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Drafting Provisions for an Independent Director or Manager in Real Estate Finance Deals

Cogency Global

This is also true when it comes to defining the role of an independent director or manager. What this means : If not done well, parties may lose the negotiated or intended advantage of an agreement term or provision.

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Role of Independent Director: In Era of Corporate Governance

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Corporate governance generally refers to how organisations are directed, managed, controlled, and held responsible to its shareholders. A non-executive member of a company’s board of directors who provides independence and impartiality to the decision-making process is known as an independent director.

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When is a lawyer sufficiently independent?

The IPKat

The General Court found that the lawyer representing bonnanwalt was the only employee of a law firm, which was owned and managed by the managing director of bonnanwalt. In other words, the managing director of the appellant was the same person that owned and managed the law firm representing the appellant.

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Mission Critical: Society Publishing in an Open Access World

Velocity of Content

With the number of independent learned society publishers in sharp decline and revenues failing to keep pace with inflation, Rob Johnson, Founder and Managing Director at Research Consulting Ltd., This article originally appeared in the Charleston Hub’s Against the Grain. Re-published with permission.

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Related Party Transactions: Different Takes by the Companies Act, 2013 and the Indian Accounting Standards

IP and Legal Filings

According to the said provisions, a related party for a company means: A director or key managerial personnel, or any of their relative. A firm, where a director, manager, or their relative is a partner. A private company in which the relative of a director or manager or director or manager himself is a member or director.

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How Did News Media Canada Get Bill C-18? The Lobbying Records Tell the Story

Michael Geist

This represents an astonishing level of access and may help explain why the concerns of independent media and the broader public are missing from the bill. Harold Boies , Director, Periodical Policy and Programs, Canadian Heritage (PCH). Harold Boies , Director, Periodical Policy and Programs, Canadian Heritage (PCH).

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USPTO PPAC – Ready for Nominees

Patently-O

The Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) forms a board of advisors for the USPTO Director. Although PPAC does not have formal power to take action, the USPTO Director is required to cooperate with the committee, provide it with access to information, and consider its advice. ” Dir. Due by July 1, 2022. PPAC Website.