Considers the duties owned by individuals and organizations in the course of supplying goods and services to members of the public under the UK's Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA).
He won the European championship of American football as a strong safety ... two times. For several years, he was a constant envoy to North Korea. More recently, he offered assistance to the Japanese after the Fukushima nuclear disaster and facilitated the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria during a vicious civil war. Karim Hammoud, senior legal officer of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, is a lawyer on a macro level.
Laure Deron moved to her current company, Veolia China, in 2011, where she works on the energy, waste and water businesses. She likes the trend of environmental consciousness she sees. “I came back not just to build a factory, but to also operate a factory in a way that it doesn’t damage the rest of the continent,” she says.
Under French law, the divestiture of an unprofitable business can create specific legal risks. For example, international companies should anticipate post-closing liabilities under bankruptcy proceedings and employee claims. Learn more about what to expect and how to navigate associated risks.
This document outlines the principal elements of XYZ’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
This is a sample stock purchase agreement.
The purpose of a workplace investigation is to fairly and objectively determine the facts. Increasingly, courts and tribunals are scrutinizing not just whether an investigation was undertaken but how it was undertaken with a focus on ensuring that workplace investigations are conducted in a fair and impartial manner in line with the organizational and legislative procedural guidelines.
This White Paper is the full version of the March 2013 Asian Briefings article, "Privacy Statutes in Asia-Pacific Jurisdictions." In addition to serving as a primer on privacy statutes in Asia-Pacific jurisdictions, this White Paper also examines the conflict between the US ediscovery laws and the privacy laws and regulations in the Asian-Pacific region, and attempts by the US Court to reconcile such conflicts. It also recommends best practices for navigating the minefield that exists as a result of such conflicts.
Cloud-based solutions have revolutionised the way that business critical content is managed. While it excels at connecting people and devices to each other, the risks associated with this technology continue to surface. Increased data availability and improved performance remain the undeniable immediate opportunities but data security and privacy rules continue to be a constant concern for any user. This session will engage the audience in a lively thought exchange on this powerful technology capability.
Recently, I caught up with a classmate from my alma mater, the National Law School, who was visiting London. The question we considered was: Would we have been better off going to Hogwarts rather than to law school?
As in-house counsel, you're corresponding with a variety of people, not just other lawyers. It's important that in-house counsel can write and communicate using non-lawyer language. Plain language isn’t about making language
boring; it's about ‘succinct writing that has a defined audience and purpose. With it the reader can easily find, understand and use the information they need’.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high level overview of matters relating to practical issues concerning oil and gas and power including, the domestic oil and gas and electricity sectors, rights to oil and gas, electricity generation and renewable energy, oil and gas health and safety and the environment, and electricity transmission, distribution and supply in Iraq.
An agreement providing for the delivery of services. Includes provisions regarding definitions, quality and reliability, installation and training, servicing and supplies response times, additional services, limit of our liability, the installation address, and payments and charging arrangements.
Australia has been criticized in the past for its lack of direction in adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, the Australian government has been working to reinvent its approach to coordinate government policy and national capability to make Australia a leading digital economy within the next decade. This article provides an overview of the steps the government is taking to achieve that objective.
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in biotechnology products and services is becoming a driver of the personalized medicine and health care sectors. While this integration can require special consideration during development of a patent portfolio, stakeholders across engineering, legal, and executive teams in both established companies and start-ups can leverage it to create valuable intellectual property (IP) assets in the marketplace.
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 article represents a hypothetical situation in a company that may not take compliance very seriously.
The most effective way to avoid costly violations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is to implement an effective anti-corruption compliance program.
James Nortz discusses the pros and cons of pledging "The MBA Oath."
Three of ACC's newest class of Top 30-Somethings discuss lessons learned.
An exercise designed to help you understand your contracting requirements, define priorities, and create actions.
Quick guide explaining which 7 metrics are the best for contract management tracking.
Panelists are expected to address a number of patent prosecution issues that in-house counsel continue to struggle with, either when dealing with their own outside patent counsel or addressing these issues directly on their own. These issues include: strategies for filing a U.S.-based application or Patent Cooperation Treaty at the outset; proper claim construction; nuances for filing under the AIA and any changes they have seen in prosecution under the America Invents Act; and practical tips for foreign filing strategies, etc. Exercises in claim construction and foreign filing considerations (e.g., a road map to key countries, and why or why not a company should seek protection outside the United States in Europe, Asia, South America) are expected.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
The CMS Guide to Shareholder Litigation (CMS Guide) aims to give an overview of the most important civil actions that shareholders can use to exercise their shareholder rights in The Netherlands.
This resource from Womble Bond Dickinson provides an update on the recent Silicon bank failure. In addition, this resource examines the actions being taken by the federal government to strengthen confidence in the U.S. banking system.
This sample form provides a Research Misconduct Policy that assists research staff members to establish and maintain high standards of ethical practices in research. The form contains policy that describes ongoing obligations of research staff to promote an environment that supports ethical research and process.
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