In Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC -v- AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP the UK Supreme Court confirmed that the English courts have the power to restrain non-European proceedings brought in violation of an arbitration agreement, even where no arbitration has been commenced or is contemplated. The decision is another example of the English courts' support of the arbitration process.
Whitnie Henderson discusses the importance of volunteering, and outlines how to effectively assess your own values, priorities and time in the United States.
Coaching can take you and your law department to the next level of performance. Coaching keeps employees engaged while helping them grow in their careers. Unlike simply supervising or mentoring employees, coaching seeks a specific solution or outcome to further the employee’s professional development. With an understanding of diversity and its role as a critical business and individual success factor, this interactive presentation will also cover some of the more common types of coaching – behavioral coaching, performance coaching, transition coaching, and career development – and how they can meet specific individual needs.
The potential clash of cultures is a pertinent issue that challenges any law department operating on a global scale. This advanced program will examine the communications and cultural challenges from the law department management perspective and present techniques and tools, which will include strategies to drive meaningful engagement and employee development; tips on leading a team with diverse views; and techniques to optimize legal operations while working in a matrixed environment.
This is an extensive sample right of first refusal regarding transfer of facilities.
This is a sample general guarantee agreement between three corporations specific to the states of Delaware, New York and Utah.
This Quick Overview discusses how contractual freedom to choose the applicable law is the rule in Europe and how this rule is subject to restrictions with respect to consumer contracts.
This Quick Overview will, first, present the European Union (EU) regulatory framework for e-invoicing, second, identify the different e-invoices recognized by EU countries and, third, study some legal issues related to cross-border e-invoices.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses inbound software licensing and compliance in large global companies. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the Forum of the IT, Privacy & eCommerce Network.
This session explores the immediate impact of the implementation of the EU General data protection regulation including the harmonisation of regulator activity across Europe, how effective the "one-stop shop" format will be, Article 29 Working Party submissions and how to protect your business from the right to be forgotten.
What is an employee handbook? What is the point of it? What can be arranged by such a handbook? And how do you make sure that the employee handbook applies to all your employees?
Chairman’s Message: Operating Without a License?
This resource includes sample conflict minerals reporting questions that an organization can ask its suppliers.
Meta was fined €1.2 billion on May 22, 2023 by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This article discusses some of the takeaways from the record-breaking fine.
On 22 January 2014 the European Commission adopted a Recommendation with non-binding minimum principles for shale gas instead of the binding Directive as initially sought. Read this article to find out more.
This sample Software as a Service (SaaS) Agreement describes the service and obligations between the provider and subscriber. It includes terms for copy restrictions, web/mobile sites, security, data retention, reports, and confidentiality.
A crowd controller is a person who is hired at a public place for keeping order in or about the public place. This article addresses the issue of whether or not the crowd controller should be licensed.
This is a sample RFP for IT services for a company committed to improvement of the environment through the integration of environmental performance considerations into the procurement process including planning, acquisition, use and disposal.
Need help advising nonlegal managers about the questions they should and -- more importantly -- shouldn’t ask job candidates? This article provides a handy checklist for them and a discussion of the relevant law for you.
From July 1, 2016, every Dutch company with a minimum of 50 employees is required to have a whistleblowers regulation - a procedure on how to deal with internal reporting of suspicions of wrongdoing within a company. This article outlines what the regulations must contain.
This articles describes the criteria for a transfer of undertaking when planning a merger, acquisition or division of a business in the Netherlands.
This article outlines the powers of the Works Council in The Netherlands on the grounds of the Works Councils Act (WOR) if the company is obliged to introduce the (reduced) two-tier regime.
In the Netherlands, employers are required to try and find placement for employees within the company before dismissal is enacted. This document helps discern if the same standards are applied to expats in foreign nations.
A brief review of a chairman's obligations under UK law in poll and proxy voting scenarios.
Discusses how to provide a beneficial, engaging global legal conference.
This article lists the five customer requests you should not agree to, and some suggested actions you should consider instead when fulfilling conflict minerals and customer requests. The article relates to 2014-2015 regulatory disclosures to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding conflict minerals (in connection with the US Dodd Frank Act).
This article discusses a 2014 court decision in the United Kingdom about who is liable for remedial work costs to correct errors made in product construction: the contractor or the employer?
As cross-border trade and investment continues to grow, so does the need for fair, neutral and efficient resolution of international commercial disputes. International arbitration has emerged as the principal dispute resolution method for such disputes, but has become hampered in recent years by increasing costs and delays. Various proposals have been made to improve the situation. Two of these have already gained traction, namely emergency arbitration and expedited arbitration;and three new proposals are now circulating, namely appeals from arbitral awards, Bilateral Arbitration Treaties, and Hybrid National Arbitration-Courts.
Embedded within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are significant employment litigation risks that have virtually nothing to do with the structure or content of health insurance plans. Read on to learn more.
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