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Between a rock and a hard place – Gibraltar fights back over UK gaming restrictions

While longstanding tensions between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar have reached breaking point in recent weeks, another stand-off is developing between the UK Government and the territory's economically vital betting and gaming industry. In a move described by Peter Howitt, founder of law firm Ramparts and chief executive of the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA), as an "attack" on the territory, the UK is pushing through new rules and penalties to target offshore gambling operators with large numbers of British customers.
10 minute read

International Edition

Taking action over Jackson – even senior lawyers need time management software

I need to start with a health warning and a disclaimer. I am not an IT specialist – less still a 'techie'. Over the years, I have maintained an impatient dialogue with legal IT suppliers and support firms. Most of the time my questions are along the lines of: "Why can't I just see a report that tells me [any example of currently impenetrable management information]?" Some days it can descend to: "If internet telephony is so [expletive deleted] marvellous, why does it sound like I am making a trunk call to the Outer Hebrides in 1947?" Or even more bizarrely: "What do you mean it won't export to Excel?"
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

New U.K. provision requires more transparency in directors' severance pay

No more hiding funds: A new law requires the company to be more transparent with directors severance package than ever before.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Proper supply chain management can minimize risk

Paula Ivey, president of The CSR Group, recently spoke about risk and supply chain management at the Commit Forum conference in New York.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Jury selection begins for trial of 5 ex-Madoff employees

The trial should offer the most complete view into the inner workings of Madoffs scheme yet
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Fewer countries enforcing anti-bribery laws

Transparency International recently reviewed data about the 40 countries that signed the Organization for Economic Cooperations 1997 Anti-Bribery Convention agreement, and the results are disheartening.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

6 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
17 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: When should your company say “No” to seeking a TRO?

The decision to seek a TRO at the outset of litigation is not always clear-cut and requires a full analysis of the potential benefits and drawbacks.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: A 2013 update on home health transactions

While the market continues to be faced with regulatory challenges, it is clear that Health and Human Services is increasingly focused on home health services.
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Ethical dilemmas in the C-Suite

During the session Ethical Dilemmas in the C-Suite, Julie Anne Preng, managing director, Korn/Ferry International and Robert E. Bostrom, shareholder, Greenberg Trauring, discussed the topic
8 minute read

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