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Inside Counsel

GCs predict increase in consumer fraud and privacy class actions

Almost half of GCs across the country are anticipating an uptick in class actions concerning consumer fraud and privacy, according to a recent study.
6 minute read

International Edition

Getting your house in order – the burden of self-reporting

Internal investigations are nothing new, but in the wake of banking scandals, growing regulatory pressure and a raft of legislation tightening and criminalising corporate law, investigations have become as burdensome for general counsel as they are burgeoning for their external legal advisers. Many corporates have gone to great and costly lengths to improve their internal processes, not least in light of the Bribery Act 2010, which forces UK and foreign companies with a UK operation to ensure they have adequate procedures in place to minimise the risk of bribery and corruption.
9 minute read

International Edition

Heads out of the sand - the GCs making bold moves to ward off corporate scandals

With risk and compliance policies in the spotlight, companies and in-house lawyers are finding they can no longer hide from changing attitudes to such issues. Helen Mooney reports on the progress being made...
10 minute read

Inside Counsel

Canadian judge stays claim for $19 billion Chevron judgment

The tide may be turning in Chevron Corp.s hard-fought legal battle with a group of Ecuadorean villagers, after a Canadian judge refused on Wednesday to enforce a $19 billion judgment against the oil juggernaut.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Protecting witness statements from discovery

In-house lawyers often interview or direct others to interview witnesses to an event that may result in litigation involving their company.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Plaintiffs’ lawyers must identify anonymous witnesses in Aeropostale securities fraud case

Some witnesses in a securities fraud lawsuit against clothing retailer Aeropostale Inc. are anonymous no more.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

FDA appeals “morning after” pill ruling

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is fighting back against a recent decision that struck down restrictions on the morning after pill.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Are lawsuits the newest commodity?

Several publications, including The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and Crains Chicago Business, have recently highlighted the increase in third-party litigation funding.
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Bangladeshi High Court orders seizure of assets following factory collapse

In the wake of a deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh, that countrys High Court ordered the seizure of assets belonging to several individuals who owned property in the ill-fated complex.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

An injured NBA player, a shy bladder and three more strange lawsuits in the news
9 minute read

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