This paper examines recent and developing fines and settlements resulting from the seven corporate sins of corruption and bribery, money-laundering, sanctions-breaking, conspiracy, tax evasion, sharp practice, and mistreatment of customers.
In this briefing, you will find short, easy-to-follow guides to the main regulations which are changing the route to issuance and beyond. We hope you find it useful.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.
The Apostille Convention facilitates the use of public documents abroad through the use of a simplified one-step process, the apostillisation. This article compares the simplified process under the Act with the current procedure for the authentication and legalisation of public documents for recognition outside of Singapore. The latter will remain applicable for countries that are not signatories to the Apostille Convention.
This excerpt from a commercials contract covers exclusivity and limitations of the Producer.
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 article covers why building a diverse and inclusive legal team is essential to obtaining superior results.
The policy conclusions expressed in this report address the mechanisms of public corporation governance in the United States, with particular emphasis on the role of lawyers. The aim of the report was to examine public corporation governance mechanisms to determine how they might be modified in ways that would enhance corporate responsibility.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently emphasised the importance of its responsibilities in relation to the prevention of financial crime within those sectors of the UK financial services industry that it regulates. The term “financial crime” encompasses a broad range of areas that are relevant for UK and international financial institutions, including: data security, money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption, fraud and sanctions breaches.
Nonprofit organizations continue to grow in number; in doing so, they have attracted scrutiny and are no longer able to "relax" when it comes to corporate governance. This article distills those governance practices that are most applicable and easily adapted by nonprofits, and provides examples of relevant governance documents that can be adapted to any nonprofit with minimum effort.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
As we settle into the second half of the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is reason for optimism. But, unfortunately, the outbreak of COVID-19- related litigation is still in its infancy.
COVID-19-related class action filings persist, largely in the form of wage and hour claims. Pandemic-induced layoffs have prompted lawsuits under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Negligence lawsuits have been filed by employees alleging to have contracted COVID-19 at the workplace or contending a family member fell ill because the employee brought the virus home from work.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.
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.
How do you put a price on intellectual property? A thorough IP due diligence effort is key. When dealing with intangible assets, in- house counsel must examine every facet of commercial transactions. Unaddressed issues — base technology, scope of protection and pre-existing contracts, to name a few — could prove catastrophic. read this feature and prepare yourself for an IP negotiation.
In the in-house world, sometimes you need to strike your own path to success. In this Top Ten, find the most valuable and critical characteristics you can learn in order to succeed.
This presentation addresses how to respond when management requests access to key documents.
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 provides some tips for using your mobile device more safely and securely to help you achieve your financial goals.
This booklet contains two discrete but complementary dispute resolution procedures offered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.
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