On 29 January 2024, the Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance came into operation. This opened a new chapter in terms of mutual recognition of judgments between Mainland and Hong Kong SAR, and certain conditions need to be met for judgment creditors to seek to enforce Mainland Judgments in Hong Kong, and vice versa.
Join Jennifer Wu (Partner, Pinsent Masons) and Adrian Lai (Barrister, Des Voeux Chambers) for a 1-hour webinar to explore the changes in the reciprocal enforcement arrangements of Court judgments and arbitral awards, what is captured by the new reciprocal enforcement arrangement, what are the considerations for businesses and in-house counsel - particularly when dealing with contractual, operational and enforcement issues. The speakers will welcome questions from the audience at the end of the Webcast.
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The Biden Administration's whole-of-government approach to environmental justice (EJ) has led to a plethora of new regulations, guidance, and considerations for industry coming from numerous federal agencies. There has also been a significant uptick in state legislative and regulatory activity in recent years. While these developments have impacted layers of company operations, permitting has been at the center of the discussion. During this Legal Update, Beveridge & Diamond's EJ Practice Chairs and Principals Stacey Sublett Halliday and Julius Redd (Washington, DC) will underscore practical tips and resources for companies to use to assess their own EJ risks in the permitting process, as well as highlighting common throughlines of new developments at the state and federal level. Mike Auger (Senior Vice President & Chief Business Officer, Ever-Green Energy) will provide an overview of Ever-Green's on-the-ground experience with these evolving EJ requirements and funding opportunities.
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Google was recently ordered to produce a “smoking gun” email that it claimed to be protected by the attorney-client privilege. The Federal Circuit’s ruling represents a troubling trend. It seems that privileged communications are disappearing in the digital age. This article discusses how to mitigate the undermining of privilege in electronic communications.
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This edition of Vox Tax is dedicated to treaty shopping and substance - hot topics in many jurisdictions.
Mobile devices are now key features of both personal and on-the-job life. Given their proliferation, it’s natural for employees to want to use the same ones both privately and professionally. In the first part of this session, technology experts will provide an overview of the key technology and security risks associated with mobile computing that will enable you to have an informed discussion with your CIO about current issues with Bring your own device (BYOD) for use at work and Corporate-owned, personally enabled (COPE) devices that the employee can take home programs. In the second part of the session, our panel will discuss some of the best practices around policies, procedures and training when implementing a BYOD or COPE program. The panel will also touch on the legal implications of such programs with respect to your employees and your regulatory obligations and litigation concerns.
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These are the top 10 considerations for financial institutions when outsourcing master trading documentation processes.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses whether to include a written acknowledgment for the employee handbook, under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law ACC Network.*
The term ESG has gotten much attention lately, but many aren’t even sure what it means. “ESG” stands for “Environmental, Social, and Governance” and is a framework to evaluate a company’s business as it relates to meeting its environmental, social, and governance strategic objectives. Investors, regulators, employees, and customers express increasing concern that the companies they deal with are concentrating on and improving their ESG metrics. It is without a doubt an area of focus that is here to stay.
In this article, we discuss examples of how General Counsel and law departments can burnish their profile while doing good and helping their employers with ESG matters.
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