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The Role of the Company in Contemporary South Africa &
Directors Duties: The Accelerated Shift
In this paper I will consider a company’s role in contemporary South African society and whether or not it is necessary to broaden the traditional concept that directors only owe...Read more
Daniella Pellegrini van Rooyen
Tax & Legal, Quiver Tree Capital (Pty), South Africa
Classification Challenges Involving Use of Independent Contractors in the US Workplace
The independent contractor workforce is a rapidly evolving component of the U.S. economy that has significantly increased in recent years. Even before COVID, independent workers were a growing part of...Read more
Victoria Filippov Nemeth
Principal, Filippov Law Group, PLLC, USA
The Need for Data Privacy in the Age of Technology
Privacy Breaches are not a recent occurrence. It can be said that large scale privacy breaches such as the LinkedIn Privacy breach of 2021 can be attributed to the...Read more
Ajay Bhargava
Partner, Khaitan & Co LLP, India
Dev Bajpai
Wholetime Director & Chief Legal Officer, Hindustan Unilever Limited, India
Both sides now - The return of Arbitration in construction disputes in the United Kingdom?
This summer saw the re-release of Joni Mitchell’s 1970’s back catalogue of albums and outtakes of recordings, that included her most famous ballad “Both Sides Now”. Punk rock heralded the...Read more
Anthony Philpott
Barrister, 10 King's Bench Walk, Temple, UK
The Rule of law and Populism
I will discuss two concepts; the rule of law and populism. Specifically, I want to look at the effect of one on the other. I should point out that these...Read more
Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Responsible and Sustainable Business Conduct – Everyone’s Business
Many leading businesses have recognised the importance of an integrated view of sustainability and responsible business conduct across their operations and business relationships as a key strategic priority for their...Read more
Nicole Bigby
Partner and General Counsel - EMEA & Asia, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, UK
Stablecoins: Latest Disruption to Traditional Banking
Traditional banking services, as most other financial endeavors, have endured an onslaught of changes due to digitalization brought about initially by the popularization of computers coupled with the internet and...Read more
Roy Girasa
Professor of Law, Pace University, USA
In-House Legal and Finance Departments: Guardians of the Company?
No other departments work more closely together than the Legal and Finance Departments in supporting all functions of the company and protecting it against risks.
In this paper, we analyse...Read more
Nicolas Vielliard
Senior Counsel , Shawcor , Netherlands
Jeremy Stebbing
Financial Controller, ShawCor, Netherlands
Digital Notarial System in Corporate Relations
Modern Russian laws rarely provides for the obligatory participation of a notary in corporate relations. First of all, these cases relate to the various actions of the members connected to...Read more
Vladislav Gorobinskiy
Head of the Legal Support Department for International Projects, Mediator, New Investment Group LLC, Russia
World Pandemic - Dichotomy of Force Majeure
Singularity is an interesting concept of theoretical physics. Colloquially explained, a singularity is a location in space-time where all known laws of physics suffer complete breakdown. Without the cushion of...Read more
Lokanath Kar
Chief - Legal and Compliance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, India