Vol. 2, No. 8, Summer 2009

There is a wealth of books on management techniques in every bookshop as well as a plethora of academic research into this area. Even if one had the time to...Read more

Here is the good news. In a recent survey (Opinion Research Corporation Dec 2008), only 3% of respondents blamed lawyers for the current financial/economic crisis. On the other hand, that...Read more

As General Counsel and Director of Security for a United States based logistics company, I have had the unique experience of dealing first hand with the theft of our clients’...Read more

Audit findings evaluation is an important step in each and every audit report irrespective of the related industry or organization. Both Audit Committee, management and other stakeholders wish to receive...Read more

I recently attended a seminar organised by the Commerce & Industry London Group called Enhance your Influence. I truly enjoyed it and thoroughly recommend it to any in-house counsel as...Read more

Since, the Ordinance was placed on the statute book in November 2007 through a presidential Ordinance; it has received more than its fair share of criticism. Business leaders and other...Read more

Looking back some years, joining a specialized group of young legal professionals at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. turned out to be a life time opportunity that allowed me to...Read more

Most companies cannot survive without storing personal information of individuals in different forms. In today’s information society the flow of this information is becoming of fundamental importance for different purposes...Read more

The legal rules applying to advertising medicines in Germany resemble a jungle. While a Medical Products Advertising Act (hereafter the Act) has been put in place, which concentrates on rules...Read more

Subject to certain conditions, the current Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (BER) exempts important forms of cooperation in the insurance industry from the application of the prohibition of anti-competitive practices...Read more

Risk transfer from multinational corporations to global insurance underwriters, together with associated servicing needs, are sometimes in discord with long standing regulatory insurance rules and tax requirements. Yet the Globalisation...Read more

Alternative Dispute Resolution in its various forms is the preferred option for resolving disputes in the UK Construction Industry and Adjudication in particular brings a swift outcome to the parties....Read more

In today’s global economy clients often have a choice between different types of financial services to cover entirely or practically the same type of risk. In this context insurance or...Read more

Managing a legal department comes with a certain set of challenges. Managing a legal department across multiple sites adds to the challenges. Managing a legal department across multiple sites spanning...Read more

The vulnerability of an international organization to the charge of discrimination in the workplace is more problematic than a similar charge levied against a domestic organization. This is true for...Read more

<div>For banks conducting activities in the United States, a topic of increasing importance and concern is that of legal and regulatory compliance requirements. &nbsp;U.S. bank regulatory agencies, including the regional...Read more

This paper describes the premium message services regulations which currently apply in Singapore and Australia. With the increasing use of the mobile phone to advertise, offer, sell and deliver products...Read more

This article is about how in-house counsel can use their legal skills in fast-moving, technologically rich industries. Our particular field is telecommunications law in Australia; however, the kind of counsel-client...Read more