Why you need to manage this risk Since the morning of 24 June 2016, all businesses have faced significant uncertainty about what the future holds for the UK post-Brexit....
Why you need to manage this risk The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) came into force on 1 July 2011. It includes corporate offences of failure to prevent bribery and...
Written specifically for in-house lawyers in listed public companies newly tasked with company secretarial responsibilities, this guide aims to provide practical advice...
Why you need to manage this risk Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (and the UK national equivalent, Chapter II of the Competition Act...
Why you need to manage this risk Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (and its UK national equivalent—Chapter I of the Competition...
Why you need to manage this risk Confidential information is one of the most valuable assets of any business. Confidentiality is frequently the best way...
Why you need to manage this risk Contract management is often seen by the business as an activity which is aimed not at ‘finding fault’ but is instead designed to...
Why you need to manage this risk The purpose of corporate governance is to help build an environment of trust, transparency and accountability necessary...
Hundreds of decisions are made every day that are taken effectively and implemented well. But there are also decisions made that may seem confused, over-complicated or...
Why you need to manage this risk Data protection is one of the most challenging areas of risk management—the law is complex and wide-ranging, it operates at domestic, EU...
The rules on direct marketing affect almost every organisation in the UK. Deciding whether you can engage in a marketing campaign involves navigating your...
Why you need to manage this risk Information is an asset. Preserving and protecting that asset is critical to the commercial success of any organisation. All businesses...
Where organisations trade internationally (ie where the organisation trades or operates in other jurisdictions and/or where the entity you trade with is outside of your...
Why you need to manage this risk From the moment of their formation until the end of their existence, organisations have to deal with a large number of contracts at any...
Why you need to identify the key stakeholders Who is responsible for risk in a company or organisation? The answer may seem trite, but it is, of course, everyone....
This Practice Note aims to help in-house lawyers identify and measure legal risks faced by their organisation. Identifying legal risk All businesses need to deal with a...