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Learn about consequences and recommendations around faulty e-disclosures in the UK.

How does your contract governance protect human rights in your international supply chain? Consider the Model Contract Clauses to Protect Workers in International Supply Chains, Version 2.0, developed by the Working Group to Draft Model Contract Clauses to Protect Human Rights in International Supply Chains American Bar Association Section of Business Law.

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Ready to move from the billable hour to value-based fee structures for at least some of your outside counsel spend? Not sure how to decide which fee structures are most appropriate for which matter types or stages of matters? Come to this session to learn how to put together your own decision tree. We’ll walk through the considerations you need to weigh when deciding fee structures – with a focus on two increasingly popular approaches: risk collars and fixed fees. We recommend that you combine this with session 401, to expand your toolkit of options.

Social media often blurs the line between on-and off-duty. Use these best practices when considering responding to an employee’s social media use.

This ACC guide (InfoPAK) provides a comprehensive overview of Canadian labour and employment laws. It discusses the minimum statutory rights and standards regarding the hiring, employment, and termination of employees, and union organizing and labour relations.

Learn about the possibilities, advantages, and legal implications of cashless stores in Belgium.

Focuses on the ACCA/NACD joint survey on governance issues and what it means to you in terms of corporate responsibility.

This resource highlights Hewlett-Packards' program to onboard law school graduates, train them, and mentor them each step on their way toward full engagement within the law department.

Learn about the significant changes to data protection laws in the UK and what organizations need to do as a result of these changes.

Formulate a strategy that will provide protection for your company's intellectual property.

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked an exponential increase in remote work, as employers were forced to shut down offices with little notice and little opportunity to plan for the significant data security vulnerabilities of working from home. Post-pandemic, the virtual workplace likely will remain a permanent fixture of daily work life for many organizations. The challenge for employers that embrace a virtual work model will be to ensure the continued security of their data as new risks emerge.

This article first describes mobile financial services for consumers and the types of companies participating in the provision of those services.

Read more to see Joe's tips on litigation management for in-house counsel.

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.

This handbook provides an overview of US state and federal laws and stock exchange rules relating to annual meetings of shareholders. It is intended to assist companies in preparing for their annual meetings.

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.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview and practical analysis for public procurement issues and procedures in South Africa.

Many of us do business across the globe. Some of us have moved around the world ourselves; others support businesses that move people strategically from one part of the world to another. But are you aware of all of the legal rules, risks and complexities of this new global mobility? This intermediate program will provide guidance to non-immigration lawyers on legal issues of moving employees around the globe, including best practices, compliance with company policies, non-competition issues and attorney–client privilege.

A review of procedures for foreign shareholders participating in shareholders meetings in Brazil.

This is a sample employee privacy policy.

Learn about the findings and lessons in the second annual report on Foreign Direct Investment ("FDI") in the EU.

This is a sample company volume license agreement.

This Privacy Capability Maturity Model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s privacy program, including its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) using personal information.

It seeks to gauge program capability across a variety of program elements, taking a “big picture” view on an organization’s readiness to comply with these requirements.

Foreign companies doing business in China have focused in recent days on the case of GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”), the British multinational producer of pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare products headquartered in London. Articles to date, however, have been more descriptive than analytical and have focused more on the alleged acts and potential implications for the individuals allegedly involved and not as much on potential exposure for the corporate entities and those corporate officers who were not directly involved in actions violating PRC law. This article addresses those points while also placing the case in the broader context of China today.