Vol.10, No. 39, Spring 2017

The role of the in house counsel has evolved significantly over time. As the reach of globalisation increases, sharing of information has become more widespread. Consequently there has been a...Read more

When discussing the future of the legal services profession today, it is practically impossible not to talk about “Legal-Tech”. Entire conferences, so-called “Hackathons”, are dedicated to it , Legal-Tech start-ups...Read more

The purpose of the paper is to analyse how the Supreme Court of Brazil applies general tax principles to control tax exemptions. More specifically, the paper envisions to answer whether,...Read more

Every industry has experienced or is experiencing a significant impact from digitisation. From the decimation of the music industry at the turn of the century to arguments over the validity...Read more

In Poland, protection of consumer interests and protection of competition has been entrusted to one institution, the one I am in charge of. The Polish Antimonopoly Office was established in...Read more

For years, big data has been the hot buzzword across industries. At the same time, the debate about big data and its implications for competition law has grown louder. The...Read more

Global Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) owning subsidiaries in foreign countries can recognize the challenge of managing a multinational portfolio. While many of them keep outsourced or decentralized managing structures, an increasing...Read more

One of the key-challenges for the in-house lawyers in parent companies remains to provide legal support to the Subsidiaries while ensuring the group governance. These two roles are contradictory. However,...Read more

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibilities for in-house counsel to help maximize their efficiency and presence by adding emphasis on communication within their company. Essentially the...Read more

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibilities for in-house counsel to help maximize their efficiency and presence by adding emphasis on communication within their company. Essentially the...Read more

The purpose of this paper is to provide general rules to be considered by a worldwide retail company when granting consumers warranty on its products. The paper has been drafted on...Read more

Whether a company is a middle-sized company is comparable and judgmental based on its business scale and number of employees in a country and in an industry. Usually a combined...Read more

You are the general counsel of a large U.S.-based multinational company with operations around the world. Your phone rings at 3 a.m. with a call from your counsel in a...Read more

I have been very fortunate in my career to work with innovative and interesting people, including clients and contacts from different industry sectors around the world and many colleagues and...Read more

In 2015, French investor Amundi Immobilier bought the €1bn Aqua Portfolio from Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, Hamburg (“Union Investment”) in what was shaping up to be one of the...Read more

Allegations of bias against arbitrators or arbitral tribunals are not uncommon in the world of commercial arbitration. The High Court has been required to deal with a number of allegations...Read more

Saudi Arabia’s discovery of oil in the 1930’s initiated its need for foreign workers to help exploit its oil reserves, which reached its peak with the oil-price boom after the...Read more

A major tactic to be employed by either party in settlement of civil litigation is the use of what is known as the Part 36 offer. This is a means...Read more

Lawyers contain all of the latent creativity required to shape their personal and professional worlds. Unlocking that potential is a matter of expectation and exposition. Cost pressure and urgency have...Read more