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Application of EU Labour acquis Principles in Albanian Employment Contracts
The article shall provide a thorough analysis of the employment contract in comparing EU law and Albanian private law. It argues that many concepts of EU employment contract law have...Read more
Multilateral Interchange Fees Capping a Good Idea?
Consumers and shoppers in general, are increasingly using credit and debit cards to make payments for goods and services, leveraging the significant technical developments and breakthroughs in the field of...Read more

Sancho Guibert
Associate General Counsel, Citibank, Spain
The Hybrid Financial Instruments in Italy: A First Attempt to Define this Category
In the Italian market – as well as in the European and international market – a new type of financial instrument has been often mentioned and used by financial and...Read more
Ferdinando Bruno
Head of Italian Restructuring , UniCredit Bank AG, Milan Branch, (UniCredit Group), Italy
Lawyering in the Online Gambling Sector Part 2 - Non-legal Aspects of the In-house Work
Being an in-house lawyer does not only require top class knowledge of a requisite number of different areas of law but also an in-depth understanding of the products sold by...Read more

Martin Lycka
Legal Counsel , The Betfair Group , UK
A Guide for In-House Counsels to Reduce Privacy Risks and Improve Customer Trust: A Framework to Establish an Effective Privacy Program

The global climate around privacy is quickly evolving and privacy is a priority for regulators across the world. Privacy risks, when materialized, can lead to significant regulatory and legal sanctions,...Read more

Shahab Ahmed
Managing Counsel, Lead Privacy Counsel, Etihad Airways and Etihad Aviation Group, UAE
A Succession of Parties; When Does a State Succession Terminate a Contract?
Changes in governments and the overthrow of States are increasingly commonplace. Drafters of long term contracts with Sovereign States, be they loan agreements or natural resources or infrastructure investment agreements,...Read more

Reg Fowler
Senior Legal Counsel, Shell International BV, Netherlands
The AstraZeneca Competition Case: Patent Strategies Constituting Abuse of Dominance

On 6 December 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union affirmed that AstraZeneca abused its dominant position by engaging in certain intellectual property strategies aimed at protecting its...Read more

Bart Goddyn
Senior Legal Counsel, TiGenix , Belgium
Smart Risk Assessment for Compliance Risk

Successful management of compliance risk lies at the heart of the compliance mission statement. Practical efforts to develop and expand upon existing methodologies are ongoing, with the goal of identifying...Read more

Maik Ebersoll
Head of Legal Operations, Linde AG, Germany

Florian Stork
Associate Senior Counsel – Compliance EMEA, The Linde Group, Germany
Getting to the Heart of The Business: How Legal is Moving up The Value Chain: Driving Efficiency and Effectiveness in a Global Legal Team
In the post financial crisis world of greater regulatory scrutiny and a stronger focus on corporate governance and compliance, the enforced modus operandi for many legal and regulatory teams is...Read more

Ruth Daniels
General Counsel, CPA Global Management Services Limited, UK
The Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis ('GFC') Continue to Present an Interesting Challenge for Company Secretaries to Navigate.


The impacts of the Global Financial Crisis (“GFC”) continue to present an interesting challenge for company secretaries to navigate.
In the wake of the GFC, an ever-changing and uncertain corporate governance...Read more

Tim Hartin
Group Company Secretary, Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia

Rachel Saffron
Company Secretary, Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia

Suzanna Dabski
Company Secretary, Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia