All Regions articles – Page 82
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Developing a global programme
Standard D&O policy wordings vary in different jurisdictions warns Michael Rossi
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When the inspector calls
The contaminated land regime is now heading into an important phase. Risk management principals are at the core of the new legislation, says Sue Cooley
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Avoiding claims
How can directors steer clear of claims? Christine Seib asks some of the experts
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Trouble ahead?
Nick Stanbury looks at the practical implications for company directors of the proposed UK company law changes
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South Africa the HIV/Aids crisis
Companies which source products in South Africa, or which have subsidiaries there, may need to face up to the growing problem of the country’s HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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New laws, new liabilities
Forthcoming UK legislation will impose new liabilities on directors. In some cases, they will risk not only fines, but imprisonment. William Allison reviews the changes
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Moving forward
The events of 11 September have shattered the traditional concepts of our world.
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Government-sponsored litigation
US state and city governments are becoming increasingly formidable, and willing, plaintiffs, says Christopher C. Iliff.
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Railtrack: Governance under Pressure
Lee Coppack discusses whether Railtrack's failure to manage safety risks and maintain shareholder value could have been avoided.
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European perspective
FERMA's new president, Thierry Van Santen, discusses the challenges facing risk managers.
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Analysis
Serious fraud escalates
Big business is losing out to fraudsters, with over EURO3.6bn lost in the last two years
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New markets, different rules
Having a website may mean you can sell widgets to customers in Outer Mongolia - but do you really want to? David Smellie and Paula Lennon outline the dangers and how to avoid them.
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Analysis
Responsibility conference
The future Belgian presidency of the European Union, jointly with the Commission, is organising a conference on the place of corporate social responsibility on the social policy agenda.
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Complex Challenges
Adrian Leonard asks Professor Ortwin Renn, a consultant at the Centre of Technology Assessment in Baden-Württemburg about his approach to the challenges of systemic risk management.
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Reassessing longtail exposures
A recent court decision will cause some companies to reassess their liabilities where past operations have exposed their employees and others to asbestos.
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Don't knock lightly
The cost of media campaigns is enormous, and having to abort one is a disaster.
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Analysis
USA v Microsoft
Matthias Beck and Lynn Drennan suggest that Microsoft's inability to prevent the break up the software giant could be the risk management failure of the century.
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Putting a price on life
Mike Hanley discusses the cost benefit problems of increasing the safety of the railways.
