How general counsel can help maximise the prospects of success of an IT transformation project | Addleshaw Goddard

Legal Briefing

In an ever more competitive world, businesses are under increasing pressure to transform the way they operate and adopt digital delivery models for their processes and services. Indeed, a successful digital transformation project can mean the difference between a business failing and one that embraces the future and realises its potential. But such projects carry …

Collaboration is key: Unlocking ESG as a means to build a resilient and sustainable future | DAC Beachcroft

Legal Briefing

The rising tide of ESG The component parts of ESG are not new. GCs and company directors have long had climate issues in mind, and the rise of social movements such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo have given diversity a new momentum. In recent years, however, ESG has been viewed as a whole, with …

Self-reporting: what are the considerations | Addleshaw Goddard

Legal Briefing

No director relishes learning that their company may have engaged in misconduct such that they have to decide whether to voluntarily self-report any suspicions to an enforcement agency. Directors are fiduciaries of their companies and are legally required to put the interests of the company’s stakeholders first, including decisions whether to self-report. Misconduct can come …

The litigation horizon | Stewarts

Legal Briefing

Risk management is a key component of corporate governance, and boards will look to their in house legal teams for advice on where the main legal risks arise.