Vol.15, No. 61, Autumn 2022

When the Bank I work for commenced its most recent annual strategy process, I was asked by the CEO to create the strategy for the Bank in response to two...Read more

A contact, a senior in-house lawyer for a multi-national software and hardware firm, said his days were regularly punctuated with calls from members of the sales team asking whether they...Read more

This article addresses the question of why the Compliance Function in financial services firms, including banks, needs to be independent, and the factors that can contribute to such independence. “‘Independent’...Read more

Russian procedural codes indicate that one of the main purposes of civil proceedings is the peaceful settlement of disputes. Even though procedure codes contain an open list of alternative dispute...Read more

Suddenly your ever growing portfolio of responsibilities includes ethics and compliance. How should you look at the existing program or start to build a program? What does success look like?...Read more

"We are in the beginning of a massive transition towards a sustainable economy and society. You can either be hit by the wave, ride the wave, or make the wave." ...Read more

This article summarises the risks to which Cyber Insurance responds and identifies some limits and potential pitfalls of the policy wordings. It also touches on the legal and public policy...Read more

The primary beneficiaries of design protection are both short-lived fancy articles (such as toys, furniture, fashion designs, mock jewellery etc.) and longer-life articles (such as automobiles, designer watches, electronic products...Read more

Artificial intelligence is the latest in a long wave of disruptive technology, offering significant benefits but also creating risks if deployed in an uncontrolled manner. The EU AI Act ...Read more

A subpoena, or non-party discovery order, compels a third-party to provide documents as required by a court of competent jurisdiction. Parties to litigation understandably value the ability to obtain evidence,...Read more

That cryptocurrencies have been defying central banks’ authority globally is no news. Central banks around the world have been lagging behind in a Sisyphus task of regulating situations that evolve...Read more

Global headhunting firm Korn Ferry describes today’s general counsels (GCs) as bringing more to the table than just their legal knowledge and expertise. The GC role requires the individuals to...Read more

The Malaysian Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (“ASH Act”) has finally been passed as law in Malaysia after going through the usual procedures applicable for this legislation to be passed as...Read more

Many legal departments do branding exercises once in a while. It often consists of a workshop (or a series of workshops) to define the department’s identity, mission, vision, and values;...Read more

A guide to the new Labour Codes in India, including an analysis of the noteworthy changes, their impact upon India Inc. and the steps to be taken by employers in...Read more

At its simplest, an alliance contract (known in British Columbia (BC) as the project alliance agreement or PAA) is a contract between a project Owner (the Owner Participant or the...Read more

This paper intends to provide an overview of the basics around payment cards as a financial product, commonly offered by banking entities and payment service providers, which hopefully is helpful...Read more

You may find walking down the frozen food aisle of a grocery store less than extraordinary. Unless, of course, you are particularly hungry. Hungry or not, if you consider that...Read more