In this edition, we speak with Jenifer Swallow about her role as General Counsel at TransferWise. She passionately expresses the joys of her role and how she sees the FinTech sector advancing in the near future. We speak with her about how TransferWise is close to transforming the world of international money transfers, how she […]
Compensation claims rising for non-freezing cold injuries as soldiers told to ignore their symptoms and ‘man up’, with ethnic minorities being particularly let down by MoD’s negligence.Claims for debilitating cold injuries from servicemen in the British army have risen significantly, research from solicitors Bolt Burdon Kemp reveals. In 2015/2016, the government paid out £1.49 million […]
This month we have had the pleasure to hear from Moira Oliver who is the Chief Counsel and Head of Policy at BT. BT is a British multinational telecommunications services company with operations in around 180 countries and so Moira’s role in the company is an integral cog in their system; she currently leads BT’s […]
CompuMark, the industry leader for trademark research and protection, has announced the findings of its latest research into the trademarking of hashtags, with a global growth of 64% in 2016 from the previous year. Notable registrations from well-known international brands include #lovetravels (Marriott), #getthanked (T-Mobile), and #gofor2 (Hershey). Since the first trademark application for […]
As General Counsel, Ann Shuman is responsible for advising senior management and the DTCC Board of Directors on legal and regulatory matters. She also manages the company’s global legal team and serves on a variety of internal governance committees. Even though she states: “that’s really no different from the General Counsel role at any large, […]
The Israeli minister of transportation has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its US counterpart to invest $20 million dollars in developing a new R&D centre for autonomous vehicles near the city of Netanya. In his brief to the press, Minister Katz presented a target of autonomous vehicles driving down Israeli streets by 2020, […]
This article has been written by Andrea Wallack, CEO and Founder of NightOwl Discovery. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is scheduled to come into force on 25 May 2018. It will apply to all companies worldwide that process the personal data of European Union (EU) citizens –tightening the rules for obtaining valid consent for using […]
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