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A sample course for trainers giving information to employees on appropriate internet use in the office.

Conflict of interest issues can be extremely difficult to solve because they often occur in highly personal contexts, raise complicated questions of law and ethics, and do not allow for clear-cut answers. The best way to handle such conflict of interest issues is proactively, and this Toolkit gives the basics on how it's done.

As data breach duties and consumer privacy rights become more pronounced, it is imperative to understand your customers’ expectations.

This QuickCounsel will provide an overview of the key aspects of pretrial evidence in Colombia, usually utilized whenever a person needs to browse and secure evidence in advance, either to file a civil complaint against another or to defend itself against possible lawsuits derived from known facts.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in Singapore.

This course explains the basic requirements that an organization must meet when contracting with the federal government. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)

In the past several years, the SEC has substantially increased requirements for the audit committees of public companies. The NYSE, NASD and AMEX have also created requirements for audit committee members. Read this article to see how to navigate these requirements and reform your company's audit committee requirements in light of the Enron debacle.

This article summarizes the general terms of both the proposed Crowdfunding Exemption and the proposed Start-Up Exemption and how businesses and investors in Manitoba can take advantage of these exemptions.

Your business uses social media to get out its message. That’s fine, right? Well, mostly, but there are a number of ways in which the use of social media can transgress the securities laws in the United States. Which ones? Come to this session to learn about when and how social media conflicts with securities laws, particularly Regulation FD, the safe harbor for forward-looking information under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Regulation G, Rule 10b-5, when it might make sense to use social media in the annual meeting and proxy solicitation process and why more people in your business than ever before need to understand the concept of materiality.

This is the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations solicitation provision and contract clause

This issue contains articles on outsourcing, developments in merger remedies, and the communication of personal information on clientele outside Canada.

This issue of Canadian Briefings includes: Can an Enterprise Communicate Personal Information on Clientele Outside Canada? by Cristine Carron and Kateri-Anne Grenier; A Perspective on Outsourcing by Richard Pearse; Recent Developments in Canadian Merger Remedies: Expediency Means, and Ends by Dany Assaf and Sarah McLean.

With Immigration and Customs Enforcement switching focus from employees to employers, corporations must update compliance efforts. Learn how to conduct a Form I-9 audit, verification and re-verification process, abate errors, and protect your employer with attorney-client privilege.

The purpose of these guidelines is to help employees understand how company policies apply to newer technologies for communication, so you can participate with confidence not only on this blog, but in other social media platforms.

Because financial industry databases are goldmines for hackers, the financial sector faces greater threats and higher regulatory demands and consequences than other industries. This interactive session will equip in-house counsel with the practical guidance and tools they need to respond when the inevitable happens. Attendees will work through a breach scenario and walk away from the program with a step-by-step outline of what to do when the data breach occurs (i.e., who to notify, remedial steps to take, etc.). Discuss best practices for information sharing, notification protocols and responding to the media. Explore the questions that should be considered before notifying the board and notifying the appropriate government agencies.

Learn about the possible changes to employment law in the United Kingdom with the election of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.

Big data technology can collect information at huge scales from any data source and analyze it at high speed to deliver commercial efficiencies and business insight. The value of data is reflected in the expanding landscape of laws and regulations protecting information.

Why General Counsel should be more demanding - presentation held in Melbourne 5 September 2017.

Bill Mordan examines the benefits and drawbacks of the Wiki age.

A brief checklist of the more common topics covered in confidentiality agreements, followed by an analysis of the variations, considerations, and typical seller and buyer positions. Also includes sample language for use in drafting confidentiality agreements.

This report examines several case studies from the spheres of credit and lending, hiring and employment, higher education, and criminal justice to provide snapshots of opportunities and dangers, as well as ways that government policies can work to harness the power of big data and avoid discriminatory outcomes in the United States.

Many of the world’s economies have made significant changes to legislation in recent years. Whether it is Brazil, Canada or<br />Germany seeing increased enforcement action, your company needs to be ready with<br />a global, proactive compliance program.

This guidance is relevant to UK publicly traded companies when planning and conducting their annual general meeting (AGM) and other general meetings (GMs).

The Sick Leave Act 2022 (the “Act”) which provides for a statutory sick pay scheme for employees was signed into law by the Irish President on the 20 July 2022.

Learn about Part 36 offers made in personal injury claims litigation, and related considerations for defendants in the UK.

The advent of the pandemic forced companies to adopt to a digital work world in a short amount of time. Companies had to implement business solutions and train their employees and customers on new software. While the pandemic has impacted how work is done for almost two years, the digital changes to business are here to stay. Further digitalization is on the horizon for most businesses if they want to remain competitive. 

Read this article to learn methods that one legal department has used to add to the bottom line, practice tips, and action items to devise your own strategy for controlling costs.