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A Review of the Law Relating to the Protection of Copyright and Trade Secrets in Jamaica
Copyright protects the intellectual property rights of authors of original works. Trade Secrets are protected by the laws governing the treatment of information divulged subject to a duty of confidentiality....Read more
Tara Carnegie
Legal Officer, Lascelles, deMercado & Co., Limited, Jamaica
The New Law on Competition in Croatia (2009)
The new Law on Competition in Croatia (furthermore: Competition Act; CA) was enacted in 2009, replacing the Competition Act from 2003. The new Competition Act shall enter into force on...Read more
Mirna Pavletic-Zupic
Member, Croatian Competition Council, Croatian Competition Agency, Croatia
Can you Prepare for Nationalization? 10 Things That YOU Can Do NOW!
The following practical advice, based on Bolivian experience, could help you to establish a set of preventive/mitigating actions that you, as in-house legal advisor, should implement in order to lessen...Read more
Gastón Bilder
Legal Counsel, Total SA, France
Leveraging Outside Vendors in a Changing Legal Landscape
Due to economic realities, in-house counsel are being forced to address greater risk exposure and mounting legal requirements, using notably reduced resources. In the drive to do more with less,...Read more
Richard Reade
General Counsel, Coats Group, UK
Michael Bell c/o Jane Foley
Founder and managing principal, Fronterion, USA
Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements
For a growing number of businesses, implementing smart environmental policy aids legal compliance and promotes competitiveness. Gone are the days when the only companies concerned about environmental laws were heavy...Read more
Dana Newman
Partner, The General Counsel, USA
Study of an Exemption Request Presented by The Jordanian Company for Unified Reservations Ltd. 'JETT Company, Alpha Company Aad Petra Company'
Specialized tourism transport services dated back to 1964, when JETT Company was established as a private shareholding company. It was converted in 1966 into a public shareholding company in which...Read more
Hussein Al Hamadani
Director, Jordan's Competition Directorate, Jordan
The Acquisition of the Publicly-Held Shares of Shell Canada Limited
The acquisition by affiliates of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) of the publicly-held shares of Shell Canada Limited (“Shell Canada”) was one of the major transactions in the oil and...Read more
David Brinley
Vice President - General Counsel, Shell Canada Limited, Canada
Michael Coates
Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate, Shell International B.V., Netherlands
One Day of Leading a Global Legal Team
Looking back to when I first set up the Hutchison-Whampoa Ltd (HWL) legal department 14 years ago, I was a one-woman band. Initially, there was considerable resistance from subsidiary companies...Read more
Edith Shih
Head Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
More Than Words: Reflections of a General Counsel
As we approach the second decade of the 21st century, general counsel have a unique opportunity to pause and reflect. We began the previous decade with a stock market crash...Read more
Hassan Hassan
Associate General Counsel, Mars, UAE
The Virtual In-House Lawyer - A New Model For The Changing Economic Climate
Over the last century, there have been radical changes in technology and the way businesses operate. However, provision of legal services has remained fundamentally unchanged. The article, therefore, explores traditional...Read more
Claudia Gerrard
Legal Advisor, Ortolan Legal, UK