Colombia is a democratic nation that bases its real estate sector activity under the principle of respect for property rights, which are limited in accordance with the Constitution of 1991, the law and the prevalence of the common good. Colombia has developed local powers and responsibilities to regulate land use and its development for the purpose of political centralization and administrative decentralization. Learn more about the authority the government has over the management and use of land, particularly as it relates to environmental obligations and rural development.
This article describes how in case of an attack by hackers or accidental loss of personal data, companies can still keep calm and take the appropriate actions in order to mitigate the loss and damage.
When most organizational leaders think of diversity initiatives, they tend to think of racial, gender and cultural diversity. Another aspect of workplace diversity that almost every organization has, but remains largely overlooked by most organizations today, is generational diversity.
This sample follows daily progress on an employee's projects.
This article explains that UAE laws on Personal guarantee are slightly peculiar and Sharia Principles are inherent in its application at the courts.
This resource contains perceptions of business-to-business arbitration by corporate counsel.
In his address to the Committee for Economic Development Australia, Chair Rod Sims announced the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Compliance and Enforcement priorities for 2021. The ACCC’s priorities for 2021 are consistent with their 2020 update, but COVID-19’s impact has been taken into account, in addition to the various competition, consumer and aw reform matters.
Business leaders in the C-suite are awakening to the fact that aligning business strategy with intellectual property assets is critical to success. IP asset alignment is central to any strategic plan or initiative. In this session, faculty will role-play typical scenarios in which four strategic initiatives are issued from the C-suite (i.e.., competing in a technologically hot area, recovery from genericide with a withering brand, entry into a heavily patented market, treading through copyright issues for a content critical business model). Faculty will discuss how IP assets are part of the issue at hand, what legal options are available in order to implement the initiatives, and how the IP assets need to be positioned to ensure success.
Currently, in Germany, there have been increased controls of tobacco deliveries. In many cases, customs authorities seize the goods, initiate criminal investigations, and issue (sometimes) high tax bills against all parties involved (seller, forwarder, purchaser, and agent, if any).
More and more CLOs are being asked to take an active role in their corporation's strategic planning process. The goals of the business in general, and the internal goals to provide good and affordable legal services are the drivers in this process. ACC President, Fred Krebs, and Deborah House, vice president and deputy general counsel, asked current and former CLOs their takes on the law department strategic planning process. Read on to gain a few nuggets of wisdom and benefit from their experiences.
Managing legal cost has become a core expectation for Law Departments, rather than a defining indicator of value contribution. The next evolutionary phase is strategically supporting the business in the accomplishment of its goals and objectives.
2011 ACC Annual Meeting session materials which give an overview of legal project management. Includes tips re. scoping, budgeting, team planning, execution/management, and post-project reviews.
This sample survey is designed to assess client feedback. Asks questions related to satisfaction with legal services, projected legal needs, and training needs.
A brief arguing that it is a normal, useful, and desirable practice for in-house counsel to advice affiliated companies.
ACC amicus brief with the Third Circuit in a case involving BCE, Inc., being sued by a number of its former subsidiaries now in bankruptcy, primarily Teleglobe Communications, demanding access to privileged communications.
Make sure your new value-based fee structures with law firms are successful by focusing on forging long-term relationships, goal alignment, and solid project management. In this session, we’ll discuss how to assess firm project management capabilities, and ways to manage the outside counsel interface over the life of a matter to ensure you are satisfied with outcome. We’ll cover tools and techniques of successful project management, such as defining scope, requirements and milestones up front, conducting progress assessments along the way, ensuring the budget is on track (and how to anticipate and deal with variances), and concluding matters with assessments that foster continuous improvement.
This is a template non-compete agreement between a corporation and parties involving an acquisition.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) goes beyond being compliant and ethical in today's business world. While more and more companies may just be realizing the value of CSR, The Timberland Company has been involved in this area for some time. This article describes their commitment to CSR.
In Japan, the “Feed-in Tariff (FIT) System for Renewable Energy” was introduced in 2012. The “Feed-in Tariff (FIT) System for Renewable Energy” (the “System”) is a system in which the Japanese government gives its assurance that electric power made by renewable energy will be purchased at a certain rate by an electric power company at the located site. Recently, the number of domestic and overseas business operators has increased significantly. This article details the legal procedures needed for entry into the electric power business under the System.
A presentation on contract negotiations that is meant to provide effective approaches and some practical and useful fallback provisions for commonly negotiated provisions.
This document is intended as an aid to assist entities in establishing an organizational code of conduct.
Although the Asia-Pacific region has yet to implement a standardized process for conducting ediscovery, most Asian countries have blocking statutes or privacy laws that restrict the transfer of personal data — generally defined as any data that can identify an individual — outside their borders.
After being ranked by HSBC as the top expat destination in 2011 and 2012, Singapore fell to third place in 2013. Higher cost of living and tighter immigration policy were blamed for the fall. Over the past year, the government has implemented a series of new requirements regarding foreign labour. These changes raise the barrier for foreigners who want to immigrate to Singapore, whether they are fresh grads or seasoned entrepreneurs. This article summarizes what you need to know if you want to start a business in Singapore or if you are planning on hiring foreign labour.
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act recently came into force in India. Ever since India’s economy opened up in the early 90’s and the number of women in the workforce increased dramatically, a law for the prevention of sexual harassment seemed likely. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to read newspaper stories about a high profile CEO being sacked by the board for sexual harassment charges. This article takes a close look at the impact of this law.
Many Swiss operations of international groups benefit from special tax regimes. Switzerland will introduce significant changes to these special tax regimes in order to be compliant with international standards and to maintain its attractiveness as a location for international business. This article is addressed to tax directors of international groups with operations in Switzerland.
This article discusses the Australian law implications of the acquisition of an Australian resident's shares of a non-Australian company by a European company.
This article highlights the most significant modifications to the Brazilian Corporation Law over the past 40 years.
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