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Are marketers in the financial sector too ‘gung ho’?

RESEARCH has highlighted continuing tensions between the legal-and-compliance and marketing teams across the financial services sector. Perceived problems include archaic approval processes for marketing materials...
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AI and the legal profession: Where do we stand?

By PEARL MOSES AI AFFECTS — and will continue to affect — law firms’ traditional methods of working. It’s a good fit for the industry, which...
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Copyright: don’t get it wrong

Legal protection of copyright in business is of national concern, says HAMID BAGHERZADEH WHILE businesses assume their copyright covers multiple territories, their creative works and...
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The cash cost of data-access requests can be outrageous

DATA Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are costing UK businesses £72,000 to £336,000 — each — every year. A DSAR is when an individual demands that...
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2021: Outlook, advice for the UK’s employers

ALEKSANDRA TRACZYK, a solicitor at Winckworth Sherwood, traces a brief trail into the fresh Brexit landscape DECEMBER 31 marked the end of 2020, a year...
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ICC’s New York Conference is impending: Here’s what to expect

The annual ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration is in sight. One of our largest regional conferences, the event is set to take...

UNCTAD: Investment – In Need of Direction

The global financial crisis has impacted heavily on trade: annual trade expansion over the past three years has averaged a tepid 3% annually, compared...

The big win

Business Vision’s Naomi Majid takes a look at successful corporate governance in South Africa to determine why it’s working, and if it can be...

The Power of Incremental Change and the Quest for Perfection

Toyota spends in excess of $10bn annually on automotive research and development. That pile of money buys the company incremental improvements in nearly all...

The King and III

As Johannesburg’s Stock Exchange awaits the next incarnation of its ground-breaking code of corporate governance, Business Vision’s NAOMI MAJID examines the legacy of the...