruthless measures to bring their competitors to heel by hiding behind nominal litigants against their rivals
-using costs as a deterrent is not always feasible
- not entirely true that damage cannot proved when champerty or maintenance is committed
- abuse of process as an alternative is not clearly established or developed as the old law of champerty and maintenance

Not all old skins cannot carry new wine.

jason

]]> Comment on Piracy Kenyan Courts Forum non conveniens? by jason chuah http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-762 jason chuah Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:02:54 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=349#comment-762 I am not sure how forum conveniens is relevant when international criminal jurisdiction is invoked. Surely the forum conveniens doctrine applies only to civil claims. I am not sure how forum conveniens is relevant when international criminal jurisdiction is invoked. Surely the forum conveniens doctrine applies only to civil claims.

]]> Comment on Litigation…..A New Investment Vehicle? by Litigation As An Investment Vehicle In Canada: An Introduction | Commercial Law International http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=392&cpage=1#comment-748 Litigation As An Investment Vehicle In Canada: An Introduction | Commercial Law International Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:58:08 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=392#comment-748 [...] a pervious post – Litigation … A New Investment Vehicle – I introduced you to the Therium, a third party litigation fund in England that was using [...] [...] a pervious post – Litigation … A New Investment Vehicle – I introduced you to the Therium, a third party litigation fund in England that was using [...]

]]> Comment on World’s Second Largest law Firm, Linklaters, Sees Off €50 Million Negligence Claim. by Linklaters Losses In Levicom Appeal | Commercial Law International http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=213&cpage=1#comment-743 Linklaters Losses In Levicom Appeal | Commercial Law International Mon, 31 May 2010 17:50:28 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=213#comment-743 [...] pervious post, ‘World’s Second Largest law Firm, Linklaters, Sees Off €50 Million Negligence Claim,’ I wrote about the slap on the wrist – a £5 nominal damages judgment –  that [...] [...] pervious post, ‘World’s Second Largest law Firm, Linklaters, Sees Off €50 Million Negligence Claim,’ I wrote about the slap on the wrist – a £5 nominal damages judgment –  that [...]

]]> Comment on US Chicken Feet To Face Chinese Duties by China To Impose More Tariffs On Imported US Chicken. | Commercial Law International http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=683&cpage=1#comment-684 China To Impose More Tariffs On Imported US Chicken. | Commercial Law International Mon, 03 May 2010 17:38:23 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=683#comment-684 [...] duties China has already imposed earlier this year. The anti-dumping duties, as covered in a pervious post, range from 43.1% to 105.4% were imposed after a Chinese anti-dumping investigation  which found [...] [...] duties China has already imposed earlier this year. The anti-dumping duties, as covered in a pervious post, range from 43.1% to 105.4% were imposed after a Chinese anti-dumping investigation  which found [...]

]]> Comment on Interconnectivity of Continents by Parag http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=793&cpage=1#comment-683 Parag Mon, 03 May 2010 10:24:59 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=793#comment-683 The Icelandic volcano has caused havoc across Europe and its neighbors. Air services are the worst hit with very few aircraft's able to fly and passengers are stranded. Kenya's horticulture industry too suffering the brunt as it is one of the main sources of income for the country. <a href="http://www.airports360.net/jomo-kenyatta-international-airport-the-supreme-power-of-nairobi.html" rel="nofollow">Jomo Kenyatta airport</a> The Icelandic volcano has caused havoc across Europe and its neighbors. Air services are the worst hit with very few aircraft’s able to fly and passengers are stranded. Kenya’s horticulture industry too suffering the brunt as it is one of the main sources of income for the country.
Jomo Kenyatta airport

]]> Comment on Brand Management Law by Scott Howard http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=803&cpage=1#comment-670 Scott Howard Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:30:32 +0000 http://www.commerciallawinternational.com/?p=803#comment-670 Interesting post there is certainly challenges in determining where the law and brand equity intersect. Protecting the IP behind a brand and the TM associated in the front is an important legal questions. Protecting the "risk" businesses take to build brands is critical to healthy markets. Interesting post there is certainly challenges in determining where the law and brand equity intersect. Protecting the IP behind a brand and the TM associated in the front is an important legal questions. Protecting the “risk” businesses take to build brands is critical to healthy markets.

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