A guide on contract interpretation in a US context.
This article addresses how more and more information on individuals and companies is being placed on the cloud, and the concerns being raised about how safe an environment it is.
As smoke from wildfires in Canada drift through Canadian provinces and the United States, what facts and tips should in-house counsel consider? Learn from this curated selection or resources.
This article discusses how trustees frequently have to consider a bankrupt’s dealings with banks and bankrupts often allege misconduct on the part of a bank.
The main objective of security of payment legislation operating in each state of Australia is to ensure continued cash flow to a contractor, even where there is an ongoing dispute about payment or a set-off claim by a principal.
ACCs Employment and labor Law Committee (the ELLC,) seeks delegation of authority from the Board of Directors to engage in advocacy activities as contemplated in the ACC guidelines adopted June 23, 1993. Any advocacy activities undertaken pursuant to this delegation of authority will be consistent with the requirements stated within this document.
The following checklist is designed to help focus the in-house lawyer on his or her key tasks to prepare for a jury trial in an employment case.
There are times when you can be right and times when you can get what we want, but achieving both isn’t always a given. The reality is that legal operations professionals can communicate clearly and correctly to their GC, stakeholders, and team members but still not yield the results they aim for. Read this article that shares three persuasive writing tips to inspire action!
Check out this sample policy developed by Exterro to learn how to implement a data retention framework workflow.
The content of this handout supplements the course materials on the drafting of dispute resolution clauses.
Mass tort litigation defendants need to have each other’s backs — the common interest privilege allows them to communicate securely, pool resources and drive down costs, promoting fairness for the parties and in the court. This article ad- dresses the murky law of various jurisdictions, and offers key joint defense concepts that are applicable everywhere.
Discusses effective approaches to keeping a law department competitive for the future.
A former employee is suing your company for improper termination. As in-house counsel you meticulously plan your company’s defense,including a detailed checklist of all discovery requests. But it all turns upside down when you discover that the IT department purged crucial emails and documents from the plaintiff in keeping with the company’s document retention policy. What now?
Corporate diversity advocates highlight the ways in which they have created, implemented and enforced diversity initiatives within their own ranks and with outside service providers.
In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about investment in Singaporean businesses and commercial relationships. This resource was published by Meritas in February 2018.
A thorough list of questions to consider when dealing with the licensing of content.
This article shows how employment disputes may arise from time to time but swift action by the employer and sincere discussion will enable the parties to resolve the disputes amicably.
This article deals with The Hong Kong Labour Tribunal which is established for the purpose of assisting employers and employees to resolve their disputes quickly and cost-effectively without the need to go through the formal legal procedures of the court.
A brief overview of your company's alternative dispute resolution options in intellectual property conflicts.
Records management processes need to follow the “five second rule:” All record identification, classification, retention period research, storing, and tagging processes altogether cannot take longer than five seconds.
An article and presentation on the when to set a reserve.
In this guide, in-house counsel at multinational companies can learn about global labor regulations, termination practices, discrimination law, collective dismissals, and more.
This Agreement is drafted under English law. It is intended for use where one or more domain names are to be transferred as part of a transaction for the sale of business assets and is drafted on the assumption that the parties will also be entering into a separate business purchase agreement.
This is the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations contractor code of business ethics and conduct clause.
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