Vol.10, No. 38, Winter 2017

It can be challenging for in-house lawyers and privacy specialists to provide clear guidance on privacy compliance in a fast-moving world where organisations are using advanced, predictive insights into customer...Read more

It can be challenging for in-house lawyers and privacy specialists to provide clear guidance on privacy compliance in a fast-moving world where organisations are using advanced, predictive insights into customer...Read more

This article would elementally consist of four parts: the first part would be dovetailed to aptly espouse on the need to be sensitive to the fact that for any kind...Read more

In 2015, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia (the “Ministry”) issued a new Ministry Regulation Number 38 of 2015 regarding the Acceleration of Exploitation...Read more

Global trade is undergoing a fundamental transformation. It is no longer confined to container shipments of one company’s wares along predetermined trade corridors. Today, global trade also includes commerce by...Read more

As the business I work for, the Equiniti Group, was preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange, I took on the role to head up the In-House Counsel team....Read more

In-house Counsel has an ostensible opportunity to partner with stakeholders of their organisations to shape the direction of events and influence how facts solidify: how the product is designed; what...Read more

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), whatever the form (patents, trademarks, copyrights, software designs, know-how, trade secrets, domain names etc.), are key assets of a company which substantiate its unique expertise, commercial...Read more

The proprietorship of software was not a familiar concept in the 50’s and 60’s. The hardware and software were seen as an inseparable “system” and the cost for the operating...Read more

Multinational companies often struggle with what is the appropriate level of diligence and oversight to apply to their foreign subsidiaries, particularly those foreign subsidiaries in underdeveloped nations, or in regions...Read more

This Paper considers how to square potentially the new General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR” or “Regulation”) requirements with the longstanding commercial practices of recording customers through video and...Read more

Legal and compliance are two essential functions in any contemporary organizational structure. The specific relationship between these two functions, including reporting lines and division of responsibilities, may well vary depending...Read more

The legal framework on which European based investment businesses operate is based predominantly on European Union (EU) legislation. For example: • Property Casualty insurance - the applicable regulatory regime is primarily based...Read more

What happens when an end-user subscriber to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) causes harm or injury to an unsuspecting third party? What recourse does the victim have? Is the current...Read more

The French civil code established in 1804 (also known as Code Napoleon) promoted the autonomy of the parties and minimal intervention of the judge in the performance of contractual obligations....Read more

Imagine you could fold a piece of paper as many times as you want. Every time you fold it, you make it thicker. The question is: how many times do...Read more

In-house legal teams, considered for a very very long time as the biggest enemy of the financial targets of salespeople, innovation teams, marketing gurus...., become day by day their closest...Read more

Few things tie companies together like the Internet. No matter the business – be it professional basketball, aerospace engineering, or coffee sales – a company website is a fact of...Read more

Acorda is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies that restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. Acorda recently completed the acquisition of Biotie Therapies, a...Read more