Understand how the UK Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 relating to sanctions coming into force in the UK may impact companies' ability to pay dividends or take other corporate actions.
On June 23, 2022, the US Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen overturned New York State's law limiting the carrying of firearms, and allows for open carry. These are curated resources on this topic.
A February 25, 2022 decree clarifies obligations of the Rixain law adopted in France in late 2021. Read some of the details in this article.
Learn about Argentina's regulations with regard to ESG which aim to improve environmental and social practices in sustainable mining.
A Superior Court judge in California finds that the state's law mandating diversity on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Read the details in this article.
This resource is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) checklist, developed by N.Cornell Boggs, III of Quarles & Brady LLP, that provides a thought starting process for In-house leaders and their corporate legal department as they engage in conversations that are aimed at making improvements internally, and externally with the service providers their company works with.
This article provides an overview of two cases which highlight the importance of parties needing to negotiate in good faith. In particular, it notes that every right to negotiate process requires both parties to negotiate in good faith with the view of reaching an agreement about the relevant grand, regardless of there being a prior agreement about future grants.
This article provides an analysis on the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s report, entitled Never Again: Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – Interim Report (released on 9 December 2020).
This article provides an overview of the changes a new piece of legislative reform in the Australian government would enact in order to bolster the national framework for addressing sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.
Learn about the most important terms and phrases within the Social aspect of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).