A design registration helps protect the appearance of a product, such as its shape or pattern. This will help if anyone tries to copy or use your design without your permission.
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Copyright, patents, designs and trade marks are all types of intellectual property protection. You get some types of protection automatically, others you have to apply for.
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In terms of how to prepare a local plan, authorities should assess future needs and opportunities for their area, explore and identify options for addressing these, and then set out a preferred approach.
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Dispute resolution is the process through which parties involved in a contract, seek a solution on a claim that one party has made against the other.
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A Quality Management System (QMS) is a collection of business processes focused on consistently meeting customer requirements and enhancing their satisfaction.
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In the law, a seal affixed to a contract or other legal instrument has had special legal significance at various times in the jurisdictions that recognise it.
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A guaranteed bond is a bond whose interest and principal payments are guaranteed by a third party.
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Your duties as an employee may be explained in the contract of employment, but the law also says that there…
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The final account is the conclusion of the contract sum and signifies the agreed amount that the employer will pay the contractor.
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Defamation is a legal term used for a statement is one which injures the reputation of another person.
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One common option is a performance bond so that money can be claimed from a guarantor bank at short notice, often simply on-demand.
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A performance specification is a document that specifies the operational requirements of a component or installation.
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A prescriptive specification conveys the requirements of a project through a detailed explanation of the materials that the contractor must use and the means of installing those materials.
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When used in conjunction with a landscape construction contract, the JCLI LMWC should last for at least the duration of the rectification period.
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Force majeure is generally intended to include occurrences beyond the reasonable control of a party from fulfilling its obligations under the contract.
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The pre-start meeting is held to establish contract procedure and administration and is usually chaired by the Contract Administrator.
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A domestic subcontractor is a subcontractor who contracts with the main contractor to supply or fix any materials or goods or execute work forming part of the main contract.
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The appointment of nominated subcontractors establishes a direct contractual relationship between the client and the subcontractor.
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Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment are tools used at the plan-making stage to assess the likely effects of the plan when judged against reasonable alternatives.
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A Sustainability Appraisal is a systematic process that must be carried out during the preparation of Local Plans and Spatial Development Strategies.
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