‘Frankly, what’s a boardroom compared to a regiment of soldiers?!’ Claire Holdsworth is philosophical about her journey from army officer to motorbike-riding GC of Marathon Asset Management. Continue reading “Claire Holdsworth, Marathon Asset Management”
Business never stands still. Cross-border organisations must evolve in response to an ever-shifting world of geopolitical risk and opportunity together with the rapid changes being brought about by technology, data and digitisation. To do this, they look to their senior leaders to ensure this complex landscape is navigated effectively and adroitly. A successful GC today must be a central part of that team, a business leader firmly seated at the strategic table who is able to drive the delivery of strategic outcomes and help unlock commercial innovation across the business – in addition to protecting a company from regulatory and legal risks. Continue reading “Technology, data and digitisation are redefining the role of GCs”
I grew up in Lebanon when there was a civil war. I say this with a bit of embarrassment but, because of the civil war, I never completed a school year. I had to be homeschooled for a lot of the time and the school year was always interrupted. I didn’t really have, like many young adults when they reached the age of 18 or 19, a clear vision of what I wanted to do. Continue reading “Nassib Abou-Khalil”
The Legal Business Awards, held at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on 27 September, provided the perfect backdrop to honour the leading lights of the in-house legal community for their accomplishments of the last year. Hosted by British television presenter and journalist Louise Minchin, the event brought together the best in class in-house and private practice legal teams, with Sharon Blackman of Citi securing the top in-house award of GC of the Year. Continue reading “Significant matters – Autumn 2022”
The last two years have seen enormous growth in the legal market. With reports of record profits for many firms, particularly in the top 100, equity partners have enjoyed a considerable boost to their earnings. However, the need to resource this surge in demand for legal services has created a battle for talent and a consequent increase in the salaries of employees and non-equity partners, in order to attract and retain that talent. Continue reading “Concerned about your PEP in market uncertainty?”
For most UK law firms, the 2020 pandemic drove home the power of digitalisation. Continue reading “Debunking the myths holding back digitalisation”
No director relishes learning that their company may have engaged in misconduct such that they have to decide whether to voluntarily self-report any suspicions to an enforcement agency. Directors are fiduciaries of their companies and are legally required to put the interests of the company’s stakeholders first, including decisions whether to self-report. Misconduct can come to light against many and varied backdrops that make the pros and cons of self-reporting a complex decision. When preparing to make such decisions, directors should be aware of a 2021 case where a company’s decision not to self-report became the subject of severe judicial criticism. Continue reading “Self-reporting: what are the considerations”
Risk management is a key component of corporate governance, and boards will look to their in house legal teams for advice on where the main legal risks arise. Continue reading “The litigation horizon”
Monaco’s attractive tax system is commonly known for the total absence of income tax and wealth tax applicable to individuals residing in Monaco (other than French nationals), as well as the full exemption of gift and inheritance tax between spouses and in direct lines, giving rise to wealth planning opportunities for high-net-worth individuals. Continue reading “The Principality of Monaco: a little-known attractive tax framework for the deployment of an international business activity”
Digitalisation and the transformation to service-based economies allow larger parts of the workforce to perform their work from any place in the world.
Continue reading “Remote work in Switzerland: tax and social security implications”
‘There is a real mismatch in how gloomy the economy feels and how busy the legal professional feels,’ observes Deborah Finkler, Slaughter and May’s managing partner. ‘We’re incredibly busy and it wouldn’t surprise me that in the similar conversations you’re having with other managing partners, they will say the same. Th ere is just a lot of work.’ Continue reading “Turning tides”
The arrival of Covid-19 into Aotearoa New Zealand in March 2020 brought significant disruption to the daily lives of New Zealanders and to the legal profession. As in many other countries around the globe, ‘lockdowns’ and social distancing measures necessitated radical changes to all manner of human interactions during the global health crisis, including to the operation of the courts and other dispute resolution processes.