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Enlightening The Jungle: The German Rules on Advertising Pharmaceuticals
The legal rules applying to advertising medicines in Germany resemble a jungle. While a Medical Products Advertising Act (hereafter the Act) has been put in place, which concentrates on rules...Read more
Thorsten Witt
Corporate Counsel, Celesio, Germany
The Future of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation - or How Special is the Insurance Sector?
Subject to certain conditions, the current Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (BER) exempts important forms of cooperation in the insurance industry from the application of the prohibition of anti-competitive practices...Read more
Jeannine Bartmann
Head of Competition, IP and IT-Law, Allianz SE, Germany
International Insurance Programs - Legal Frictions and Solutions
Risk transfer from multinational corporations to global insurance underwriters, together with associated servicing needs, are sometimes in discord with long standing regulatory insurance rules and tax requirements. Yet the Globalisation...Read more
Martin Strnad
Head Legal Global Corporate, Zurich Insurance Company, Switzerland
Alternative Dispute Resolution - The Preferred Option In The UK Construction Industry
Alternative Dispute Resolution in its various forms is the preferred option for resolving disputes in the UK Construction Industry and Adjudication in particular brings a swift outcome to the parties....Read more
Anthony Philpott
Barrister, Barrister (Direct Public Access and Authorised Litigator) UK - AP Legal Direct , UK
A Simple Yet Effective Guide to Managing a Team
There is a wealth of books on management techniques in every bookshop as well as a plethora of academic research into this area. Even if one had the time to...Read more
Rachel Cunningham-Day
Director Legal, Markit, UK
Lawyers and the Financial Litigation Tsunami
Here is the good news. In a recent survey (Opinion Research Corporation Dec 2008), only 3% of respondents blamed lawyers for the current financial/economic crisis. On the other hand, that...Read more
Karl Mackie CBE
Chief Executive, CEDR - Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, UK
The Effects of Cargo Theft in a Down Global Economy
As General Counsel and Director of Security for a United States based logistics company, I have had the unique experience of dealing first hand with the theft of our clients’...Read more
Jared Palmer
General Counsel and Director of Security, Afn, Llc, USA
Evaluating Audit Findings - A Practical Approach
Audit findings evaluation is an important step in each and every audit report irrespective of the related industry or organization. Both Audit Committee, management and other stakeholders wish to receive...Read more
Andreas Koutoupis
Director, Head of Governance, Risk & Internal Audit Services, Mazars Certified Auditors, Athens-Greece, Greece
In-House Counsels Should be More Engaged with the Business They Represent
I recently attended a seminar organised by the Commerce & Industry London Group called Enhance your Influence. I truly enjoyed it and thoroughly recommend it to any in-house counsel as...Read more
Dan Rhodes
In-House Counsel, Pitney Bowes, UK
Competition Law and Policy in Pakistan
Since, the Ordinance was placed on the statute book in November 2007 through a presidential Ordinance; it has received more than its fair share of criticism. Business leaders and other...Read more
Rahat Hassan
Member (Legal), Pakistan's Competition Commission, Pakistan