In this multijurisdictional guide, learn about rules of legal privilege and disclosures in several common law and civil law jurisdictions.
Keep in mind the limits of legal privilege under Victorian and English laws, in light of decisions issued by the Victorian Supreme Court in 2022.
This briefing summarises the key developments from 1 July 2022.
No foreign judgement, decision or arbitral award can take effect in Vietnam until approved by the Vietnamese Court, provided the foreign judgement or arbitral award is in accordance with a treaty between Vietnam and the country where the judgement or award originated, is based on a reciprocal agreement, and is compliant with Vietnamese law. This article is an overview of the Vietnamese Court's recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgements and arbitral awards.
Learn about Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs) and their introduction in Singapore's Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill.
Learn about parent company liability and class actions in Scotland related to climate litigation.
Learn about class arbitration developments in Canada and how it differs from developments in the US.
This report developed by Womble Bond & Dickinson surveys nearly 200 executives based across the United States. This elite group – 62% of whom hold C-suite titles – comprised decision-makers from company leadership and key departments including information systems and information technology, privacy and security, legal and compliance, operations and finance, and marketing in response to states set to effect stricter requirements around consumer privacy rights in 2023. Check out this resource to view the full report and find out if companies are prepared to meet the looming updated guidelines.
ACC's curated selection of resources on key ESG topics and trends, tools and strategies.
This resource is a sample litigation hold memorandum in which a company's legal department instructs certain employees to preserve documents and electronically stored information (ESI) in connection with a litigation matter.