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.
In-house counsel often function in multiple roles and can be asked for all kinds of advice — some legal, some business and some personal. This can make for a challenging ethical landscape. It is important for in-house counsel to review what they are ethically responsible for as legal professionals.
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.
Overview of best practices in risk management. Includes discussion of enterprise risk, advising the board on risk, risk mitigation planning, cybersecurity, and third party risk from vendors and suppliers.
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.
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.
This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in environmental, social and governance law.
Topics covered include principal sources of ESG pressure, integration of ESG into business operations, and the impact of COVID-19.
Many companies lack a formal process for contract administration. Many others have a contract process which is in need of updating or improvement. This program session will review the lifecycle of contracts and highlight ways to develop and improve a company’s formalized contracting process. This session will emphasize practical tips that can be used to implement a contract management system and enforce up-to-date contracting policies, including who should be responsible for running the process, how contracts should be routed within the organization, signing authority, electronic contract management systems, monitoring contract compliance, and record retention.
As the COVID-19 pandemic reaches the two-year mark, it continues to impact how and where employees in the United States work and continues to require employers to address significant issues regarding wage and hour law compliance. In this resource, find out more on how to deal with these ever-changing issues.
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.
A new Qatar health insurance scheme is due to take effect in May 2022 that applies to all expatriates and visitors to Qatar. This article considers how the new scheme will operate, what this means for employers and the insurance market in Qatar, and the implications for non-registered foreign health insurers operating in the region.
Following the largest legal reform in the country’s history, the UAE government announced the introduction of federal corporate income tax. In this article, you will look at how structures and deals will be impacted by corporate tax and what UAE businesses should be aware of.
This article discusses the SEC’s proposed rule on climate-related risks includes amendments to both the financial reporting requirements (Reg S-X) and the narrative disclosure requirements (Reg S-K). The proposal interlinks the new requirements, drawing aspects of the required narrative disclosures into the financial statement.
Recently amended DGCL Section 102(b)(7) allows Delaware corporations to provide officers with exculpatory protections for personal monetary damages resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty in certain actions. While the protections are subject to limitations and not as broad as those provided for directors, the amendment addresses the historic disparate treatment of officers and directors in class action litigations.
In June 2022, the US Supreme Court resolved an important issue regarding international arbitrations by ruling that, contrary to two previous appellate court rulings, a U.S. statute that authorizes federal courts to order discovery “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal” does not apply to proceedings in foreign and international arbitrations before private adjudicatory bodies.
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