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Negotiating Commercial Agreements

Home advantage is an oft-quoted adage which might work well in the sports world, but might be a false friend in negotiations. In blunt terms, it’s really hard to walk...Read more
Christopher Parr
Director, The Legal Director, UK
How to Sustain the Unstainable - Coping With a Blizzard of Demands

Despite the long hours and relatively high rates of burn out within the legal profession, there is often still a lack of support for in house lawyers working under extreme...Read more

Richard Reade
General Counsel, Coats Group, UK
If you Litigate, be Commercial: Litigation Funding and Risk Mitigation



A contact, a senior in-house lawyer for a multi-national software and hardware firm, said his days were regularly punctuated with calls from members of the sales team asking whether they...Read more

Razi Mireskandari
Managing Partner, Simons Muirhead Burton, UK

David Phillips
Senior Associate, Simons Muirhead Burton, UK

Howard Roberts
In-house Counsel, Maxima Creditor Resolutions , UK
ESG - General Counsels as the Watchdog, Champion or Leader?
When the Bank I work for commenced its most recent annual strategy process, I was asked by the CEO to create the strategy for the Bank in response to two...Read more

Richard Bryan
General Counsel, Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited, UK
Whistleblowing – An International and In-House Perspective on the Legal Landscape in the UK and Australia, and the Practical Steps In-House Counsel Anywhere Can Take to Ensure Their Organisation Gets it Right
It may be interesting to set out an overview and comparison of the private sector whistleblower protections in Australia and Great Britain. Since the British regime had been in place...Read more

Graham Browning
Owner, Browning Coaching, UK
The Roads to Freedom of Contract
John Paul Sartre’s philosophical novels that make up the trilogy of “the Roads to Freedom”, first screened by the BBC in the 1970’s, were given a complete re-run recently, all...Read more

Anthony Philpott
Barrister, 10 King's Bench Walk, Temple, UK
Technical Data Rights in the Context of the Marine Industry 
This article focuses on the main legal aspects of technical data rights in the context of the marine industry. The article will overview how the increased volume of data and...Read more
Tom Barr
Managing Counsel, Tech Law, Wärtsilä Voyage UK, UK
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
The General Counsels Changing Role in ESG Transformation within the Mining and Extractives Industries
The concept of ‘Sustainability’, also known as ‘ESG’ (environmental, social, and governance) has become not only a global buzz word, but has functioned as a compass for companies across industries,...Read more

Victoria Usova
Group Legal Counsel, Central Asia Metals, UK
Service Descriptions and Service Levels in the Digital World
As lawyers negotiating a contract we have a duty to our clients to protect their legal, commercial and business interests and we do so with great enthusiasm and skill for...Read more

Clive Davies
Legal Business Consultant, Clive Davies Consulting, UK