Learn about consequences and recommendations around faulty e-disclosures in the UK.
Based on responses from over 1,300 in-house counsel in 41 countries, the ACC Chief Legal Officer 2016 Survey offers legal departments, law firms, and other legal industry partners insight on the practices, trends and changes in the role of the CLO. The 2016 report examines how CLOs source work in-house, to law firms and legal service providers. In addition, the report highlights plans and historical trends in hiring, staffing and budgeting. Notable findings include what keeps CLOs up at night, how they view the future of departmental budgets and staffing, where they plan to grow their departments, and where data breaches and regulatory issues have the greatest impact.
Employer use of background checks for employment purposes is facing serious restrictions from both the federal and state level. Employers must demonstrate that consideration of such information is job-related and consistent with business necessity.
A review of strategies to reduce social security contribution costs under Brazilian law.
Learn about crypto assets and NFT risks and the state of regulation of them in South Africa.
Learn about effects of a new procurement model for water and sewage contracts in the United Kingdom.
The greatest disparities in the legal profession are found in the upper levels of legal executives, such as general counsel or managing partners. This article explores how life circumstances, skills, behavior, and the availability of mentoring contribute to these differences, and the potential for technology to break down barriers.
Learn about the possibilities, advantages, and legal implications of cashless stores in Belgium.
This article discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission's final Rule 13q-1
This article provides an overview and some insights into the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s key activities and priorities for 2021, which were announced on 23 February 2021 the ACCC’s Chair, Rod Sims.
This article discusses the Czech Republic government adopts a long-awaited amendment changing rules for energy price caps applicable to large enterprises.
Like many of the contracts in-house attorneys are tasked with drawing up and overseeing, developing commercial contracts involves a number of steps. This article provides you with each step in the process, discusses the challenges involved and new approaches to help address those challenges, and offers an example of how one such contract was created and implemented.
This guide is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world.
This article discusses the intricate legalities of and difficulties presented by web-based technology.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in France.
A sample Due Diligence Request List for M&A Transaction.
Process and Project Mangement
In this edition, the Docket reviews what every company in in the region needs to know in order to succeed, as well as providing a toolkit for counsel on mitigating IP loss exposure in China.
Are you dreading performance evaluation time in your department? Fear not. Help is at hand. No, we can’t tackle them for you, but the samples and advice in this article should go a long way toward helping you achieve your goal.
A brief arguing that the prevailing market rate is the most reasonable, equitable, and predictable method of calculating reasonable attorney fees for in-house counsel.
Drawing on the tips imparted by panelists of a recent conference hosted by law firm Norton Rose, this article assesses the business opportunities opening up to international companies in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC).
A sample course for trainers giving information to employees on appropriate internet use in the office.
This is a smart and focused list of points you need to keep in mind as you act as counsel and business person in a merger deal for United States based mergers and acquisitions.
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