This article discusses the rules of taxation aligning e-commerce business with international tax rules and standards under the Departmental Interpretation and Practice Notes (DIPN 39 (Revised)) issued by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) in late March 2020.
A discussion about the benefits of client surveys to legal departments.
This is a request for proposal to companies with a wide range of public relations, communications, and marketing services.
Knowing your limitations is the most powerful tool you can have. Read Phil Strauss' witty column on understanding your boundaries.
A group exercise where half of the delegates will be tasked to design the perfect law firm. At the same time the other half of the delegates and a team of external counsel, will design the perfect in-house team. Both sides will present their findings back to each other.
Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz discusses three guiding principles to help employees learn company policies.
Industry experts engage with corporate counsel and explain some basic concepts of Blockchain and how it affects their practice.
In-house counsel advising businesses that operate in France (or working in French businesses that operate in other countries) should be aware of the French mechanisms for deferred prosecution agreements and plea bargaining. This article gives an overview of what in-house corporate counsel should consider in this respect when their company faces criminal proceedings in France.
Here are the top ten considerations for a whistleblower to consider before acting in cases involving the United States Dodd Frank Act.
This Top Ten provides key explanations about risk prevention associated with the processing of personal information from candidates and employees in Mexico.
In-house counsel are accustomed to the ritual of negotiating NDAs to prevent unauthorized use and disclosure of their company's confidential and proprietary information, but they often overlook the perils of overnegotiating NDAs. This article highlights these perils and offers practical tips for drafting and negotiating NDAs for U.S. and international companies in order to quickly conclude an NDA that conscientiously protects confidential and proprietary information, without the unnecessary extras.
This is a sample corporate employee handbook for under 50 employees.
Get a judge's perspective from the bench. What do lawyers overlook during ediscovery? Find out about ediscovery trends that will help you when the time arrives.
The negotiation of good IP agreements can be particularly thorny since the negotiator often doesn't understand the underlying IP. This session will discuss best practices and include practical checklists for would-be IP agreement negotiators.
This article discusses the rules of cartels, antitrust enforcement, leniency programs, and how to assess whether you are in a high-risk industry. Learn how to manage an internal cartel investigation and limit your exposure in case antitrust authorities accuse your company of participating in a cartel.
CLO3 Medium & Large Department CLOs: Getting (and Using!) the Most from Your Attorney Staff
In order to bypass the hazards and strains of litigation, many have chosen to resolve conflict through mediation. this article offers tips on how to prepare for mediation, including strategies for selecting an excellent mediator.
This guide provides a legal overview for companies doing business in Kentucky (United States).
This is a sample sales agreement between a hotel and client.
On 10 September 2020, the Singapore Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCS) issued its final Market Study on E-commerce Platforms. This Study is particularly significant as it not only looks at issues from a competition perspective, but also from a consumer protection perspective, reflecting the CCCS’ clear position as a regulator of both areas.
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 Australia. It also summarizes the laws regulating employment relationships, including redundancies and mass layoffs, and provides short overviews on competition law; data protection; and product liability and safety. In addition, there are comprehensive summaries on taxation and tax residency; and intellectual property rights over patents, trade marks, registered and unregistered designs.
This report examines several case studies from the spheres of credit and lending, hiring and employment, higher education, and criminal justice to provide snapshots of opportunities and dangers, as well as ways that government policies can work to harness the power of big data and avoid discriminatory outcomes in the United States.
In Hong Kong, Domain names are registered on a first-come-first served basis. In certain situations, competitors can register a domain name in bad faith in order to disrupt another company's business. In this short article, some mechanisms of domain name dispute resolution are explained.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview of privacy rules and principles in the United Kingdom.
This article addresses the practical issue of establishing corporate values and then embedding and sustaining those values in its corporate decision-making structure.
Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
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