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The Next Governance Reform: How we create policy for uncertainty by enabling, learning and analysing
In a recent interview, the Swedish Prime Minister described what he saw as the modern approach to governance: legislative reforms rarely turn out exactly as planned, and so the legislator...Read more
Hanne Melin Olbe
Director Global Public Policy, eBay Inc., Switzerland
The Corporate Manslaughter Act: Goals and Expectations?
In this paper Dr Simon Daniels provides a critical assessment of the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 and why it is struggling to improve on the common law crime of manslaughter....Read more
Simon Daniels
Senior Lecturer in Maritime Law, Southampton Solent University, UK
Communicating to Fight Corruption
Maersk Line’s Senior Legal Counsel Kristin Berglund explains the most important features of a successful anti-corruption programme. Amongst them is open disclosure of bribes by employees. That vital information informs...Read more
Kristin Berglund
Senior Legal Counsel, Maersk Line, Denmark
M&A and the Need for Proper Governance Processes in the Defence/Homeland Security Verticals and the Grave Security Threat to Sovereign Nations - The Most Petrifying Area of National and International Security:
The Surreptitious Use of Dual Technology and the need to scrutinise Global merger and Acquisition activity in the Defence, Aerospace, Space and High-Technology verticals’ – this Article elementally examines...Read more
Corporate Governance in Turbulent Times
The geostrategic trends all point to the fact that we are firmly entrenching ourselves in turbulent and tumultuous times, and without a doubt, it would be the seminal duty of...Read more
Due Diligence: Knowing Who's Under Your Roof
Invariably in international commercial contracts, there comes a time when all of the boilerplate clauses, the indemnification agreements, and liquidated damages provisions don’t anticipate every bump in the road. At...Read more
Jonathan Nilsen
Senior Corporate Counsel, Spire Corporation, USA
Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Executive Order and the Tokyo Prefectural Ordinance against Yakuza - Synchronization of Anti Mafia Activities in Japan, the U.S., and the World
In July of 2011, the U.S. Executive Order 13581, “Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations”, listed Japanese Yakuza as one of the significant transnational criminal organizations to whom one must...Read more
Daisuke Takahashi
Attorney at Law , Shinwa General Law Offices, Japan
David Nguyen
In-House Counsel, Equant SA, France
Corporate Governance - India as Compared to Other Countries with Specific Reference to Canada
The Corporate Governance is a contemporary topic in different discussion forums, for business executives and the administrators. The concept that evolved over two decades ago, is now center of discussion...Read more
Vivek Sadhale
Co-Founder, LegaLogic Consulting, India
The Italian Corporate Governance Code: New Standards for a Changing Market in Difficult Times
The new edition of Corporate Governance Code of companies listed on Borsa Italiana (the Italian Stock Exchange) was published on December 5th, 2011. The Code was presented by Gabriele Galateri...Read more
Giuseppe Catalano
Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs, Assicurazioni Generali, Italy
Corporate Governance in the Financial Services Industry - Is there still a Role for Self-Regulation?
The financial crisis had a significant impact on the financial services industry from both an economic as well as a regulatory point of view. While the market conditions deteriorated and...Read more
Armin Kammel
Senior Manager, Financial Services Advisory, KPMG Austria GmbH, Austria