The Overlap Between Copyright and Designs in India, EU and the UK – A Case for Overhaul of the Indian Legal Framework
The primary beneficiaries of design protection are both short-lived fancy articles (such as toys, furniture, fashion designs, mock jewellery etc.) and longer-life articles (such as automobiles, designer watches, electronic products...Read more
Latha Nair
Counsel , K & S Partners, India
Amit Sindhwani
Head of IPR, Usha International, India
The Impact of the New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation in the Fashion and Luxury Sector 
Confronted with major challenges and developments in the retail sector such as the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased importance of the online sales channel, fashion and luxury brands naturally aim...Read more
Francesco Carloni
Partner, K&l Gates, Belgium
Luca Chiama
Group Legal Director, Prada SpA, Italy
Enforcement of Competition Rules in the Middle East 
In this piece we address how different the Competition authorities are in the Middle East and highlight those authorities upping their game in enforcement of the competition laws looking at...Read more
Moutaz Abdullat
General Counsel, Fererro , UAE
Omar Obeidat
Partner, Head of IP & Competition, Al Tamimi & Company, UAE
Issues Deriving from Limitation of Liability Clauses From a Data Protection Perspective and Possible Remedies:
The limitation of liability clauses are usually structured as to restrict one of the parties’ legal responsibility to: direct damages; a sum not exceeding a certain cap (generally, consideration paid...Read more
Silvia Gorlani
Data Protection Officer, Mediamarket SpA (Mediaworld), Italy
Simona Di Girolamo
Privacy Officer, Mediamarket SpA (Mediaworld), Italy
The Unsettled Rights of Tenants in Malaysia
This article emphasizes on the call for Landlords and Tenants in Malaysia to be governed under one singular, independent, and all-encompassing legislation instead of having the need to refer or...Read more
Jonathan Paramasivam
Legal Counsel, Mynews Retail Sdn Bhd , Malaysia
Negotiating International Development Arrangements in a
Franchise System
International expansion often involves the creation of some form of business relationship with a party that resides in the local market. Yum! Brands is a global success story, with around...Read more
Sally Glover
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, KFC South Pacific, Australia
Stephen Giles
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Australia
Agile Lawyering
Having been lucky enough to work for a high growth tech company for over 15 years and latterly part of a network of General Counsel of similar ilk, there are...Read more
Neil Murrin
General Counsel and Director, Regulatory Affairs, Trainline, UK
Consumer Rights as the In-house lawyer’s contribution to Consumer Centricity
Consumer centricity is a business approach that puts the consumer at the center and builds every aspect of a company’s operations (product design, distribution mode, communication strategy, product issue resolution)...Read more
Maria Del Carmen Ordonez-Lopez
Vice-president and Associate General Counsel for Latin America and Canada, Philip Morris International, USA
Being a Luxury In-House GC in the Era of Disruption
There’s no doubt luxury lawyers are working in an era of disruption. Luxury industries are witnessing changing demographics, changing tastes and increased privacy regulatory frameworks at an unheralded pace. The...Read more
Ghada Qaisi Audi
General Counsel, Seddiqi Holding , UAE
When Things Go Wrong
Project management skills are often undervalued in legal departments
As in-house counsel, we are often called upon to manage or participate in company or departmental projects. These projects can be complex...Read more
Michael Spivey
General Counsel, Africa & South America, Walmart International, Walmart International, USA