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Business as Usual?
Recent (1) criminal penalties paid by Volkswagen, (2) the bankruptcy filing by Takata and (3) the plea bargains by two ex- Penn State University officials, and the conviction of its...Read more
Robert Alpert
President/In House Counsel, Icalm Group, USA
Intra-Group Communications: An Avenue to More Efficient Legal Risk Management
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibilities for in-house counsel to help maximize their efficiency and presence by adding emphasis on communication within their company. Essentially the...Read more
Kaisa Enkkela
Communications Manager, VR Group, Finland
Global Meets Local: How General Counsel Navigate Clashes Between Global Standards and Local Law and Custom
You are the general counsel of a large U.S.-based multinational company with operations around the world. Your phone rings at 3 a.m. with a call from your counsel in a...Read more
Michael Solender
Global Vice Chair and General Counsel, Ey , USA
European Data Protection: A Review of the New Regulatory Framework
With less than two years to go until the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, in the next in a series of articles on data privacy, Claire Walsh and...Read more
Claire Walsh
Cclaw, UK
Decisions of ICSID Tribunals on Procedural Issues may not be confused with their Awards
The fnality of arbitral awards rendered by tribunals constituted under the International Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), 1965 have on many occasions been misconceived. ICSID awards can be...Read more
Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK
Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
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
Partner, Stockholm University - Swedish Corporate Governance Institute, 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