The international anti-corruption summit took place in London last week.
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May 13, 2016
Top ten tips for running effective meetings
We’ve all had those weeks where we feel like we’ve been in constant meetings and, probably more than once or twice in your working life, you may have found yourself lamenting to colleagues that: “I’m in meetings so much, I just don’t have enough time to get any actual work done!”
Part of making meetings effective starts right here: with a shift in attitude towards them. If we approach meetings as being outside of the day job, a necessary evil, as opposed to one of several important elements of our work, we’re already on the back foot, with the chances of executing them effectively slim to none.
REUTERS | Dominic Ebenbichler
April 29, 2016
In-house agenda: May 2016
Key developments on the agenda for businesses in May include the approval of a new EU Trade Secrets Directive, a consultation on the E-Privacy Directive and changes in the recruitment industry.
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In a recent case coming out of the administration of high street retailer HMV, the High Court has held that a tenant may not assign its lease to its guarantor. The decision, if followed, will reduce the options for organisations carrying out intra-group reorganisations of their property portfolios, making it critical that a lease is granted to the “right” tenant company at the outset.
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One of the first questions when a dispute arises, regardless of the merits of the claim, is: “can we afford to fight this?” Faced with potentially large costs, many businesses are forced to consider compromise, particularly if the costs in money and management time are likely to be disproportionate to the sum in dispute. And, let’s face it, taking the settlement option when you have a strong claim can be galling; particularly if the main reason for avoiding court proceedings is the potential legal bill or the time it might take to resolve the issue.
REUTERS | Juan Carlos Ulate
The recent Solar Century case gives an important warning to in-house lawyers about the government’s ability to change policy at short notice, despite potentially devastating effects on a particular sector.
REUTERS | Kacper Pempel
April 14, 2016
GDPR: countdown to compliance by Summer 2018
REUTERS | Mike Blake
April 1, 2016
In-house round-up: Spring 2016
This round-up summarises the developments that generated the most interest with in-house lawyers in the first three months of 2016, including the new PSC register requirements, Brexit, gender pay gap reporting, EU and US privacy shield and the 2016 Budget.
REUTERS | Sukree Sukplang
April 1, 2016
AI in law: the state of play
This week, a colleague shared with me a new white paper entitled Artificial Intelligence in Law: The State of Play 2016 by Michael Mills of Neota Logic. The paper looks at how artificial intelligence (AI) is being implemented right now in areas such as legal research, compliance, contract analysis, case prediction, and document automation.
REUTERS | Michaela Rehle
March 24, 2016
In-house agenda: April 2016
Key developments on the agenda for businesses in April 2016 include the introduction of the PSC register and the national living wage, and the adoption of a new directive on trade secrets. The adoption of the new General Data Protection Regulation is now not expected until the summer.