Knowledge management is more than efficient organization information sharing. It requires permanent KM personnel, implantation of collaborative technology, buy-in from management, and the integration of KM processes into the daily organizational life. The more prosaic and "in the flow" KM initiatives are, the ore likely they are to succeed.
A chart that outlines Organizational Options for Specific/Isolated Events and the advantages and disadvantages to consider.
The article provides a general overview of what victims cans' expect when filing a civil action claim for sexual abuse, compensation, litigation process, types of damages, and liability. Additionally, this article focuses on some of the advantages and disadvantages of pursing a civil claim for sexual misconduct.
The Competition Act ("CA") is federal legislation of general
application related to all aspects of competition law in Canada, including merger review. The CA sets out the relevant monetary and (where applicable) shareholding thresholds that trigger a pre-
merger notification requirement. The CA also allows the Commissioner of Competition (the "Commissioner") to challenge a transaction if she believes it raises substantive competition issues, whether or not there is a pre-merger notification
requirement.
This is a sample corporate services agreement where Subsidiary desires to obtain administrative and other services from Parent and Parent is willing to furnish or make such services available to Subsidiary.
This sample lists the steps to building a successful and defensible records management program.
In this guide, explore what corporate sustainability means, and practical guidance on how General Counsel and support and lead corporate sustainability efforts.
This is a sample power purchase agreement where the Company is the lessee or owner of the property and desires to make a portion of such property available to Provider for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar powered electric generating project, and to purchase from Provider the electric energy produced by the project.
This Quick Counsel addresses The Right of Regret in the Brazilian Consumer Code which provides the Consumer the prerogative to withdraw from the purchase of a product or hiring a service that has not been held in a physical store.
Amendments to the Canadian Patent Act and enactment of the Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regulations flowing from the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement introduced a new framework in Canada for the issuance of Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs).
This chart compare key aspects of the two regimes, Canada's and the EU's.
This article provides a brief overview of the case Airport Authority v Persons Unlawfully and Willfully Obstructing or Interfering with the Proper Use of the Hong Kong International Airport [2020] HKCFI 2743. This case is noteworthy because the Judge employed new technologies in order to effect substitute service during the proceedings, making room for the use of other technologies in civil litigation in the future.
The following agreement is applicable for a small company doing business with a larger company.
Anti-cartel enforcement has evolved substantially in Europe in recent years and the EU Commission has consistently reaffirmed its position by punishing hard-core cartels and imposing record-level fines. Companies can manage cartel investigations by setting preventive internal checks and establishing an effective antitrust compliance policy and specific guidelines for employees. Are you ready for an unannounced dawn-raid inspection visit?
Did you know that in Quebec students are not required to earn an undergraduate degree before applying to law school? Read on to learn more about Quebec.
Review these event contract considerations and checklists for: Identifying the Location, Contract Review
This Leading Practices Profile, an update to ACC’s 2011 Crisis Management and the Role of In-House Lawyers: Company Leading Practices, features the leading business continuity and crisis management plans of four entities that share plan aspects, including core components, operational strategies, and lessons learned. The Profile also addresses the law departments’ role in prevention planning, training, risk assessment, crisis management, and continuity planning.
A presentation on incorporating sound science in environmental policy and rulemaking.
This presentation reviewed some of the latest case studies and heard from both in-house and external counsel how best to implement value-based billing and alternative fee arrangements at a Pan-European level.
The table depicts whether: (1) a party can be indemnified for its own gross negligence; (2) a party can be indemnified for civil fines and penalties; (3) a party can insure for damages assessed because of gross negligence; and (4) a party can insure for civil fines and penalties assessed against it.
This table is not per se specific to any type of liability (e.g., personal injury, death, environmental liability, etc.); however, as noted below, the ability to indemnify or insure for certain liabilities may be limited by statute, public policy, or otherwise in a given jurisdiction. Accordingly, the specific terms of the contractual provision and / or policy, operative facts, and applicable law(s) should be examined in reaching a conclusion regarding enforceability.
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