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Tomorrow’s Global Business: Rule of Law

As international companies navigate geopolitical and market tumult, this report focuses on legal and regulatory change. It includes: EU data privacy; China pressing for more say on mergers; and the battle for supremacy on trade rules

© Jonathan McHugh

GDPR: Crackdowns and conflict on personal privacy
The lack of consensus between regimes makes compliance tricky to navigate
Why the whole world feels the ‘Brussels effect’
Some international businesses adhere to EU regulation even in their operations outside Europe
China puts its stamp on international deals
Beijing wants a bigger say on mergers, including those outside its own jurisdiction
Governments compete to take the wheel on rules for self-driving cars
Plans for legislation vary across the world
Tighter standards of conduct for supply chains
French law sets a new benchmark by obliging companies to take action
Intellectual property: taking the fight to the fakers
Only cross-border strategies will outwit counterfeiters

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