Vol. 7, No. 28, Summer 2014

The Indian economy with a GDP size of $2.13 trillion is the 8th largest in the world and is currently growing at between 5-6% (down from 8-9% less than 5...Read more

Several competition law regimes around the world, including the EU and the USA, have adopted rules allowing their respective authorities to apply domestic competition law to activities occurring outside of...Read more

Over the past decade, the financial services industry has adopted the language of enterprise risk management, e.g., ERM. Although it can seem otherwise, the mass production of checklists, heatmaps, and...Read more

The first part of this article is coming together as I sit on an 11 hour flight to Buenos Aires, the first stop on my way to Antarctica to run...Read more

In recent years, we have seen a growing demand for compliance around the world, in particular in the heavy industry business. Reasons for that is of course the increase in...Read more

Although knock-for-knock contractual indemnities (otherwise known as ‘mutual hold harmless’ or ‘bury your own dead’ indemnities) are common to oil and gas contracts worldwide, their usefulness in oil and gas...Read more

On 6 December 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union affirmed that AstraZeneca abused its dominant position by engaging in certain intellectual property strategies aimed at protecting its...Read more

The impacts of the Global Financial Crisis (“GFC”) continue to present an interesting challenge for company secretaries to navigate. In the wake of the GFC, an ever-changing and uncertain corporate governance...Read more

In the post financial crisis world of greater regulatory scrutiny and a stronger focus on corporate governance and compliance, the enforced modus operandi for many legal and regulatory teams is...Read more

With quarterly targets, annual goals, sales incentives, and aggressive sales management, how could you suggest that your client assess the viability of a transaction or even reject the pending sale...Read more

Successful management of compliance risk lies at the heart of the compliance mission statement. Practical efforts to develop and expand upon existing methodologies are ongoing, with the goal of identifying...Read more

When implemented correctly, technology and technological developments can be leveraged to increase legal department efficiency and productivity, and can reduce legal department spend. Our article will describe how CEVA Logistics...Read more

The article shall provide a thorough analysis of the employment contract in comparing EU law and Albanian private law. It argues that many concepts of EU employment contract law have...Read more

Being an in-house lawyer does not only require top class knowledge of a requisite number of different areas of law but also an in-depth understanding of the products sold by...Read more

In the Italian market – as well as in the European and international market – a new type of financial instrument has been often mentioned and used by financial and...Read more

Consumers and shoppers in general, are increasingly using credit and debit cards to make payments for goods and services, leveraging the significant technical developments and breakthroughs in the field of...Read more

Changes in governments and the overthrow of States are increasingly commonplace. Drafters of long term contracts with Sovereign States, be they loan agreements or natural resources or infrastructure investment agreements,...Read more

The global climate around privacy is quickly evolving and privacy is a priority for regulators across the world. Privacy risks, when materialized, can lead to significant regulatory and legal sanctions,...Read more