Brazil recently passed the Clean Companies Act into law, signaling the country’s new and aggressive approach to stamping out bribery and corruption. As they can now be held liable for violations, companies should now take the opportunity to either review or establish anti-bribery and corruption programs, to ensure compliance with the Act.
The author discusses the problem with using the law as your only guide in making ethical business decisions.
This article discusses how the Data Classification Standard (DCS) will specify security controls for identified activities that could potentially affect the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the documents or data.
This article looks at the types of software copyright claims commonly brought against financial institutions before the English Courts and the factual scenarios that give rise to them. It also provides practical tips on how to avoid and deal with such claims.
Hannah and Morton LLP found that using fewer associates enables the firm to add value to their clients in several ways, outlined in this Value Practice piece.
This article discusses three recent court decisions that have sparked controversy among the Canadian legal community. One case involves a Vancouver law firm and its associates, and another pits a burgeoning Quebec restaurant chain against one of its former franchisees.
Incoterms, or International Commercial Terms, are a set of pre-defined terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce for international trade. In this article, revisions from the newest edition are explained for the international in-house counsel.
This is a sample of data map population strategies.
This article discusses business formation, employment, taxation, and other issues to consider when doing business in Nigeria.
The America Invents Act (AIA) just changed the rules for acquiring intellectual property, pushing companies to file patents earlier in the R&D phase. Learn more about how the AIA may affect your company and what strategies you can adopt to come out on top.
Strategy is the word when it comes to approaching a quagmire of patent litigation. Regardless of the business or field of industry, it's the key to overcoming competition and protecting your market interests. Glean some food for legal thought on launching a successful global patent litigation.
Litigation is inevitable for many businesses. For small- to medium-sized companies without a litigation department, the small legal team must strategize how to proceed with or without outside help or running into conflict of interest.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This article addresses how globally, the hedge fund industry is impacted by countless reforms; including European short selling bans, global derivatives reform and shadow-banking.
On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved final rules requiring companies to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports.
This resource explains the requirements set forth in the final rules and sets forth practicalities and next steps for compliance.
Based on responses from over 5,800 in-house counsel, the 2011 Census Report offers key insights to legal departments, law firms, and other legal service providers on one of the largest available samples of corporate lawyers in the U.S. and Canada.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This article discusses passing off as a cause of action to claim against a trader who takes advantage of the existing reputation of another’s business (the claimant) by misrepresenting his goods and services as related to that of the claimant’s business.
This brief update discusses how the Brazilian court system instituted new regulations to protect Brazil's financial markets against global economic downturn.
It has become a recent trend for law enforcement agencies to apply to the courts for an order to compel a communication device or software manufacturer to create solutions for the decryption of encrypted communications. This article considers the legal position for law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong availing of the courts in order to acquire decrypted communications.
This article is related to employers in Hong Kong who are subject to different kinds of obligation under various employment related legislations.
The article covers familiar territory such as the enforcement benefits of arbitration, the neutrality it offers, the fact that it is more confidential than litigation and the finality of arbitration. It should be of particular interest to anyone new to arbitration and dispute resolution in general.
This article represents a hypothetical situation in a company that may not take compliance very seriously.
This article addresses key issues for in-house legal regarding compliance with SRA requirements.
As organizations increasingly consider moving data to the cloud, they seek to protect the security, privacy and privilege of this data while managing related risks. This session will include interactive exercises and a simulated negotiation to examine the requirements of corporate, governmental and international data owners for the management and protection of data hosted in the cloud. The panel will offer strategies for negotiating cloud contracts from both provider and customer perspectives.
This is a sample standard non-disclosure agreement between a discloser and its affiliates, and the recipient.
Legal entities in Mexico can be subject to the variable capital stock regime. This article is an overview of the corporate legal requirements to consider.
The most effective way to avoid costly violations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is to implement an effective anti-corruption compliance program.
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