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Pitfalls and the Opportunities of Commercialising and Managing Co-Created Intellectual Property
Intellectual property rights bestow certain rights upon the creator thereof. In particular the right of ownership.
In compliance with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) ...Read more
Madelein Kleyn
Chief Legal and IP Officers, Omnisient Rf Pty, South Africa
New Framework for Outsourcing – A Challenge for Banks and Service Providers in the Interface Between technological Development and Regulatory Activism
The use of financial technology is increasingly important to banks and financial institutions. Financial institutions face the reality of operating in a fast-moving environment with an increasing technological development while...Read more
Ola Espelund
General Counsel, Marginalen Bank, Sweden
In the Era of COVID-19 and Data Protection, the Unavoidable Need for BYOD Policy Testing
Sometime in 2018, the Nigerian Information Technology and Development Agency issued the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), which took effect in 2019. The NDPR mirrors the provisions of the General...Read more
Resourcing an In-House Legal Department: What’s Enough?
In this paper, I discuss the requirements of an in-house legal department and the role of in-house counsel. Depending on the size of the organisation (all-encompassing term to include private...Read more
Nicolas Vielliard
Senior Counsel , Shawcor , Netherlands
Force Majeure and Pandemic
Since the COVID-19 broke out in December 2019 in central China, the lockdown of the entire country ensued and then the disease has grown exponentially around the world thereafter. Countries...Read more
Haitao Zhang
Director, Legal, Cnpc America, Canada
Elements of an Integrated Corporate Compliance System
The term compliance generally refers to the set of instructions and procedures that allow an organization to meet the requirements of a «rule», whether of a legislative or regulatory nature....Read more
Luca Franceschini
Head of Integrated Compliance, Eni S.p.A., Italy
Data Demystifying analytics to power the future of your business
Big Data has been around since the 1990s, and in that time many industries, such as healthcare, have used these datasets to enable enhanced decision making and optimize processes. However,...Read more
David Holme
CEO, Exigent Group Limited, USA
Future of Work in an Age of Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Technology 
I wrote this article to create greater awareness of the interconnection between work and technology and as a small contribution towards the wider, collective efforts for a human-centric future with...Read more
James Lau
Singapore
Suitability Requirements for Members of Corporate Bodies Within the Framework of an International Banking Group
Suitability requirements for members of corporate bodies are a key point for a sound corporate governance in banks and banking groups.
The Guidelines issued by EBA and ESMA in 2017...Read more
New Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) Rules for Share Deals in Germany
In Germany, real estate transfer tax (“RETT”) has to be paid in different percentages, depending on the respective federal state. This applies not only to asset deals but also to...Read more
Michael Schindlbauer
Legal Counsel, Eyemaxx International Holding & Consulting GmbH, Austria