This article provides an overview and some insights into the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s key activities and priorities for 2021, which were announced on 23 February 2021 the ACCC’s Chair, Rod Sims.
Neville Eisenberg and Bruce Braude reflect on the ACC round table that they hosted in Hong Kong and conclude that General Counsel and legal operations specialists in Asia are rapidly driving the legal operations agenda.
The Minister of Employment and Labour (South Africa) published the new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace (the Code) in terms of the Employment Equity Act (EEA). In this resource, learn eight key takeaways from the Code for employers and employees on the elimination and prevention of harassment as a form of unfair discrimination in the workplace.
ESG issues are playing an ever-increasing role in businesses and have an impact right across the employment, retirement benefits, tax, executive compensation and share incentives space. This trend of growing focus is expected to continue into 2023 and beyond. As such, when designing and reviewing compensation and benefit packages, it is increasingly important for companies to do so with its ESG strategy in mind.
This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations around the world.
A review of mining law in Oman, including state ownership of resources, relevant legislation and licenses, and the rights of foreign investors.
Ethics for in-house counsel 2016 - presentation held in Sydney on 6 December 2016.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This outline describes the advantages and disadvantages of using ADR and its applicability to
trademark and unfair competition disputes. The characteristics of the most common methods
of ADR are listed, and settlement techniques are suggested. For court mandated ADR
procedures, the Local Rules in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio are used as a model, where applicable.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview on private acquisitions law and practice in Singapore.
Cyber extortion has increased in recent years, as the technologies and methods used by cybercriminals have become more and more complex. This article discusses what to factor in from a compliance and criminal law viewpoint when considering making a ransom payment in a cyber extortion situation.
No foreign judgement, decision or arbitral award can take effect in Vietnam until approved by the Vietnamese Court, provided the foreign judgement or arbitral award is in accordance with a treaty between Vietnam and the country where the judgement or award originated, is based on a reciprocal agreement, and is compliant with Vietnamese law. This article is an overview of the Vietnamese Court's recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgements and arbitral awards.
On May 10, 2023, the Texas State Senate passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), sending the bill to Governor’s desk for final signature. If signed into law, Texas will join a growing contingency of states enforcing comprehensive data privacy laws for their residents. This article provides answers to some general questions about the TDPSA as it is currently written.
This whitepaper is intended to identify those eight litigation pitfalls and to give the non-litigious company some strategies for avoiding them.
As activist investors continue to have a significant impact in the market, two key questions are presented for consideration. The first is the question of the impact of activist investors on corporate performance and the overall economy. The second is a more general question on corporate governance and the proper role of the shareholder franchise in modern corporate management in the United States.
This article focuses on the role that energy storage and in particular battery storage, can play towards the goal of creating a more efficient electricity system and the key challenges that must be addressed.
This memo describes the ATP decision, the opportunity that some perceive that it presents, some concerns the decision raises, and the proposed legislation’s efforts to establish balanced corporate policy in light of these issues.
In April 2007, the IRS issued the final regulatory guidance on Section 409A. However, the 397 page document only brought up more questions than it answered. This article provides a guide to tax code Section 409A and highlights the new deferred compensation rules for in-house counsel.
This is a sample agreement for telemedicine services.
In this article, explore Mark Roellig's, chief technology and administrative officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, words of wisdom he's experienced over his long and evolving career.
This is a sample real estate purchase agreement.
This panel discussion will focus on what falls within the scope of a conflict of interest, both legally and ethically; how conflicts should be managed generally; and the special challenges of handling them in a global environment where there may be differing views as to what constitutes a conflict of interest. The panel will also address conflicts in the context of government work including the rules and regulations applicable to government contractors and former government officials moving into private industry.
As organizations try to find ways to reduce carbon emissions and adopt more sustainable practices, template employment contracts are probably not the first place you would think to look. This article considers what changes you could make to template employment contracts to help meet your sustainability commitments.
The requirement to report on the gender pay gap came into force by way of the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017. It applies to companies with 250 or more employees. This article looks at different types of data that employers can use to publish their pay gaps and to outline the potential advantages that may arise from the report.
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