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Getting through the annual performance review cycle is a huge relief for many supervisors. You might even hear some say “now I can get on...

Your business is growing rapidly. You are looking for new investors. Or maybe an IPO is on the horizon. Here’s a critical investor...

For in-house lawyers there is nothing more frustrating than hearing that carefully reasoned advice on a complex issue has been reduced to...

A Statement of Purpose should be the North Star for a corporation’s employees. A well considered Statement answers the fundamental...

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints in several cases involving influencers promoting e-cigarettes on...

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.” (Warren...

Avoiding reaching unintended audiences is key for marketeers in risky product sectors, such as alcohol, gambling, tobacco and nicotine....

One of the challenges that in-house and outside counsel often face is how to qualify their advice when, for example, some important...

It is critically important that the outcome of the legal risk assessment exercise is viewed by business colleagues as useful. This...

In an ideal scenario, the in-house lawyer is an active member of the management team and has a permanent seat at the table where business...

The question from the CEO that every General Counsel dreads. Avoid this question and sleep better at night by integrating legal risk...

UK tobacco control regulations prohibit advertising of e-cigarettes online. This ban is reflected in the Code regulating advertising,...

The use of messaging apps, such as WhatsApp for business communications is widespread. Now the US Department of Justice has set a de...

Last month I highlighted an Advertising Standards Authority decision (VPZ VapeClinic), which reminded e-cigarette producers and retailers...

n February 2023, the Whistleblowing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 was finally transposed in Spain by Law 2/2023 for the Protection of persons...

A business thrives or fails according to the quality of its decision making and those decisions involve a range of risks, including legal...

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recent ruling in VPZ VapeClinic, reminds e-cigarette producers and retailers that statements...

Since 2016 (Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016) advertising of unlicensed (ie not licensed as medicines) nicotine - containing...

Advertisers of risky products or activities such as gambling are required to act responsibly. One important aspect of this is the duty to...

That was a question a Board member asked me when, as Chief Compliance Officer, I reviewed with the Board our training plans and results....