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On 12 July 2022, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its final form Guidance on the new Vertical
Agreements Block Exemption Order (“VABEO”), which came into force on 1 June 2022. The VABEO replaced the retained Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation (“VABER”) which expired on 31 May 2022. Similarly, the CMA Guidance replaces the EU Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (2010) which had applied in the UK.

Learn about the extensive due diligence duties under EU’s newly proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence draft Directive.

For the most part, the acquiring side of the payments industry — which attends to merchants that accept credit and debit cards — has remained out of the public eye. However, in recent years, government actors have considerably increased enforcement actions against such processors in an effort to prevent businesses engaged in risky transactions from inadvertently harming the consumer. Here’s what to expect.

Discusses strategy for assessing and protecting your company's intellectual property assets and opportunities that you may have to patent its unique business methods.

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This article will highlight some key issues of the new Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) regime you need to be aware of. In this article, we look at some of the hidden complexities in the new regime.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions often represent a defining moment for an organization. For small in-house law departments, the process associated with such a transaction may appear daunting. This article provides small law department practitioners with a roadmap, identifying many of the significant M&A landmarks that one will encounter on the trip toward the acquisition or disposition of a business.

In this Top Ten, in-house counsel will ten important points to consider when employers want to recruit people from states that are not part of the European Union (EU) or of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) to work in Switzerland.

Sample form required for foreign entities acquire newly issued stock in Korea.

This is a sample introduction to a code of conduct policy.

This is a form promotional license agreement prepared from the perspective of a licensor looking to promote its brand by granting a license to a licensee to use the brand on its own products and “premiums” (e.g., give-aways) in connection with the promotion thereof.

Heavily regulated manufacturers and retailers need to be aware of what goes on along every step of their supply chain. Global businesses must verify that their procurement processes do not include suppliers benefiting from human trafficking or conflict minerals, violating data privacy laws, or making false claims about where products<br />are made.

Information and weblinks to exciting ACC programs

These are the official guidelines for social media if you're an employee or contractor creating or contributing to blogs, wikis, social networks, virtual worlds, or any other kind of social media

This panel-driven session will discuss understanding your baseline contract management needs and the available alternatives, as well as how to successfully manage a full portfolio of non-disclosure agreements and whether document assembly is ‘worth it.’

Tasked with managing the legal and ethical complexities related to growing their businesses, the role of the chief legal officer (CLO) continues to evolve. Today, CLOs frequently serve as key members of senior management teams, sharing responsibility for the development of business strategies that support overall growth. It is not uncommon to find the CLO directly involved in decision-making regarding evaluating new business opportunities, budgeting, hiring practices, technology, process management and change management.

In this ACC guide (InfoPAK) for advanced practitioners with a basic understanding of technology agreements, employment agreements, and commercial lease agreements, learn practical tips for addressing important issues that frequently arise in these areas, and gain critical guidance and necessary best practices designed to help businesses achieve their commercial goals.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a for international joint ventures, including preliminary notes, identities of the parties, financing and other joint ventures practicalities. These checklists are meant to review issues in a global context.

Learn about an Ontario law effective January 2022 the requires the implementation of written policies about electronic monitoring of employees (in companies with 25 or more employees).

Investment in China has surged, particularly into the booming and reforming metropolis of Shanghai, drawn by a cost-effective workforce and a growing market. But U.S. investors still encounter legal difficulties when establishing, operating, and exiting from a China presence. Hong Kong has recently suffered from high costs and labor skill shortfalls and faces competition from Shanghai to be the leading center of business and finance in "Greater China." This article shows you how to help your company address these changes and reduce taxes through a regional structure of investments and operations by cherry-picking advantages from each city.

Performing pro bono service can be challenging for the in-house attorney. Most pro bono service involves direct work with individual clients in need, and the usual client of the in-house attorney is a corporation or nonprofit entity. This article details the efforts of one corporate law department to create a successful pro bono program.

In this article, learn more about sports betting, the landmark case that stated sports wagering was unconstitutional and the impact of that ruling.

These Rules and Regulations provide participants (regulated persons) in the capital market with more precise notice of what is expected of them, what conduct will be sanctioned and also promotes fairness and equality of treatment among similarly situated persons.