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​​​​​​​This article discusses the UK Government's move to strengthen reporting requirements as part of its plans for audit and corporate governance reform.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in Canada.

Michael McCoy works for the global technology distributor Avnet, Inc. He currently serves as vice president and corporate secretary, providing oversight for corporate governance, financing, securities regulation, subsidiary maintenance, employee benefit plans, insider trading policies and stock repurchases. Read this article to learn why McCoy was honored with a “Rising Star of Corporate Governance” award from the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.

This article provides expert insights into the rapid advancement of regulatory technology across the legal sector. RegTech stands for Regulatory Technology and its use can save your company time and money.

The definition of property in Portugal follows that of other continental legal systems based on Roman law and the French Civil Code, encompassing not only freehold but also other rights of guarantee and of acquisition. Therefore, the definition of property includes full possession and exclusive use and disposition. Read this article to learn more.

A review of the state of real estate in Portugal and recent trends in 2013.

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

Learn how the German Civil Code was updated as of January 1, 2022 as a result of implementation of the Sale of Goods Directive and the Digital Content and Services Directive.

Learn how the German Civil Code was updated as of January 1, 2022 as a result of implementation of the Sale of Goods Directive and the Digital Content and Services Directive.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide of data protection rules and principles, right to access personal data or object to its collection in Hong Kong.

309 Career Planning for the Legal Department

Practice Resources (December 2007):
Tools & Solutions for Doing Your Job Better

Since the 2008 economic collapse, many in-house counsel have found themselves in transition (and typically not of their own accord). Instead of picking up a new hobby, why not hone the skills you already possess? This article provides six suggestions for keeping your legal skills active while in a transitional role.

This is a sample company social media policy.

Our 2014 update explores objectives, content and coordination of board education and training programs, as well as the process of on-boarding new directors. This Leading Practices Profile also identifies the role of the legal department, corporate secretary and board committees in coordinating content and managing logistics.

How can you company build trust and leadership in this upcoming generation of in-house counsel? This article explains some next steps companies can take to guarantee that institutional knowledge and quality legal expertise is part of their millenial staff's goals.

The concept of collecting legal team data is increasingly capturing the attention of General Counsel. In this article, learn some steps you and your team can take in order to use data to improve your performance.

This material focuses on learning the makeup of an effective compliance program. Specific information discussed includes the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and their application to corporate compliance programs, and understanding the consequences of not having a robust compliance program.

602 - Technology Tools for Small Departments-Beyond Email & Word

Company-wide training: It sounds good on paper and is theoretically designed to improve your staff's knowledge and performance. But long after the hours are completed, the booklets are shelved and the notes are misplaced, how much will you and your colleagues be able to recall from that hour or so of company training? Find some realistic solutions to making that information stick.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses whether certain provisions that limit the parties' obligations to indemnify are enforceable under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the New To In-house ACC Network.

In January 2023, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its much awaited consultation on its Draft Guidance on Horizontal Agreements. The CMA clearly indicated that it proposes to take advantage of its post-Brexit freedom and to depart from the position on this issue taken by the European Commission as set out in its Draft Guidance on Horizontal Agreements, and to take a more radical and permissive approach to the role competition law has to play in supporting environmental sustainability initiatives.

On 16 December 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a notice confirming the Collective Investment Schemes (Individually Recognised Overseas Schemes and Miscellaneous Amendments) Instrument 2022 ("CIS 2022") became effective 1 January 2023. CIS 2022 introduces changes to the ‘s272 regime’ contained in Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) for recognising overseas collective investment funds. The Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook (“COLL”), the Decision Procedure and Penalties manual (“DEPP”) and the Glossary of definitions of the FCA Handbook are amended.

This guide provides a comprehensive analysis of patent enforcement proceedings in Malaysia.

The ‘smartphone wars’ have dominated legal headlines worldwide.

Provides a sense of the issues that you need to consider in a document retention policy and discusses the pitfalls associated with any document retention policy (or the absence of one) and some ideas of how to proceed.