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GDPR Regulatory Compliance and the Role of Internal Audit: Theoretical & Practical Approach
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is already in place from 25 May 2018, when it superseded EU member state implementations of the 1995 Data Protection Directive (DPD). Compliance with...Read more
Nikolaos Dounis
Cluster Internal Control & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco Group, Greece
Artificial Intelligence: IPR, Liability and Ethical Issues
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has captured our imagination and fantasies since a long time. Though we refer AI as modern technology, the first concept of an automated machine known as “Automaton...Read more
Shilpi Sneha
Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India
Rajat Rashmi
Senior Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, UAE
Requirements in SEP License Negotiations - Substantiating a FRAND Offer – The Relation Between Confidentiality Issues and Providing Evidence for its Own Fair and Reasonable Position
In its Huawei/ZTE decision of 16 July 2015 (Case C-170/13) concerning injunction requests based on standard essential patents (SEPs) in litigation, the ECJ provided guidance in relation to the appropriate...Read more
Clemens Heusch
Head of European Litigation, Nokia , Germany
Requirements in SEP License Negotiations - Substantiating a FRAND Offer – The Relation Between Confidentiality Issues and Providing Evidence for its Own Fair and Reasonable Position
In its Huawei/ZTE decision of 16 July 2015 (Case C-170/13) concerning injunction requests based on standard essential patents (SEPs) in litigation, the ECJ provided guidance in relation to the appropriate...Read more
Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky
Attorney, Bird & Bird, Germany
The Use of Mediation in Settling Patent Disputes
Multinational patent disputes are highly complex as they frequently deal with complicated technical facts and arguments that must be presented in numerous jurisdictions with different legal systems and jurisdictional traditions....Read more
Thorsten Bausch
Partner, Hoffmann Eitle, Germany
Friederike Heckmann
Senior Patent Counsel, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, Germany
Regulatory Challenges in a Cross Border Voluntary Acquisition Offer
Recently, SHUAA Capital psc (the “Offeror”) was involved in a Voluntary Acquisition Offer (“VAO” or “Transaction”) of a Kuwaiti listed entity (the “Offeree” or the “Target”). Managing the challenges created...Read more
Gabriel Khoury
General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Shuaa Capital GMC , UAE
The Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018: An Ethical Approach to the Nigerian Corporate Governance System?
The utility of good corporate governance practices cannot be overemphasised in any organisation, as sound processes evincing the principles of transparency, fairness and accountability have become imperative for national and...Read more
Similoluwa Somuyiwa
Associate, Olaniwun Ajayi LP, Nigeria
The Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018: An Ethical Approach to the Nigerian Corporate Governance System?
The utility of good corporate governance practices cannot be overemphasised in any organisation, as sound processes evincing the principles of transparency, fairness and accountability have become imperative for national and...Read more
Olayimika Phillips
Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi LP, Nigeria
Oretayo Olajide
Company Secretary/Director, Legal Services, Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited, Nigeria
Dealing with Regional Agreements: A Practical Approach
As with empires on which the sun never sets, big multi-national companies from diverse economic sectors which run different lines of businesses around the globe have to deal with many...Read more
Sancho Guibert
Associate General Counsel, Citibank, Spain
The Case for Caution in the Drafting and Interpretation of Limitation or Exclusion of Liability Clauses in Contracts and Legislations
The limitation or exclusion of liability clause is a key feature in many agreements. It serves to mitigate the risk exposure of the defaulting party and encourages parties to enter...Read more
Veronica Aina Oyetunde
Contracts Specialist, Dangote Industries Limited, Nigeria