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Contractual Recognition of Bail-in
The EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (2014/59/EU) (the “BRRD”) is part of a series of European Union (“EU”) banking reforms made in response to the financial crisis and...Read more
Silvia Morlino
Senior Legal Counsel, European primary bank, Italy
Evolution and Impact of Securities Regulation With Particular Emphasis on Securities Regulations Prevailing in the State of Kuwait
Regulations have existed in one form or another ever since the evolution of securities and financial instruments. In the UK, licensing of brokers is considered by some to go all...Read more
Jasmin Kohina
General Counsel, NBK Capital , Kuwait
Conflicts of Interests in Shareholders’ Meetings of Brazilian Corporations: the Legal Framework according to Scholars and the Case Law of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission 
The issue addressed in this paper relates to the interpretation, according to Brazilian scholars and the case law of the decision board of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, of...Read more
Juliana Bastianello Baldin Martins
Managing Director - Legal Affairs, GTIS Partners, Brazil
Companies Act 2016 and its impact to Businesses in Malaysia
Existingly, one can establish a business in Malaysia either by way of a sole proprietorship business, partnership business, Limited liability partnership business or as a company. Partnerships are governed by...Read more
Nabil Nazrin
Legal Counsel, Malayan Banking Berhad, Malaysia
Practice and Procedure in a Representative State Court System
This article examines civil practice and procedure at the pre-trial level under the “best practices” rules of the courts of the State of New Jersey. Although each of the fifty...Read more
Joseph Aronds
Vice President and Chief Litigation and Trial Counsel, Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc., USA
The Challenge of Integration of Regulation: Sub-sets of Financial Services
This article will look at the growth of regulation in the financial services industry in the EU. It will show how from fragmentation, there has been a move towards integration...Read more
Solomon Osagie
Chief Legal Counsel, TSYS International, UK
Fintech, Regtech and Impacts on In-House Legal Departments
“Fintech” is the acronym for financial-technology. Innovation is strongly changing the finance sector and such changes affect also the legal environment. On one hand, lawyers are asked to provide legal...Read more
Andrea Brancatelli
Assistant General Counsel , MoneyGram , Italy
About 'changed circumstances', 'imprévision' and 'commercial impractibility' in the light of the new art. 1195 of
the French civil code
The French civil code established in 1804 (also known as Code Napoleon) promoted the autonomy of the parties and minimal intervention of the judge in the performance of contractual obligations....Read more
Camelia Seghedi
In-house Counsel International Contracts and Public Tenders , JCDecaux , France
The European Single Market Post-Brexit: Managing The Barriers
The legal framework on which European based investment businesses operate is based predominantly on European Union (EU) legislation. For example:
• Property Casualty insurance - the applicable regulatory regime is primarily based...Read more
Maeve Verdon
Associate General Counsel, AIG Asset Management (Europe) Limited, Ireland
Interpreting Business Rescue Provisions of the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008: Secured Pre-Commencement Finance Versus Post-Commencement Finance
The South African Companies Act provides for a business rescue process. A current interpretational issue relates to the ranking of claims of creditors who provided secured Pre-commencement Finance in relation...Read more
Stef Du Plessis
In-house Legal Adviser, Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, South Africa