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.
The challenge for most legal departments today is daunting: Do it more, do it quickly, do it with fewer in-house staff, and, above all, keep costs down. Many law departments have come to appreciate that the cultivation of a staff of nonlawyers is as important-if not more important-than staffing corridors of offices full of JDs with sterling credentials. It's a lot less expensive, too.
This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to trade mark laws and regulations around the world.
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.
An intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) due diligence request list for use in connection with an M&A transaction. This request list is designed for IP specialists and is specific to IP and IT-related issues. This Standard Document has integrated notes<br />with important explanations and drafting tips.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in Singapore.
Five years into the highly touted DuPont Legal Model and its Convergence Program, DuPont’s primary law firms (PLFs) and suppliers reflect upon their experiences in working under the program.
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 article introduces six strategies to expand the legal department's organizational impact.
This is a sample Intellectual Property (IP) due diligence checklist in a corporate acquisition, for the analysis of the seller's IP assets and related matters.
An overview of the process necessary to enter corporate litigation. Includes guides to preparing for litigation, litigation holds and internal discovery, outside litigation counsel, conducting effective investigations for litigation or government reviews, paying for litigation, and settlement.
Learn about the UK government's plans to formulate and improve right and opportunities for ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom.
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.
In this ACC Guide, learn the components of an effective records management program, and the steps required to execute a schedule once developed. This ACC Guide presents global strategies for the in-house counsel or other team members tasked with starting, updating modernizing, or simply improving their company’s records management program.
This sample agreement is drafted under English law as a starting point for use where a supplier company wants to appoint a distributor to sell the supplier company's products in a particular country or territory.
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 Argentina.
This multi-jurisdictional resource provides practical information on cross-border data protection issues, including regulations, data controller obligations, rights to access personal data, international transfer of data, and data processing by third parties.
In this issue of European Briefings, a quarterly supplement of the ACC Docket, find out what you need to know about the most current risk management issues.
China, like many countries, has launched efforts to stop bribery and corruption. At
the same time, deeply ingrained cultural practices (e.g., gift giving) attract the attention of regulators. With more anti-bribery laws on the books than ever before, and with China’s robust economy guaranteeing more business transactions, multinationals need to carefully vet third-party contractors by exercising thorough due diligence.
This article discusses two recent UK cases surrounding patenting of AI innovations.
In both cases, the judgments evaluated the historic application of specific provisions of the UK Patents Act 1977 (the “Act”) and how they may shape the approach to patenting AI innovations in the UK.
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 Germany.
This is a sample non-compete agreement among a company, a covenantor, and an employee.
In our annual review of the topics shaping governance today, we consider the ideas that will trend in boardrooms across Canada for months and years ahead. The dominant theme in Davies Governance Insights 2012 is the ability of the shareholder to take control of the governance agenda. In the Power and Influence of Canadian Shareholders, we look at three very different situations in which shareholders succeeded in their demands for governance change. <br /><br />In Boards Seek Fairness for All Shareholders, we describe the TELUS response to empty voting and the trend among mining companies to adopt advance notice bylaws. Both reflect the efforts of boards to resist shareholder actions that do not benefit all shareholders. In Shareholder Democracy Movement Continues we consider the status of majority voting and say on pay and Focus on the Integrity of the Shareholder Vote Intensifies brings up to date developments in the very important, if complex, area of the proxy voting system in Canada. Challenges in Overseeing Operations in Emerging Markets sets out the most important challenges demanding the attention of boards and management teams of issuers with operations in emerging markets. We end our review with a catalogue of the most recent developments in governance standards under New Governance Guidelines, Criteria and Rankings.
Your company can use assets and preserve capital by leasing commercial equipment. Learn to identify an agreement that will deliver tangible benefits — secure warranties on the equipment, protect capital and credit lines, and give your client tax advantages, among others.
In global business, pace, demand and innovation are constantly increasing. This is pushing in-house lawyers to be more flexible and engaged. In this article, your legal team can learn how to build a focused department and deliver value to your company.
This is a sample company social media policy.
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