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Plant Variety Protection
Egypt has had ongoing Intellectual Property (.IP.) reforms since January 1st 2000 resulting from its accession to the World Trade Organization (.WTO.) in 1994 and the obligation to implement the...Read more
Karim El Helaly
National and senior legal consultant, Pwc, Egypt
How To Run Your In-House Legal Department Like a Profit Center
I have always had a love of business, even when I knew I wanted to be a lawyer. Reality set in at my first in-house position, during the height of...Read more
Susan Diehl
Partner, Trinitas Advisors, USA
The New Croatian Competition Act (2003) as an Instrument for Achieving Greater Economic Development through the Liberalization of the Market Access
The Competition Act in the Republic of Croatia has been in force since 1995. It was reviewed in 1997 and 1998. In 2003 there was another review of the Competition...Read more
Mirna Pavletic-Zupic
Member, Croatian Competition Council, Croatian Competition Agency, Croatia
Basic Patent Law in Brazil, and Recent Developments
The largest country in South America by both geography and population, Brazil was discovered by Portuguese explorers in 1500. It remained a colony of Portugal until 1822, when Brazil declared...Read more
Russell Boltwood
Lawyer, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., USA
Fees and Value in Legal Services

A lot has been written recently on the subject of law firm fees as in-house counsel come under greater pressure than ever to reduce costs and demonstrate value to their...Read more
Deepak Malhotra
Vice President and General Counsel, InBev, UK

Kathryn Britten
Managing Director, AlixPartners , UK
B2C sales over the internet: consumer rights and business obligations
In addition to general consumer protection, disability discrimination and privacy laws, UK businesses selling to consumers over the internet need to comply with the Distance Selling Regulations ('DSRs'), E-Commerce Regulations...Read more
Noel Tarleton
Solicitor, Office of Fair Trading, UK
Horizontal Competitor Contact: 'Don't call us and we won't call you'
EC Sectoral inquiry into business insurances and the new draft guidelines on information exchanges in the Maritime Transport Sector: What are the key findings in the inquiry, what is the...Read more

Lee Callaghan
General Counsel International Markets. Group Competition Counsel, Aviva, UK
The Effect of Multiple Regulatory Regimes on the Nigerian Petroleum Industry
Attention is usually focused on the legal and institutional frameworks for environmental management in Nigeria's oil industry. This area of environmental management is one in which the oil industry is...Read more
Amid Adekunle
Advisor: Regulatory Affairs Management, Chevron, Nigeria
Group Re-organisations
Imagine a situation where your Group, over a two to three year period, has expanded rapidly through a mixture of acquisitions and organic growth; where, as each acquisition is completed,...Read more
Jeremy Evans
Director, JECCS Commercial Consultancy Services Limited, UK
Exporting Best Legal Practices to a Japanese Head Office
In the United States, the role of corporate general counsel has grown over the last several years. Highly publicized corporate scandals, some highlighting either actual or perceived deficiencies in the...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), USA