Research shows that highly engaged teams significantly outperformed those in the bottom quartile. Here’s how to increase collaboration and find the leaders who will drive the cause.
Sample RFP questions covering potential supplier's background, operational philosophy, system and software demonstration, and effectiveness assessment process.
The legal and regulatory landscape of the Middle East, specifically in Oman, is constantly evolving, meaning businesses have to remain agile in order to continue to progress. In this article, learn how these changes impact your legal team.
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What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This collection of survey data is based on respondents to several ACC surveys, including the 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments.
Respondents to ACC’s 2013 Chief Legal Officers Survey and 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments offer their take on the impact of social media and what compliance and ethics risk areas are a high priority.
Respondents to several surveys, including ACC’s Chief Legal Officers (CLO) 2013 Survey – Canada and the 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments, discuss ethics training, measuring success and containing legal costs. <br />
On February 9, 2022, Oman issued national privacy legislation with the publication of a new Personal Data Protection Law. This article outlines the scope and key requirements of the new law, and considers its impact on organizations operating in Oman.
Irish competition law is set to be revolutionised in the coming months by the enacted Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022. This article provides the top 20 headline points with respect of the new provisions that will change the Irish competition enforcement regime and the Irish merger control regime.
In the modern business world, the qualified electronic signature is already a solid and largely equivalent substitute for the handwritten signature. This resource is an overview of the types of electronic signatures, and their legal and procedural effects in France and Germany.
This briefing discusses legal aspects relating to sustainable finance, and trends and developments that are relevant for financing sustainable development in focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa.
This collection of survey data is based on respondents to the 2010 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey, ACC’s 2011 Census Report, and more.
In recent years, the compliance landscape for health industry companies has become more
complex, in part because of increasingly aggressive enforcement of privacy breaches and false claims by regulators. At the same time, unprecedented pushes for transparency and disclosure by both the government and the public continue to gain traction. This Practice Profile highlights elements presented by four healthcare organizations as crucial for responding to these trends and nurturing successful compliance programs. Organizational leaders featured here explain department leading practices designed to bolster cultures of compliance while better managing risk and encouraging innovation. They also offer their best practices in areas that can inform your own organization’s approach to compliance, its pursuit of an excellence culture and its effective reliance on outside counsel in responding to
government inquiries.
Commercial real estate acquisition is typically a key component of retail business expansion strategies. Take an in-depth look at build-to-suit and ground lease development, the complexities of cross-border acquisition and disposition and the ways that affect a developer’s access to due diligence and financing.
In this guide, authored by Lex Mundi contributors, the basic legislative and economic framework of Japan is explained. Learn more about Japan's investment policies, trademarks, exchange controls, structures of business and more in this informative article.
711 Defining the Role of In-house Lawyers in Governance. Includes sample board evaluations, corporate governance guidelines, annual board meeting agendas, and more.
The business of transporting hazardous materials is extremely regulated in the United States, as well as internationally. Familiarity with the regulations set by the Department of Transportation (DOT) concerning this activity is of great concern to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and compliance attorneys; however, all attorneys, especially those in-house, should have some basic knowledge of the DOT regulatory structure. Here, the author provides a summary of DOT and hazmat rules, the scope of materials covered and key issues for the compliance and enforcement of these rules.
705 Mergers! Acquisitions! Integrating the Law Departments after It Happens. A discussion on the merger process, integrating legal departments, and post merger culture.
Qatar continues to implement new legislation aimed at liberalizing the business environment for foreign investors and to introduce additional incentives and exemptions. This resource is a quick overview of the Foreign Investment Law and how investors can capitalize across all sectors in Qatar.
In this multijurisdictional guide, learn about rules of legal privilege and disclosures in several common law and civil law jurisdictions.
The Swedish parliament passed a bill which implements the EU directive (2019/1152) on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions. This directive was introduced with the objective of raising employment standards throughout the EU with more transparent and predictable conditions of work. Based on these changes you should update your employment contract templates and also your HR guidelines where relevant.
A recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that the men’s college basketball players at Dartmouth College were employees of the school, as well as other legal challenges to establish the employment status of college athletes, could upend the structure of college sports and have unintended immigration consequences for international athletes competing at U.S. schools.
CA In-house Rules Letter 12.01.17
Apply these 10 helpful tips prepared by Saul Ewing LLP to protect your organization when drafting and negotiating contracts and license agreements.
611 - Supporting the CFO & Finance Function at Your Organization
This article discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission's final Rule 13q-1
Increasingly EU law (in particular EU consumer law) is being driven by a school of thought known as 'behavioural economics', which takes into account the behaviours of individuals when they are exercising choice. Regulators recognise that behavioural economics could have a profound impact on many of the most serious challenges facing policy makers today and increasingly see an opportunity for behavioural economics to support more specific issues like complexity, consumer inertia, marketing and the impact of communications to consumers. This session provides an overview of how behavioural economics is quickly becoming a "game changer" for the shape of regulation for time to come.
A survey of a company's use of the Altria Code of Conduct.
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