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Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: How Effective is Article V of the New York Convention of 1958?
It is precisely fifty-eight years ago that the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (otherwise known as the New York Convention) was concluded. Since then the global...Read more
Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK
Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
A Review of Industrial Arbitration Court Cases in Singapore
Singapore has a unique tripartite system of industrial relations to resolve disputes in the workplace between employers and unions. The tripartite system involves a close but intricate relationship between the...Read more
Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Director, Legal Services, National Trades Union Congress , Singapore
Blockchain: From 'Why' to 'What' and Regulating 'How'
Blockchain has been the technological darling of the financial press in the last year. Once a niche technology familiar only to bitcoin enthusiasts and journalists, blockchain has captured the interest...Read more
Andreas Gustafsson
Senior Advisor, Nasdaq, Sweden
Jimmy Kvarnström
Head of Nordic/Baltic Legal, Nasdaq, Sweden
Scott Farrell
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia
A Case for Legal Due Diligence in Humanitarian Engagements
Many developing countries have “aspirational” laws, either carry-overs from years of European colonial rule or modeled after European laws (for example, British common law in Anglophone Africa). Rather than having...Read more
Jeffrey Erickson
Clinical Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Why it's Important to Have an Effective Compliance Management System in Place
Never before has regulatory compliance been a more important part of your business. Since the financial crisis of 2008, regulations like the Dodd-Frank Act have not only raised the compliance...Read more
Paul Martin
Director Compliance and Strategic Initiatives, United Lender Services, USA
Duties of Directors in the Maritime/Offshore Verticals in an Age of Maritime Terrorism
We live in an age of maritime terrorism and the consequences are grave for the planet, people and profits. Given the aforementioned, the duties of directors of corporations ought to...Read more
Recent Patent Legislation and Court Decisions in the United States: Impact on Validity of Patents and on Obtaining, Licensing, and Enforcing Patents
The United States (US) Congress passed the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011, enacting the broadest changes in US patent law in over six decades. The US Supreme Court has...Read more
Rodney Sparks
Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Chris Paschall
Licensing Manager, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Bringing Fairness to FCPA Settlements: Protecting the Corporate Form through Respondeat Inferior Subsidiary Liability
The 2012 United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) resource guide to the FCPA (Guide) suggests two theories for imposing liability on an issuer for...Read more
Peter Manda
Attorney, Peter Manda, Esq., USA
Everything You Know About Lawyer Selection is Wrong: Big Data Analyzes Litigation
The Brad Pitt film, Moneyball, portrays Billy Beane baseball team manager of the Oakland A’s struggling against accepted dogma in player selection. Beane’s insight was to use already available player...Read more
Toby Unwin
Chief Innovation Officer, Premonition LLC, USA
Regulation of Hybrid Financial Instruments Proposed by the OECD
Nowadays, more and more companies are involved in cross-boarder transactions. One of the mechanisms to obtain tax advantages from such transactions is the usage of hybrid financial instruments. In last...Read more
Ekaterina Pleskova
Tax Analyst, Netherlands