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Skills Development Partnership
In terms of in-house human resource policies, each employee must have an agreed development plan for each year and attend a minimum prescribed number of training days. In addition to...Read more
Willie du Plessis
General Manager (Legal), Eskom Holdings Limited, South Africa
The Importance of Strategic Management of an In-House Function
This article seeks to emphasize the importance of Managers having a strategic approach to the management of their In-house teams. Managers must be deliberate when faced with choices and those...Read more
Solomon Osagie
Chief Legal Counsel, TSYS International, UK
Voice over the Internet: Inter-carrier Compensation Issues Create Challenges for US In-house Lawyers
This article discusses regulatory issues in the USA surrounding how telecommunications carriers compensate each other for terminating voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls. Because VoIP calls originate on a software...Read more
Ted Price
Associate General Counsel, Level 3 Communications, Inc., USA
What's in a Name? Structured Products Disclosure and Labeling in the US and EU
One of the many ripples in the wake of the financial crisis has been a renewed emphasis on regulation intended to enhance investor protection. Structured products, which have increasingly been...Read more
Margaret Scullin
Partner, Fisherbroyles, USA
Pay-TV Piracy in Europe and Why Media Piracy is Still a Serious Problem, Growing Throughout the World
Precedent in Belgium: For the first time a court sentenced Pay-TV pirates to severe imprisonment and heavy fines – Sky Deutschland will receive over 2 million Euros in damages. A...Read more
Christine Maury-Panis
EVP, General Counsel and Public Affairs, Viaccess S.A, France
Open Innovation Challenges in the Automotive Industry - Notes on Opportunities and Possible Legal Solutions
The concept of Open Innovation is fairly new to the automotive sector. However, recent trends show that auto makers are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that Academia, inventors, scientific...Read more
Thomás Prete
Legal Counsel, FPT Powertrain, Brazil
Navigating the Social Media Highway
Social media conversations about your dealership, your cars, your accessories, and your services are taking place constantly online. By leveraging social media, manufacturers and dealers can gain customer insight and...Read more
Linda Kleinman
Chief Divison Counsel, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, USA
Mifid Review: Principal Issues and Possible Impact on Financial Intermediaries' Business Lines
On 8 December 2010, the European Commission (EC) published a far-reaching consultation on the revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID”), that came into force on 1 November...Read more
Standards & Patents: The Increased Interplay Between the Two
The interplay between standards and patents has increased over the last few years. Standards development organizations (SDOs) are continuing to promulgate new common specifications. Patent owners are trying to develop...Read more
Jim Harlan
Senior Attorney, Research In Motion, USA
Hope Shimabuku
Legal Counsel, Research In Motion, USA
Compliance in the Insurance Sector
Compliance, as an autonomous concept and with its own implementation rules, is relatively new in the Italian legal framework.
The objectives that are assigned to a compliance department nowadays were, in...Read more
Paolo Amato
General Counsel, Old Mutual Wealth Italy SpA, Italy