Public sector workers who are compulsorily transferred to an independent provider of public services will in future be able to retain access to their current public sector pension arrangements. This article looks at the new policy and its implications for employers tendering for contracts to provide public services.
Sales are everything in growing IT companies. This realization, plus seven crucial tips, can help new in-house counsel at IT companies become productive, valuable contributors more quickly.
Summarizes the nature of the new security requirements arising from new regulations and provides an outline for preventing "the Monday morning horror" for your client, with special attention to the unique needs of the law department residing within the corporation.
This is a sample policy regarding substance abuse.
The author discusses new innovations in software-generated text and how current and future attorneys can remain relevant to their clients.
Learn about Personal Data Protections Law in coming into force in February 2023.
This article focuses on how to pay the “Acquisition Consideration,” the purchase price for the business being acquired, with cash, stock, assumption of debt, a combination, or some other form of payment. Following the discussion are “Deal Points” on important considerations in the purchase or sale of a business: what to do, and what at all costs not to do.
This global resource presents overviews on the general regulation of insurers and re-insurers and requirements for foreign insurers and/or re-insurers to operate in different jurisdictions around the world.
Michael Wu, general counsel of Rosetta Stone Inc., discusses anti-bribery law, IP and enforcement issues, and the office as a global meeting place.
This article examines the changes enacted to the National Minimum Wage, Civil Penalties, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) Inspector Powers and the Work Health and Safety Act of 2011. It provides a holistic overview of all the provisions within the Act itself and their subsequent effects.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding pharmaceutical advertising across a range of jurisdictions.
In this publication, the details and secrets of excellent record retention programs are unlocked. Learn how to update traditional methods to better fit your modern workplace. Find a starting point, execute an effective and compliant schedule and evolve with new regulations.
In this edition, we report on the High Court’s decision in the ACCC v TPG case, in which TPG’s advertisements were ultimately held to be misleading and deceptive and the original $2 million penalty was reinstated. Another significant development this quarter was the release of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Final Report on Copyright and the Digital Economy, which recommends the introduction of a flexible “fair use” exception to copyright infringement.
This multi-jurisdictional guide is designed to provide insight into the practicalities of M&A, highlighting market trends and legal developments as well as practical and strategic considerations.
This Top Ten is based on discussions with a few of the author's nonprofit general counsel friends, as well as his experience in working as outside counsel for organizations that recently hired new in-house counsel. While not comprehensive, it hits those important points to consider in your first weeks and months on the job.
The rapid spread of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in recent years has overlapped with the enactment of comprehensive privacy laws by U.S. states. Several of the comprehensive state privacy laws have provisions that specifically address certain uses of AI systems, in particular use in profiling.
This article surveys those provisions and assumes the reader is already familiar with basic concepts in the comprehensive privacy laws, such as controllership and applicability thresholds.
One year into the auto-enrolment regime, some of the complexities encountered so far by employers in practice will shortly be ironed out. New regulations will introduce more flexibility for employers, including those who have already staged into the regime. The changes cover a range of issues, from basic elements such as the deadline for auto-enrolling an eligible worker to technical points on the test scheme standards; and introduce alternative definitions of pay reference periods.
This Quick Overview addresses how the Precision Medicine Initiative (the "PMI") allows targeted therapies to be deployed that are more likely to be efficacious, less likely to lead to adverse side effects, and, in many circumstances, more cost-effective for both the patient and society at large than current approaches to many different illnesses.
In these tough economic times, actual or threatened corporate downsizing has forced in-house counsel to take stock of their careers as well as their future in general. Am I valuable enough to the organization to avoid the next layoff? Do I have the passion to take my in-house career to the next level? Or is my passion focused on something different? If so, how do I make the leap? This program seeks to provide a new perspective as in-house counsel look ahead to an uncertain future. After discussing how best to remain marketable in a down cycle, our panel of both former and current in-house counsel who have found other pursuits or undertaken new ventures will share unique insights on how to make sure you remain passion-powered!
This TopTen suggests a ten-step process for in-house lawyers to follow in making the transition from awareness that a new law has been adopted, or an existing one changed, to adopting sustainably compliant business practices.
Learn about the United Arab Emirates' Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on Regulation of Labour Relations, which introduced changes regarding unlimited term contracts, leave entitlements, end of service gratuity, restrictive covenants, and notice provisions.
<a href="https://www.privacyassociation.org/publications/2013_06_03_consent_is_king_in_latin_america_navigating_the_eight_existing">Consent Is King in Latin America: Navigating the Eight Existing DPAs with a Look to the Future</a><br><br>
A discussion of the various data protection laws in Latin America and the problems they may present for companies doing business in the region.
Please note that the following resources are made available by the website of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. The materials are free of cost.
A short overview of the top ten Intellectual Property (IP) issues related to 3D Printing. Provides a brief introduction to 3D printing and its capabilities.
Read this article for an overview of the Act and related rulemaking, and to learn how to cope with the changes wrought by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The Regulator has published a new and much more detailed statement on its approach to asset-backed funding arrangements. While acknowledging the advantages of these structures in principle, it is concerned to ensure that trustees take potential risks into account before signing up, and have a back-up plan available in case things go wrong. This article looks closely at the Regulator’s concerns.
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