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Regulation After the Storm - Staying Current as United States Regulators React to Catastrophes
For insurers, the impact of a natural or man-made catastrophe continues long after the event is over. In the U.S., insurance is pervasively regulated, with consumer interests taking the forefront...Read more

David Newkirk
General Counsel, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, USA
EMIR : A Landmark Regulation with far-reaching Impacts on the EU Derivatives Business
Frédéric de Brouwer’s overview of the European Infrastructure Market Regulation (“EMIR”) is both timely and particularly relevant to in-house counsel in financial services. The clearing and reporting requirements applied to...Read more
Frédéric De-Brouwer
Senior Legal Counsel, Société Générale, France
The Misuse of the FCA to Enforce cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) Violations
Since the civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) was amended in 1986, the statute has evolved into a seemingly limitless weapon for enforcing other statutes and regulations applicable to every industry...Read more
Kyle Faget
Compliance Counsel, Global Compliance, Boston Scientific Corporation, USA
FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) Requirements. Russian Aspects
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is quite a popular topic in legal society at this time. Although due to the complexity of regulation and volume of information there...Read more

Stella Gukova
Head of Legal and Compliance, JCS Sumitomo Mitsui Rus Bank, Russian Federation
Online Banking in Russia: Legal Aspects
Bank business in Russia is increasingly developing. Banks in Russia provide a wide range of services to their customers and constantly launch new banking products and services. Online banking is...Read more

Valeria Steblyuk
Senior Lawyer of Legal Department, Commercial Bank “Garanti Bank - Moscow” (ZAO), Russian Federation
Assessing Risks Associated With US Export Control Laws
The economy continues to become more global and the ability and ease of transmitting and receiving electronic data grows almost daily. Combined with the proliferation of physical and cyber threats...Read more

Bruce Fox
Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, The Main Street America Group, USA
Self-Regulation of an Industry versus the Rule of Law
Self-regulation is an honourable concept. Proponents of the system emphasise the relative amiability and expediency of dispute resolution mechanisms, and remind industry that to the extent that it is not...Read more
Howard Snoyman
Head: Legal and Ethics, Discovery Health Medical Scheme, South Africa
Dealing with Legal Grey Areas (and Selective Enforcement) in China

China’s laws are increasingly well-developed and in many areas comparable to those of Western countries. But in practice, there remain large gaps between what the laws say and how they...Read more
Aurelia Dragomirescu
Director, Legal, Vodafone, Romania
Brian Belanger
V.P. & Senior Corporate Counsel, Asia Pacific Region, Husqvarna AB Group of Companies, USA
On Stranger Tides of Regulation: In-House 'Lawyering' in the European and US Online Gambling World
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Martin Lycka
Legal Counsel , The Betfair Group , UK
'Money or Monies worth? Beware the Transaction 'Cost' of Payment Systems'
The efficiency of business transactions has become increasingly important in the digital age, and an issue that has arguably evolved as a result of free-markets. Already, advances in technology has...Read more

Sarah Hinchliffe
Barrister and Solicitor (HCA, Vic), The College of William and Mary, USA