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In an effort to protect personal data, Turkey has instituted sanctions that set out general principles to protect data and punish those who violate the law.

This article provides insight into amendments made to the Work Health & Safety Act 2011 (Qld), which was amended previously to provide for the offense of industrial manslaughter. It was later amended in 2020 to cover the resources sector including coal. The piece also provides analysis and key issues for the 2020 amendment of the law.

Various types of intellectual property and how you can maximize its protection and enforceability.

While there are numerous reasons in-house attorneys might want to become involved in pro bono work, the business case for it may not seem as established as it is for law firms. In today's changing corporate world, the reasons are equally undeniable. Use this feature to pinpoint business-related benefits of having your legal department perform pro bono work.

This Guide provides an overview of law important to companies doing business in Kansas, USA, including law related to corporate organization, taxation, investment, labor and employment, dispute resolution, etc.

This is a sample letter of agreement between a hotel and company.

This survey identifies “best practices” concerning the organisation, processes and IT tools of Contract Management in companies within Europe. In doing so, we want to support you in determining and selecting the best approach to Contract Management in your enterprise or department.

A strong and effective compliance program can be crucial to persuading the prosecutor that your company does not deserve prosecution. If your program is like most programs, the prosecutor is likely to treat it skeptically. Most compliance programs are designed to help prevent an attack, not to help defend the company when authorities raid the company. This article will show you how to strengthen your compliance program against that day.

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.

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 resource from Womble Bond Dickinson provides an update on the recent Silicon bank failure. In addition, this resource examines the actions being taken by the federal government to strengthen confidence in the U.S. banking system.

Canadian M&A activity was moderate in 2013. The weakened natural resources sector, which had helped Canada outperform other economies through the recession, contributed to an overall drop in M&A levels as the total number and aggregate value of Canadian deals, and Canada’s share of global M&A, decreased. However, powered by a strong domestic economy, Canadian companies’ outbound M&A strengthened relative to inbound acquisitions and the U.S. was again by far the most popular target country. Against that backdrop, we answer some frequently asked questions on Canadian M&A and discuss the trends that Blakes sees unfolding in 2014.

Flip the coin for a change: what are your employment rights as in-house counsel? May in-house counsel sue the employer?

This article discusses efficient brief drafting techniques in direct actions brought before the General Court of the European Union in the field of competition law.