In-House Legal Counsel Services to the State of Delaware and the COVID-19 Pandemic
This article provides an overview of how in-house legal services are provided to the government of the State of Delaware, discusses the role of the government attorney as a check...Read more
Aaron Goldstein
Chief Staff Attorney, State of Delaware Court of Chancery, USA
Separate Legal Personality
As well as advising on all manner of commercial and procurement matters, the Council’s in-house commercial lawyers regularly encounter issues in connection with the provision of care services. Given the...Read more
Mike Wilkinson
Barrister, 18 St John Street Chambers, UK
Ciaran Wells
Senior In-House Solicitor, Lancashire County Council, UK
EU Merger Control Procedure – A Brief Overview
This paper provides an introductory overview of the EU merger control procedure, explaining the main terms and principles and showing the practical implications on notifiable transactions.
1. Legal Framework
The EU merger control...Read more
Thomas Wiese
Case Handler, Directorate-General of Competition of the European Commission, Unit C-5 Mergers, Belgium
Countering Bias in Expert HR Systems: A Procurement Guide for In-House Counsel
People analytics – the focusing of so-called big data on human resources – is a tool for finding those factors that correlate with workplace success. Done right, people analytics can...Read more
Steven Sheinberg
General Counsel and SVP, Privacy and Security, Adl, USA
The General Data Protection Regulation in the Spanish System: The Data Protection Officer
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the Directive 95/46/EC, effective May 25, 2018. In accordance with the principle of primacy of the EU law, the...Read more
Robert Rubió
Head of Legal, Union for the Mediterranean, Spain
The Prairie is Phenomenal'- The Impact of Canadian Natural Heritage Designations on Land Values and Urban Sprawl: Windsor v Paciorka Leaseholds
Over the past twenty years, various Canadian provincial governments have engaged in both controlling urban sprawl and at the same time trying to preserve valuable natural features for future...Read more
Patrick Brode
Senior Legal Counsel, City Solicitor Office, Canada
Practical Aspects of Protection of Collective Consumer Interests – Overview of Measures Applied by the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection
In Poland, protection of consumer interests and protection of competition has been entrusted to one institution, the one I am in charge of. The Polish Antimonopoly Office was established in...Read more
Marek Niechcial
President, Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland
Righting the Wrongs via Perceptive Board Action
This article would elementally consist of four parts: the first part would be dovetailed to aptly espouse on the need to be sensitive to the fact that for any kind...Read more
The Role of General Counsel in the Public Sector
It is imperative that large organisations in the public sector, as well as the private sector, retain at all times a focus on good governance and upon the lawfulness of...Read more
Geoff Wild
Director of Governance & Law, Kent County Council, UK
Cartel Enforcement in Ireland since the Downturn
This article first explores some of the enhancements to the competition enforcement regime in Ireland and organisational changes to the Irish Competition Authority since 2010. It then addresses my personal...Read more
Eoghan Ó hArgáin
Case Officer/Solicitor, Ireland's Competition Authority, Ireland