Vol.10, No. 41, Autumn 2017

“Historically, the in-house counsel position was considered a dusty professional legal service essentially dealing with dispute resolution; rarely was the in-house counsel expected to be involved in strategic thinking”....Read more

In today’s competitive business world, Intellectual Property (IP) has increasingly assumed a vital role with the rapid pace of technological, scientific and medical innovation and is increasingly proving to be...Read more

Recent (1) criminal penalties paid by Volkswagen, (2) the bankruptcy filing by Takata and (3) the plea bargains by two ex- Penn State University officials, and the conviction of its...Read more

Any organization that has done business in India knows the unique challenges that are faced when it comes to approaching the Judiciary for the legal recovery of dues. The statistics...Read more

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the Directive 95/46/EC, effective May 25, 2018. In accordance with the principle of primacy of the EU law, the...Read more

On February 16th 2017, the European Parliament adopted the Resolution on Civil Law Rules on Robotics, to address legal and ethical issues emerging from technological developments in the field of...Read more

Free and Open Source Software (“FOSS”) has been an established part of software coding for some time. In the words of “FOSSCON 2017”: In the early days FOSS was primarily...Read more

A few years ago it was quite simple to be an in-house lawyer. Basically, the lawyers were hired to manage litigation, give advice and counsel to support all areas of...Read more

In a constantly developing commercial landscape, the role of the In-house lawyer is also adapting. Not only are in-house lawyers in every industry expected to know the law, but also...Read more

In 2015, the international community came together to reinforce the global ambition to tackle climate change. That year, the adoption of the “Paris Agreement” and the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Read more

For its fast track projects, the Oil & Gas industry privileges Lump Sum contract types even in cases where definition of the project is not sufficiently advanced. “Fast-tracking” can be...Read more

A cord-cutter is a person who cancels a paid television subscription or landline phone connection for an alternative Internet-based or wireless service. Cord-cutting is the result of competitive new media...Read more

‘Artificial Intelligence’ or ‘AI’. A phrase/acronym that is often bandied around but do we truly understand it? Can we? What was once nothing but science fiction is already a reality...Read more

In today’s work-life balance driven culture, modern companies know that attracting great talent means embracing a variety of work styles and employment relationships. Along with that understanding is the knowledge...Read more

Cultural and language barriers, trade restrictions, local regulations – these are just a few of the key issues in-house counsel for professional engineering firms should consider when their organizations pursue...Read more

(1) Building Information Modeling (BIM) is now an established construction industry practice across the world. The BIM process has garnered strong support of both professionals and policy makers. Lots...Read more

To say we live in interesting times would be a massive understatement. The framework of laws, policies and politics that impact how and where our clients carry on business is...Read more

This article considers the use of patent promises or pledges, as a device to counter what are often seen in the Open Source world as undesirable consequences of the operation...Read more