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resources
These resources are maintained, meaning that we monitor developments on a regular
basis and update them as soon as possible.
| 1 | Limitation periods: an overview An overview of limitation periods. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Overview of Copyright This note provides an overview of the main features of the UK law of copyright. It outlines the categories of work protected by copyright; the requirements for copyright protection; the duration of copyright; the rules regarding ownership of copyright; the main acts which constitute primary and secondary infringement of copyright; the main permitted acts; and the civil and criminal remedies available to a copyright owner. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Bribery Act 2010 A practice note about the Bribery Act 2010, which received Royal Assent in April 2010 and came into force on 1 July 2011. The background to the Act is described in Practice note, Bribery: law reform. PLC's materials on the Bribery Act are set out in Bribery Act 2010: toolkit. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Business interruption: pandemics and other civil emergencies A practice note giving organisations an overview of some of the legal and practical issues arising from the threat of disruption by pandemic influenza and other civil emergencies. Practical Law is grateful to Alexis Roberts, a partner in the Insurance & Reinsurance Group of Pinsent Masons LLP, for his assistance with aspects of this note. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Copyright licences in construction documents This note provides guidance on copyright licences in construction projects, particularly in the commercial property development sector. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Misrepresentation An outline of the law relating to misrepresentation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Professional appointments: copyright A note explaining the importance of copyright and giving guidance on negotiating copyright licences in professional appointments. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Professional appointments: intellectual property A note explaining what intellectual property rights issues (aside from copyright) may arise in a professional appointment and how the parties can address them. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Professional negligence An outline of the law of professional negligence. This note considers: The requirements for claims in contract and tort. The application of the SAAMCO principle. The Bolam test. Contributory negligence. Contribution. The use by professionals of exclusion clauses to limit liability. | Practice notes | Maintained |