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Learn about Dubai's new regulation of virtual assets, Law No. 4 of 2022 on the Regulation of Virtual Assets in the Emirate of Dubai (the “RVA”).

This initiative is dedicated to information exchange between competition agencies,
as part of its ongoing work on capacity building and international cooperation.

This article introduces six strategies to expand the legal department's organizational impact.

This brief overview (Quick Counsel) describes common mistakes customers and service providers make, and should be aware of, when negotiating cloud services agreements (but is not meant to be an exhaustive list).

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

Learn about the UK government's plans to formulate and improve right and opportunities for ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom.

There’s plenty of opportunity for commercial entities to capitalize on the benefits of open source software. Experts predict that within four years, more than 80 percent of all commercial software will contain open source components. Are you, as a key player in your company’s legal department, familiar with the pitfalls associated with its uncontrolled use?

Read this article and learn how to implement self-sustaining codes of conduct and corporate policies that will get behavior to conform to the ideals espoused in such documents.

Some things are best left for others to figure out for themselves. Law is probably not one of them. The real question is how to teach someone, especially adult learners, this challenging discipline. Study a number of teaching methods, understand the different types of students and learn to successfully impart your wisdom onto others.

You miss the Socratic method of teaching that you endured during law school so much that you replicate it when teaching your clients (your organization’s employees). That could be a big mistake! Before you hop on this familiar bandwagon, let us explore some other teaching techniques that may serve your clients better.

The EU AI Act is hotly anticipated as being a benchmark AI law that other jurisdictions might look towards when developing their own laws (much like GDPR has become a standard upon which some other countries’ own laws are based). First, much like the GDPR in terms of impact, the EU AI Act will have an extra-territorial scope, extending to providers and users of AI outside the EU where the output is used in the EU. Secondly, the Act does lay down fixed penalties for certain infringements of the Act, the highest fine being 30,000,000 EUR or 6% of a company’s total worldwide annual turnover (3% in the case of an SME or start-up) for non-compliance with the prohibitions of AI practices.

Learn about the suggestions by European lawmakers to regulate windfall profits in the electricity markets in the EU and member states.

Learn how to field compliance issues in an environment where there are no supporting compliance resources available. Learn to recognize ethical pitfalls of fielding compliance issues while operating in dual capacities (as general counsel and compliance officer).

The proverbial gauntlet has been thrown down — law departments are increasingly challenged to be more service-oriented and less costly. It may sound like an impossible task and for some, it may well be. But there’s another possible solution: off shoring.

This is a sample information governance communications plan.

This article examines, from an English law perspective, the legal issues you need to be familiar with whether you are engaged in data scraping (either directly or through a third party), or if you are concerned that your content is being scraped and exploited without your consent.

Learn about certain provisions of Quebec's privacy protection act which come into force September 22, 2022 and a chcklist for organizations to prepare for compliance on governance, breach response, and with commercial transactions.

Good business and good lawyering is more than just about making money. In this article, in-house counsel can learn about a peculiar start-up and how they made their mission a success.

Learn how the in-house team now holds the key to driving change to value focused engagement models.

The Legal Operations Maturity Model is being provided in an excel format for our members convenience.

Although it may sound simple enough, transferring an employee to a company’s foreign office is a substantial undertaking for both offices involved. Drafting an effective secondment agreement can help you avoid potential disputes over any number of key terms. Learn to carefully prepare such an agreement, first, and have a successful secondment.

The impacts of climate change are upon us and corporations now face the ramifications. In this article, in-house counsel will learn about emerging duties that are impacted and affected by this climate crisis.

This edition of the Canadian Briefings contains: an in depth look into how the legal department at the Royal Bank of Canada handles internal investigations, a review on Canada's new two stage merger review process, a look at privacy laws and regulations around the globe and a Canadian Roundup with a focus on the concept of service.

This Quick Overview addresses the legal adversities and the impacts faced by the supermarket industry under Brazilian legislation that should be carefully analyzed not only by foreign investors, but also by domestic investors on a daily basis.

This is a sample software license agreement.