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The Principle 'Piercing the Corporate Veil' in Italy
The term “piercing the corporate veil” in English Law describes how directors or shareholders in a corporation can be held accountable for the liabilities and debts of the corporation, which...Read more
Ferdinando Bruno
Head of Italian Restructuring , UniCredit Bank AG, Milan Branch, (UniCredit Group), Italy
International Litigation and Forum non conveniens: Strategies and lessons from the aviation context
International litigation is now a fact of life for most corporations. They may find themselves hauled into court in unexpected places and, perhaps more often than anywhere but their home...Read more
Karl Hennessee
Vice-President, Public Law & Technology, Halliburton, USA
Regulatory Challenges in the introduction of the GSM services onboard aircraft
The development and popularity of mobile communications along with an expansion of internet and wireless technologies has transformed the way people communicate. Mobile telephony has become an integral part of...Read more
Yulia Koulikova
General Counsel, OnAir, Switzerland
Intellectual Public Property - Keeping the Fences Up at a Major Event
Fashion houses and other consumer brands in the front line of trade mark infringement continually open war chests in the name of enforcement to protect their brands and their bottom...Read more
Lucas Robertson
General Counsel, Victoria Racing Club, Australia
Internal auditing and its role in corporate governance
Corporate governance is a vital component of a company’s ethical compass. The board of directors of the company establishes the organization's governance process through written policy statements which define the...Read more
Bala Balakrishnan
In-House Counsel, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India
A 'Brand' New Leap! - The Malaysian Experience
Malaysia, pledging to become a fully developed country by 2020, has positioned itself well towards utilizing the currencies of the k-economy, which includes innovation and the application of knowledge. Under...Read more
Sheila Jeya Balan
Senior Legal Executive, Measat Broadcasting, Malaysia
Law as business in the UK and the third legal community
Two hundred years or so ago the industrial revolution and explosion of commerce lead to the legal profession of the attorney or solicitor joining that of the bar. The...Read more
Mike Butcher
General Counsel and Company Secretary, Veolia Environment UK Limited, UK
Managing Reward Satisfaction of In-House Counsel: Lessons from an empirical study of in-house Counsel in Australia
Perceptions of remuneration and reward can play an important role in employee behaviours, motivation, engagement, performance, retention and ultimately organisational productivity. They can also call into question the alignment between...Read more
Michael Johnston
Group Head of Employee Relations & Special Counsel , Westpac Banking Corporation , Australia
Passport Without A Visa: Open Source Software Licensing and Trademarks
Open source software has defied its sceptics and become a big business. Governments at the national, state and local level across the globe are requiring open source in their projects....Read more
Harvey Anderson
General Counsel, Mozilla, USA
Tiki Dare
Director, Trademarks, Sun Microsystems, USA
Fighting the fog: How to provide comprehensible advice on regulatory matters making sure that it is perceived as an added value
The role of the regulatory affairs (and antitrust) department in a vertically integrated company operating in highly regulated markets is by definition a central one.
Most of the activities carried...Read more
Rosario Baratta
General Counsel, Gsma, Italy