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A Consideration of The Role of The Company in Contemporary South African Society and The Traditional Concept of Directors Duties
Corporate South Africa has become entrenched in a plethora of tag lines such as “social responsibility”, “corporate social investment” and the “triple bottom line” in an apparent effort to “give...Read more
Darryl Jago
Legal Advisor, Total South Africa (Pty), South Africa
A Succession of Parties; When Does a State Succession Terminate a Contract?
Changes in governments and the overthrow of States are increasingly commonplace. Drafters of long term contracts with Sovereign States, be they loan agreements or natural resources or infrastructure investment agreements,...Read more
Reg Fowler
Senior Legal Counsel, Shell International BV, Netherlands
Assessing and Protecting Yourself from the Corruption Risks When Acquiring an Industrial Business
In recent years, we have seen a growing demand for compliance around the world, in particular in the heavy industry business. Reasons for that is of course the increase in...Read more
Nicolas Tollet
Senior Compliance Officer, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, France
Gregoire Finance
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, France
Knock-for-Knock Indemnities and their Application in Oil and Gas Contracts in Argentina
Although knock-for-knock contractual indemnities (otherwise known as ‘mutual hold harmless’ or ‘bury your own dead’ indemnities) are common to oil and gas contracts worldwide, their usefulness in oil and gas...Read more
Juan Pablo Santopinto
Attorney, Global Legal Operations Group , Flowserve, Argentina
The Conception of Public Policy and its Applicability with Respect to Enforcement of Awards of International Commercial Arbitrations in the Russian Federation
One of the most important steps of arbitration is often the process of arbitral award's recognition and enforcement, this process as such sometimes may turn out to be not less...Read more
Svetlana Björkman
Associate Legal Counsel, Wärtsilä Finland oy, Finland
Implementation of Co-operation Contracts Through Joint Training Sessions, Legal Considerations under Finnish Law
The successful implementation of complex co-operation contracts often depends on accurate, but straightforward communication to relevant stakeholders. There are several challenges in ensuring that a contract, once signed, is...Read more
Miikka Konttinen
Master of Laws, Neste Oil Corporation, Finland
Contractual Warranty Language: A Legal View From The Trenches
A project is delivered, closed out and the money received (or most of it). After a year of silence a letter from the client appears advising of a major failure,...Read more
Adam Todd
Head of Legal & Compliance UK, Aker Solutions, UK
Risk Considerations Related to Local Content Requirements
Local content requirements (LCR) represent an important tool in many countries’ foreign direct investment strategies. They play a particular role in the industrialization of developing countries and also in the...Read more
Axel Gustavsen
VP, head of legal Subsea BA, Aker Solutions ASA, Norway
The Transactional Side of the International Arbitration and the Role of Corporate Counsel
In the business community, almost 100% of arbitrations are initiated by companies. For them, arbitration is clearly an appropriate way to solve disputes when breaches of contracts or treaties...Read more
Jorge Perez-Vera
Senior Legal Counsel, Total Marketing Services, France
Legal Risk Management: How can it be Turned into a Competitive Advantage?
Legal Risk Management "LRM" is not a product that was contrived to create a need that doesn't exist. LRM consists of a combination of strategy, management and law. If a...Read more
Valérie Laurent
Head of Legal Knowledge Management, Total SA, France