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Implications of Counterfeiting and Piracy for European Competitiveness, Innovation, Economic Growth and Job Losses
Over the years, counterfeiting has become the greatest threat to established trademarks, and therefore brands, across all industry sectors. In the late ‘80s, it was viewed together, with its big...Read more

Richard Heath
Managing Director, Richard Heath (Ip) Associates, UK
Challenges of Antitrust Compliance for Global Companies
Introduction: Doing business in a globalised world for Groups of companies operating in dozens of countries, the issue of compliance is becoming one of the key challenges they have to...Read more
Jean-Yves Trochon
Senior Business Advisor, Corporate Compliance & Business Integrity, Ey, France
Construction Risk Management: Keys to Sound Contract Administration Best Practices
Murphy's Law: "if something can go wrong - it will"
For those of us who practice Construction Law, we have learned that Murphy actually invented two other secret...Read more

Brian Swartz
EVP, Legal & Commercial, Aecon Group Inc., Canada
Conducting Competition Law Training In-house
All businesses are required to act in compliance with the competition laws of the jurisdictions in which...Read more
Lalita Bajwa
Retired In-House Counsel, Retired, Singapore
Data Protection in the EU: Time for a New Direction?
History and Implementation.
The world is becoming an increasingly complex place. To compete in a global economy, businesses have to be adaptable, innovative and ...Read more

Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
The Role of 'Unbundling' in the Electricity Sector
The Electricity Transmission System And The Internal Market
Energy cannot be stored economically once produced. Furthermore, an electricity network is often a natural...Read more

Matteo Grassani
Legal Director of KPO BV, Shell, Trinidad And Tobago
An Effective, Practical Approach to International Competition Law Compliance
The traditional approach to antitrust or competition law compliance is to start with the parade of horribles that can flow from a violation (jail, fines, damages, bad press), then stress...Read more
Kent Bernard
Member, Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Kent Bernard, USA
The Use of Technology in Dispute Resolution
This article provides an overview of the different types of technology which are available to support in-house counsel and law firms engaging in dispute resolution. As a practical guide, it...Read more
Charlotte Pache
Managing Director, Australia, Merrill Corporation, Australia
Understanding International Background Checks in the Age of Privacy and Data Security Concerns
Background checks on applicants and employees are an increasingly common fact of life in the business world, particularly for financial services companies, healthcare providers and any business handling personal or...Read more

Alex Erlam
General Counsel , Vertical Screen Inc, USA
Managing External Legal Resources
In today's world, obtaining the best legal support from both internal and external resources is a constant challenge. During the past ten years it has become the norm for this...Read more

Richard Tapp
Former: Company Secretary and Director of Legal Services, Carillion, UK