Dominik Fiedler untersucht, ob und inwieweit Sportarbeitgeber die Selbstvermarktung ihrer Sportler durch Sportsponsoring arbeitsrechtlich, sowohl unmittelbar als auch mittelbar, etwa durch Vertragsstrafen oder Suspendierung, begrenzen koennen. Dabei wird neben der Frage, ob und welche Sportler Arbeitnehmer sind, auch das Sportsponsoring sowohl zivil-, steuer- als auch sozialversicherungsrechtlich beleuchtet. Der Autor zeigt abschliessend arbeitsrechtliche Grenzen der Selbstvermarktung durch Sportsponsoring auf.

Das Werk veranschaulicht, wann eine Verantwortlichkeit und damit Haftung fur das Verhalten von Geschaftspartnern droht, die Korruptionsverstoesse anstelle eines Unternehmens begehen. Ein massgebliches Instrument, um dies zu verhindern und den daraus resultierenden Risiken und Konsequenzen zu begegnen, stellt die Business Partner Compliance Due Diligence dar. Ihr Zweck besteht darin, die Geschaftspartner einer sorgfaltigen Prufung zu unterziehen, um das jeweilige Korruptionsrisiko ermitteln und entsprechende Massnahmen ableiten zu koennen.

Whether protecting their own rights or those of their clients, or navigating the juvenile justice, immigration, or welfare systems, social workers confront legal issues every day. This book explores legal concepts, legal reasoning, and legal processes -- illustrated with case vignettes from social work practice -- in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical and accessible legal knowledge. It introduces readers to scholarship about the law and to conceptual knowledge that can be applied to any interaction with the legal system. Social workers are thereby enabled to "think like a lawyer" and increase their effectiveness. The volume features a discussion of recent reform movements, including Alternative Dispute Resolution, and an appendix of sources for legal information and research on the law.

A straightforward guide to inventing, patenting, and technology commercialization for scientists and engineers Although chemists, physicists, biologists, polymer scientists, and engineers in industry are involved in potentially patentable work, they are often under-prepared for this all-important field. This book provides a clear, jargon-free, and comprehensive overview of the patenting process tailored specifically to the needs of scientists and engineers, including: * Requirements for a patentable invention * How to invent * New laws created by President Obama's 2011 America Invents Act * The process of applying for and obtaining a patent in the U.S. and in foreign countries * Commercializing inventions and the importance of innovation Based on lecture notes refined over twenty-five years at The University of Akron, How to Invent and Protect Your Invention contains practical advice, colorful examples, and a wealth of personal experience from the authors.

"Circle of Greed" is the epic story of the rise and fall of Bill Lerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now a convicted felon. For more than two decades, Lerach threatened, shook down and sued top Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, Apple, Time Warner, and--most famously--Enron. Now, the man who brought corporate moguls to their knees has fallen prey to the same corrupt impulses of his enemies, and is paying the price by serving time in federal prison.
If there was ever a modern Greek tragedy about a man and his times, about corporate arrogance and illusions and the scorched-earth tactics to not only counteract corporate America but to beat it at its own game, Bill Lerach's story is it.

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In neun Kapiteln bietet dieses Lehrbuch eine kompakte Einfuhrung in das Wirtschaftsprivatrecht. Beginnend mit der juristischen Methodenlehre als Grundlage fur das Verstandnis der weiteren Materie, uber das Privatrecht des BGB (Allgemeiner Teil, Schuld- und Sachenrecht), das Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Arbeitsrecht, IP/IT und Medienrecht, Wettbewerbs- und Kartellrecht bis zum Recht der Restrukturierung und Sanierung werden die massgeblichen Rechtsfelder besprochen und praxisgerecht aufbereitet. Juristische Vorkenntnisse werden nicht vorausgesetzt. Das Werk eignet sich daher auch besonders fur den Quereinstieg in juristische Themen oder fur Studierende in Master-Studiengangen Wirtschaftsrecht. Unter Berucksichtigung der aktuellen Rechtslage wurde die aktualisierte 2. Auflage um die Themen Methodenlehre, Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, Prozessfuhrung und Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit erweitert.

