The enterprising GC and resilience in a time of crisis
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New Law is as a breed still a lot better at promise than delivery, particularly on claims of providing better value than law firms.
The status of electronic signatures in The Bahamas | Graham Thompson Attorneys
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The Bahamas, like many other countries, saw a marked increase in the use of technology and e-commerce services as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. While many Bahamians withstood lockdowns and prolonged periods of mandatory social distancing, technology provided a mechanism through which transactions could be conducted (and contracts could be executed) without the parties …
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Data privacy in Pakistan – the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2021 | S.U.Khan Associates Corporate & Legal Consultants
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Article 14 of the Constitution of Pakistan recognises ‘the dignity of man and, subject to law, the privacy of home’ as a fundamental right – violation of this right would therefore be extra-constitutional.
Significant matters – Spring 2022
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Enterprise GC returns with ESG, crisis management and legal tech on the agenda Enterprise GC, the marquee two-day general counsel event hosted by Legalease, returned to the prestigious Hilton London Syon Park for its fifth year on 25 and 26 April 2022.
Cyber risk – is your organisation cyber-ready?
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Cyber risk is a major threat to all businesses, irrespective of size, brand or industry. Over recent years, and particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, the threat of a cyber-attack has increased significantly. There is a growing prevalence of ransomware being deployed across all business types and sectors. With the increased regulation of data on a …
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easyJet
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‘The pandemic hit the airline sector hard and fast. We went from really being in growth mode, preparing forward-looking projects and a successful year in 2020, to very quickly having to ground our fleet almost overnight. We then had to deal with the implications of that for the company, which were severe,’ says Rebecca Mills, …
Data protection and cybersecurity in Brazil | Mattos Filho Advogados
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In the years preceding the Brazilian Data Protection Law (Law No. 13.709/2018 or LGPD), there were already legal texts in force that provided for the protection of privacy and personal data in a sparse manner in Brazil, such as the Federal Constitution of 1988, the Consumer Defense Code – Law No. 8.078/90, the Civil Code …
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Defensive manoeuvres
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What are the biggest challenges facing GCs from a cyber risk perspective right now? There are two primary risks. It’s quite clear from recent guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and other organisations that ransomware is prevalent. Therefore, businesses should be preparing their playbook and their response process, so that they have them ready …
Demystifying international arbitration | Brodies
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This year features as an important one for arbitration in the UK with Scotland hosting the largest international arbitration gathering in the world between 18 to 21 September. The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), accredited as an NGO by the United Nations, is holding its bi-annual conference in Edinburgh, a little over ten years …
Mexico: closer to GDPR than you think | BGBG
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BGBG is one of the few Mexican law firms with a practice exclusively dedicated to data protection and privacy matters. How is it that you came to this? Héctor: Back in 2011, when we started this practice, there was little knowledge and interest in Mexico in data protection. Some colleagues even said to me that …