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Considering the Rationale of Incorporating Force Majeure Clauses in Commercial Contracts Between the Parties to a Commercial Contract

Force Majeure clauses are often incorporated by practising lawyers (other than Counsels) as a matter of practice in drafting commercial contracts, be they domestic or transnational, apparently without realising that...Read more

Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK

Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
The Lords of the Ringtones: will one king rule the technology standards of the future?
In early 2006, I was pulled into a battle, which became but one in a whole series of battles that have since become referred to as the “Smartphone Wars” –...Read more

Adrian Howes
Head of IP and Standards, IP Policy and Advocacy, Nokia Corporation, UK
Bringing the ‘Value Add’ to Commercial Contracts
As trained lawyers and legal experts we strive to ensure accurate and compliant textbook legal advice to ensure contracts are legally robust but, ultimately, does this make us a good...Read more

Eleanor Ager
Commercial Director - Major Projects, Schneider Electric , UK
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
SLAPP lawsuits are a strategic litigation tool where the aim is more often than not, not so much to win or get a remedy, as to silence or discourage criticism...Read more

Gillian Phillips
Director Editorial Legal Services , Guardian News and Media Limited , UK
Managing Digital Payments Risks
Digital payments and the vast ecosystems of merchants, banks, governments, credit unions, card issuers and ATM networks, are having a transformative impact on the global economy and our societies. Their...Read more

Lara Oyesanya
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer, Contis , UK
Leaning in and the Rules of Attraction – One Legal Team’s Experience of Engaging Internal Clients in a Fast Growth Tech Business


How should a small legal team in a fast growth fintech business engage with internal clients? How do we make sure that we are doing the right work at the...Read more
Sharon Evans
General Counsel, TotallyMoney, UK

Stephanie Woods
Senior Legal Counsel , TotallyMoney , UK
Evaluating the Role of Negotiations in the Alternative Dispute Resolution System

Although English courts, in general, have been encouraging Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in all its forms, the lawyers’ community in England and Wales, it is believed, would appreciate that the...Read more

Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK

Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
Paper Title International Pharma Congresses during Covid-19
Pharmaceutical congresses and conferences are one of the preferred resources for doctors to learn about new research, treatments and indications . Such congresses in 2020 have become ‘virtual’ in response...Read more
Geraldine Benjamin
English Solicitor, Bailhache Labesse Trustees, UK
An Evolutionary Nexus Between Private & Charitable Corporate Governance. Can charities provide thought leadership to a private sector that is questioning the norm of shareholder primacy?

The ongoing debate over the merits of shareholder primacy versus a stakeholder based approach to corporate governance continues to foster active discussion and engagement across the legal and wider community...Read more

Anna White
General Counsel, EIT Climate-KIC, UK
Limits of Liability Provisions for IT Service Contracts
Some of the most negotiated and critical provisions in information technology (“IT”) service contracts are those relating to the limits and exclusions of liability. As a partner in private practice...Read more

Clive Davies
Legal Business Consultant, Clive Davies Consulting, UK