Practical guide to the legal issues of using urbanist and sustainable development principles

By examining and explaining the particular legal issues that accompany urbanist design and sustainable development, this timely book shows urban planners, developers, designers, and architects how to make the law work for them in planning and executing sustainable urban projects. Written by experienced attorneys, this book thoroughly explains the practical implications of the current law and legal theories surrounding urbanism and sustainability, and forecasts its future directions.

Using case studies, photographs, and illustrations, this book offers real-world solutions to the legal issues of urban and sustainable development, including:

Incorporating good urban design principles into local land regulation

Overcoming impediments to urban and sustainable design practice

Getting projects built and codes changed within the existing zoning framework

Using fundamentally new approaches to zoning

Managing and coping with litigation

Structuring and operating the mixed-use common interest community

Understanding legal issues specific to urbanist building types

Avoiding unnecessary conflicts between urbanist codes and sustainability codes

Collectively, the authors have handled every aspect of urbanist law. The two lead authors, Daniel K. Slone and Doris S. Goldstein, are attorneys who are pioneers in the field, having worked with architects, planners, city officials, and developers at the vanguard of urban planning and sustainability. Their comments and firsthand experience, interspersed throughout the book, help illuminate how the law governs day-to-day planning anddevelopment activities.

The movements toward sustainable and urbanist development are changing the landscape of America. Armed with this book, you can confidently navigate through the law as you initiate an urban development project and see it to fruition.

Eine Rechtsformanderung ist fur jede einzelne Gesellschaft ein komplexer und individueller Sachverhalt. Folglich ist es nicht moeglich, eine allgemeingultige Empfehlung zur optimalen Art der Umstrukturierung auszusprechen. Jessica Harneit geht der Frage nach, wie aus gesellschafts- und steuerrechtlicher Sicht eine grundbesitzhaltende GmbH & Co. KG am besten in eine GmbH umstrukturiert werden kann. Sie wendet die sog. Verschmelzung durch Aufnahme, den Formwechsel und das sog. Anwachsungsmodell auf die gewunschte Umwandlung an und zeigt, dass der Formwechsel die beste Art fur die grundbesitzhaltende Gesellschaft ist.

What they won't teach you in film school: This expertly written reference guide breaks down copyright laws for screenwriters. Inspired by Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, this elegant, short reference is the perfect guide for screenwriters and creative artists looking to succeed as industry professionals. Readers will quickly understand the laws that govern creativity, idea-making, and selling, and learn how to protect themselves and their works from the legal quagmires they may encounter. Written by an unrivaled pair of experts, John L. Geiger and Howard Suber, who use real-life case studies to cover topics such as clearance, contracts, collaboration, and infringement, Creativity and Copyright is poised to become an indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike.

Medical malpractice has been at the center of recurring tort crises for the last quarter-century. In 1960, expenditures on medical liability insurance in the United States amounted to about $60 million. In 1988, the figure topped $7 billion. Physicians have responded not simply with expensive methods of "defensive medicine" but also with successful pressure upon state legislatures to cut back on the tort rights of seriously injured patients. Various reforms have been proposed to deal with the successive crises, but so far none have proved to be effective and fair.

In this landmark book, Paul Weiler argues for a two-part approach to the medical malpractice crisis. First, he proposes a thorough revision of the current tort liability regime, which would concentrate available resources on meeting actual financial losses of seriously injured victims. It would also shift the focus of tort liability from the individual doctor to the hospital or other health care organization. This would elicit more effective quality assurance programs from the institutions that are in the best position to reduce our current unacceptable rate of physician-induced injuries.

But in states such as New York, Florida, and Illinois, where the current situation seems to have gone beyond the help of even drastic tort reform, the preferred solution is a no-fault system. Weiler shows how such a system would provide more equitable compensation, more effective prevention, and more economical administration than any practical alternative.