In today’s digital-first world, how you manage your online asset portfolio is critical to protecting the reputation, privacy and security of your family, company and senior executives. Allan Dunlavy, partner at Schillings, explains how. Continue reading “Reputation resilience in a digital world”
This autumn sees us dropping far more than leaves
The launch of this edition of The In-House Lawyer magazine coincides with an important period for our parent company, Legalease, and our coverage of the in-house legal community. Firstly we saw in-house teams compete in four categories at the Legal Business Awards, which returned as a live event following the pandemic, bringing together 600 guests in Covid-safe conditions at the Grosvenor House hotel on 30 September (see Significant matters). Continue reading “This autumn sees us dropping far more than leaves”
Out of the shadows
According to Sandy Bhogal, co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s global tax practice, ‘General counsel will probably be more involved in tax affairs now than they’ve ever been’. With this in mind, he identifies three major trends in corporate tax that will keep lawyers busy for the foreseeable future: the knock on impact of the pandemic to tax policy, the general trend towards international governmental co-operation initiatives and the increasingly sophisticated and prominent way in which tax is covered in the media, leading corporates to view tax as an ESG issue. Continue reading “Out of the shadows”
Significant matters – Autumn 2021
easyJet flies off with Legal Business Awards
The Legal Business Awards, held at Grosvenor House on 30 September, provided the perfect backdrop to honour the leading lights of the in-house legal community from the last year. Taking the top prize of GC of the Year was easyJet’s legal chief Maaike de Bie (pictured), recognised for piloting the company successfully as the aviation sector was ravaged by the pandemic and responding robustly to a sophisticated cyber-attack. Highly commended in this category was Emily Reichwald, general counsel of Dr Martens.
Banking on battles
The In-House Lawyer (IHL): What has been keeping you busy in banking litigation over the past 12 months? Continue reading “Banking on battles”
Validity in the opposition
A cursory glance at The Legal 500’s IP coverage – which was recently split into a distinct patents table alongside a trade marks, copyright and design table – makes for a head-scratching read. In a legal discipline that attracts sophisticated, technical expertise, fortune favours the innovative as much as the who’s who of the City elite, or indeed the prestigious US names that are continually encroaching on London territory in the corporate space. Continue reading “Validity in the opposition”
Stephanie Dominy – Snyk
‘There is a creative and artistic side to me but also a very pragmatic and logical one. While I left that creative side behind, sometimes it still wants to get out.’ From speaking to Stephanie Dominy, general counsel of the hyper-complicated, open-source software security start-up Snyk, both her logical and creative credentials are in no doubt. Continue reading “Stephanie Dominy – Snyk”
Challenging arbitral awards before the Hong Kong courts
While an agreement to settle disputes through arbitration means that the parties have contracted to have their dispute resolved away from the Courts, an aggrieved party can still (in limited circumstances) challenge an arbitral award in Court. Continue reading “Challenging arbitral awards before the Hong Kong courts”
Caught offside
It was the football story of the year – eclipsing even Lionel Messi’s move to PSG and football not quite coming home – almost beyond belief in its audacity. On Sunday 18 April, The Times broke a story that 12 leading clubs from England, Spain and Italy had agreed to break away from UEFA’s Champions League competition and launch their own independent format: The European Super League (ESL). Continue reading “Caught offside”
What to watch – top trends and risks in banking litigation
Following 18 months dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, banks like other businesses might have hoped for some respite. Instead, as we come out of the pandemic banks continue to face a wide and growing range of risks which may well result in the busiest period for banking litigation since the financial crisis. This will likely be combined with increased regulatory activity: the FCA has made clear that it intends to adopt a more assertive approach to enforcement, as well as prioritising customer welfare by introducing a Consumer Duty for financial institutions. We summarise below some of the major trends and risks in this space. Continue reading “What to watch – top trends and risks in banking litigation”
General overview of the Lithuanian court system
The Lithuanian court system consists of courts of general jurisdiction and specialised courts.
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What is commercial litigation?
In Egypt, a commercial dispute arises between business entities (such as partnerships and corporations of different types) and/or merchants as defined generally under the Egyptian Commercial Law. Commercial litigation in Egypt is similar to commercial litigation in other civil law jurisdictions such as France and the rest of the MENA region in regards to both form and function. Any litigant that has previously litigated in a civil law jurisdiction will not find any real surprises in commercial litigation in Egypt. Continue reading “What is commercial litigation?”