Crude measures Legal Business Taken in isolation – and at £35bn, one of the largest oil and gas deals on record stands pretty well…
Facilitating tax evasion – how it could affect you Legal Business On 17 April, the government published a second consultation document on a new criminal offence that will apply to companies…
The oil price collapse – UK regulators to the rescue? Legal Business The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is a mature oil and gas basin. The collapse in global oil prices from a…
GCs have arrived and all we have to welcome them are platitudes Legal Business Two books of note have just been published by veteran lawyers – The Inside Counsel Revolution: Resolving the Partner-Guardian Tension…
Perspectives: Philip Bramwell, BAE Systems Legal Business I’m of an age where I form part of a group of lawyers who elected to pursue careers in-house from…
The best seat in the house: the unique role of the modern GC Legal Business Richard Tapp argues that GCs can define their companies like never before. ‘So, what do you do?’ A straightforward question…
Just remember, GCs, Enron thought it was all perfectly legal Legal Business Stefan Stern argues these days a legal defence alone can prove no defence. Last month the 67th annual oil and…
GCs have scraped a seat at the table but too many are wasting the opportunity Legal Business Paul Gilbert argues too many corporate counsel fail to seize the risk agenda. Barclays, Volkswagen and Tesco are three massive…
A title fit for the modern GC Legal Business With this issue of The In-House Lawyer we are unveiling a total overhaul of the magazine first launched over 20…
Legal pathway to the story of the century Legal Business GC: Obviously the Snowden story was a huge scoop for The Guardian. How did you first hear about it, and…
Brave new worlds Legal Business Schadenfreude doesn’t feature much between in-house legal departments, so many general counsel would have winced when TalkTalk chief executive Baroness…
Myths and Millennials Legal Business Just what is it that you want to do? We wanna be free. We wanna be free to do what…
2016 and all that Legal Business ‘One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. “Which road…
Straight to the source Legal Business Twenty years ago the idea of any person instructing the Bar other than a private practice solicitor was frowned upon.…
Passion plays Legal Business Working long hours, expected to be available at all hours, and labelled a cost-centre. Such are the pressures of life…
Goodbye nine to five Legal Business In June 2014 the government extended flexible working rights to more than 20 million employees across the UK in a…
Product liability and nanotechnology: an update Legal Business While the use of nanomaterials continues to grow, for some, concerns remain regarding the potential risks of using these materials…
Don’t know much about geography: interdicts across the border Legal Business Perhaps the most surprising thing about waking up on a Sunday morning in May to be faced with a Sunday…
Simplification and reduction of burdens for Dutch companies with share capital Legal Business In the near future some significant changes will be made to Dutch corporate law, with the chief aim of achieving…
Are Franchisees Now Employees of their Franchisor? Legal Business A Discussion of the Consequences of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court and California Assembly Bill 5 Background In…
