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IP Draughts
2d ago
IP Draughts and his colleagues have been busy with writing projects, recently. Drafting Agreements in Life Sciences: The biggest, and most long-term development, is that we will be reviving our book on life science agreements. Previously called Drafting Agreements in ..read more
IP Draughts
1w ago
As an English lawyer, IP Draughts is very familiar with the distinction between ordinary contracts and those signed more formally, as deeds. In a very few cases, contracts must be signed as deeds (e.g. those granting a power of attorney ..read more
IP Draughts
1w ago
IP Draughts is delighted to announce that, earlier this week, he signed a publishing agreement with Bloomsbury Professional to write a new version of the above book. The book was originally published by OUP, but has been out of print ..read more
IP Draughts
2w ago
This week, the regulatory body for English solicitors, the SRA, issued new guidance for in-house lawyers on their regulatory obligations. It can be found here: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/guidance/guidance-search/?query=in-house Historically, both the SRA and the solicitors’ representative body, the Law Society, have largely ..read more
IP Draughts
1M ago
Let’s focus more on: attitude excellence long-term results reliability courtesy empathy insight lifelong learning mentoring giving back and less on: being in (or admiring) the top 0.1% of earners the loudest or smoothest voice hierarchy conformity processes box ticking occasional ..read more
IP Draughts
1M ago
Each year, IP Draughts’ firm makes submissions to two guides to lawyers: Chambers Directory and IAM Patent 1000. IAM selects a sub-set of its recommended lawyers for inclusion in its annual IAM Global Leaders listing. The latest edition of this ..read more
IP Draughts
1M ago
Last week, IP Draughts ran his online course, Contract Drafting Skills Workshop. This is an advanced, but very practical, course for contract drafters who want to improve their drafting. The 30 students who attended were practitioners from all over the ..read more
IP Draughts
1M ago
It’s that time of the year, when IP Draughts compiles his list of IP transactional lawyers in England and Wales who are recommended in both IAM Patent 1000 and the life science transactions section of Chambers UK Directory. IP Draughts ..read more
IP Draughts
1M ago
The UK Institute of Directors has published an excellent report on the Post Office (PO) Horizon scandal. It points out the failings of the PO board, and identifies lessons for directors generally. IP Draughts recommends that you read it: it ..read more
IP Draughts
1M ago
A recent discussion of strategy among Law Society Council members has prompted IP Draughts to think further about the main types of legal practice. In broad terms, he thinks there are three categories: consumer private practice, commercial private practice, and ..read more