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© 2026 International In-house Counsel Journal Ltd. | ISSN 1754-0607 | Picture Credits: Freepix, Unsplash and by permission of the authors

Vol.17, No. 68, Summer 2024

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Vol.17, No. 68, Summer 2024

£125.00

Contents

Page 9147
Software Darwinism – When Conditions Change, Software Must
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, staying up to date with software is not merely a matter of convenience or efficiency; it is increasingly becoming a legal imperative. Software...Read more
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Chris Mermigas
Head of Legal, RSA, USA
Page 9151
General Counsel Role & AI
In a historical phase characterized by important and rapid changes, it’s essential that companies make decisions quickly and consciously within an increasingly complex and continually evolving regulatory framework. In this context,...Read more
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Stefano Diego Oliva
Functional Governance & Program Management - Presidio Normativo Country General Counsel, Generali, Italy
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Cristina Rustignoli
General Counsel, Generali Italia, Italy
Page 9157
“The US innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates” What is the role of general counsel in this scenario?
The US innovates, China replicates, and the EU regulates is a punchline in the policy debate; but beyond whether it is true or not there is certainly a tendency in...Read more
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Alfonso Levote
General Counsel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
Page 9169
Working in a centralized legal department, providing legal advice for global business
In-house legal departments serve as the company’s guardians of risk mitigation and internal regulations, balancing the boundaries set by applicable laws and the company’s individual risk portfolio with the company’s...Read more
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Svenja Partu
General Counsel, thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH, Germany
Page 9175
International Arbitration with a Client Mindset
The practice of law has changed dramatically since I graduated from law school 30 years ago. The advent of new technologies, communications, and where and how we work has had...Read more
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Claudia Salomon
President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, France
Page 9179
Mental Health and Lawyers: An Unspoken Crisis or An Opportunity For Change?
The legal profession, by its nature, is one that is known for its high stress, long hours, and intense competition. These factors often contribute to a higher prevalence of mental...Read more
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Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Page 9183
The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 and its Impact on Inter-Corporate Deliberations
The Parliament of India enacted the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 (“Amendment Act”), which was initially introduced as a Bill in August 2022, during the Monsoon Session. This legislation, which...Read more
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Nupur Nadir
Head - Legal, GEPL, GMR Group, India
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Sreyasi Banerjee
Associate Manager - Legal Counsel, GMR Group, India
Page 9195
Redomiciliation of companies to "Russian offshores"
Over the past 25 years, Russian corporate law has developed very rapidly, absorbing previously unknown concepts. One of these concepts was the possibility of redomiciliation of companies. For this purpose,...Read more
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Vladislav Gorobinskiy
Head of the Legal Support Department for International Projects, Mediator, New Investment Group LLC, Russia
Page 9203
Contract Mapping: Taking the Diligence Room and Contract Transparency to the Next Level
Traditional methods of tracking contracts miss the opportunity to provide meaningful context and insight relating to the contracts of the company to management, the board members, auditors, and investors. ...Read more
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Gunnar Wieboldt
Former SVP, General Counsel, Vestaron Corporation, USA
Page 9211
Legal Profession in an Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence - An Update
This article is an update of my 2 articles in 2023 Legal Profession in an Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (“Legal Profession in an Age of GenAI”) and Generative...Read more
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James Lau
Singapore
Page 9223
Patent Strategies for Attenuated Pathogen Vaccines
Malaria is a major health concern for people traveling to and living in malaria-endemic areas, causing 249 million clinical cases and 608,000 deaths in 2022, numbers essentially unchanged over the...Read more
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David Dolberg
Senior Director of Intellectual Property, Sanaria Inc., USA
Page 9233
Negotiating IT Service Contracts – In House v Private Practice Legal Models
I have been privileged to work over my career as a partner in private practice with leading City firms in London and as a senior in-house lawyer in global companies....Read more
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Clive Davies
Legal Business Consultant, Clive Davies Consulting, UK
Page 9241
Prompt Engineering for Lawyers
Every human invention should be celebrated, and generative AI is a true human invention. But too much optimism and hype may lead to the premature use of technologies that are...Read more
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James Lau
Singapore
Page 9245
Changing Perceptions: How to stop your colleagues from assuming you’re the ‘Department of No’
An in-house colleague of mine once disclosed that he was known as the ‘Sales Prevention Officer’ in one of the businesses he worked for. And this sort of attitude towards...Read more
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Sarah Davis
General Counsel, The Legal Director, UK
Page 9249
The Effects of AI on the Future of Work
Artificial intelligence represents a point of technological inflection that has changed the character, shape and make-up of work, creating tectonic shifts in the way tasks and activities are performed and...Read more
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Garry Taylor
Managing Director, Croesus Holdings Group, UK
Page 9255
Whether Aid/Aide from National and/or International Organisations be a Factor for Developing Socio-Economic Cohesiveness of the Peoples Living in the Country Concerned
Most of the States, in particular, those in the developing parts of the world seek and receive “aid” as a supplement to the amount already approved by the foreign government...Read more
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Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute, UK
Page 9261
The Art of Transforming Lawyers into Directors on Receptive Boards
In August, US rental car giant Hertz announced that it is adding two lawyers as board members, a current and a former general counsel of corporations. This is the latest...Read more
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Jeffery Tan
Group General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Singapore
Page 9265
Bridging the Divide: The Essential Collaboration Between Legal and Financial Advisors for Effective Business Solutions
The PR is right, promising to deliver what we know GCs and in-house counsel want from their advisors. But does this always happen in reality? In short, not nearly...Read more
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Ross Meadows
Partner, Oury Clark, UK