We could hardly pretend that one single approach could help any company sail over its regulatory and compliance challenges. And certainly not in Belgium, especially for SMEs.
In recent years, a lot of new regulations have been introduced around the world to combat bribery and corruption in business. Moreover, fines totalling more than eleven billion euro have been issued in six years
Compliance has become a key concern not only in the financial sector but in business circles in general.
On 24 January 2018 the National Bank of Belgium (hereafter “NBB”) published its Circular 2018_02 on the overall assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing (hereafter “ML/FT”) risks.
Innovation is becoming the new mantra among legal departments. But in what direction should in-house lawyers direct their innovation efforts? Where are the real challenges of innovation for in-house lawyers?
Wim Dejonghe recently claimed that "the legal professional of the future needs programming skills". The Allen & Overy partner is not the only one claiming that a certain level of expertise in computer science will be required for lawyers to adapt to the now rapidly evolving legal profession.
Rocket Lawyer heeft aangekondigd actief te worden op de Nederlandse markt. De stap naar België volgt wel. Dit soort aanbiedingen vertegenwoordigt enorme uitdagingen voor het advocatenberoep. Het wordt dus tijd om te reflecteren over deze online platformen die juridische diensten aanbieden. Hoe kan de advocatuur hier haar plaats innemen? Wat kunnen de balies doen?
Comment penser l’innovation, quand on est avocat ? Il est courant, dans un certain discours managérial, de présenter l’innovation comme une vertu souverainement bonne, comme un impératif moral catégorique s’imposant à tous de manière indiscutable, auquel il conviendrait de faire allégeance les yeux fermés, et au service duquel il s’imposerait de s’employer séance tenante. Mais qu’en est-il réellement, au-delà des slogans convenus et de l’appel à la mobilisation générale ?
Many firms and professionals claim that their fundamental strategic objective is to create superior value for their clients. If you are one of them, so far so good. You are right to focus on value, because clients are indeed increasingly assessing you and your competitors through that lens. But how do you know whether and to what extent you are actually delivering superior value? Here is a 4-step guide to answer the question.
