Lawyers advising on regulatory investigations should, if challenged, be prepared to justify and defend their position in relation to asserting legal professional privilege (LPP). This briefing looks at how investigations should be managed in order to preserve LPP as effectively as possible.
This report draws on the views of more than 150 deal participants - including c-suite executives, lawyers and corporate financiers - on their recent experiences of doing deals, including the areas that cause difficulty and disagreement, to establish what constitutes accepted market practice.
The first edition of Legal Week's Top 20 Legal IT innovators report, in association with Fulcrum GT, profiles the individuals driving technological change in the legal profession, including law firm leaders, general counsel and tech experts.
As we move closer to the March 2017 deadline that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has given for triggering Article 50, two broad visions for the future UK-EU relationship are likely to crystallise: so-called hard Brexit or soft Brexit. What's the difference?
This briefing looks at the recent High Court judgment in Idemitsu Kosan v Sumitomo Corporation, a ruling which provides useful guidance for parties engaged in negotiating share purchase agreements or other contracts.
The issues facing today's global general counsel have come to extend beyond borders – and far beyond the legal department. This article looks at how the role of general counsel is changing, and offers advice on effective leadership, innovation and mitigating risk.
Many employers think they have solid policies and processes in order to avoid the complex issue of age discrimination. However, it is still necessary to review these on a regular basis. This briefing sets out ten top tips for employers to be aware of.
TalkTalk recently received a record £400,000 fine for data security failings that allowed a hacker to access customers' personal information. The fine serves as reminder for companies to reassess their cybersecurity risk profile - this briefing sets out the lessons that can be learned.
In the wake of recent high profile cases such as BHS and Sports Direct, there are a growing number of calls for changes to the corporate governance regime for large private companies.
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