This panel will provide an update on conducting business online and in the cloud. We will discuss the enforceability of online agreements, what you have to be careful of when conducting business online, and recent case law relating to online commerce. This panel will not discuss privacy or security issues relating to e-commerce.
This sample form contains three clauses for use in connection with click-wrap and browse-wrap arrangements.
This article discusses China's new regulation on generative artificial intelligence. The new regulations are coming into light in the midst of new generative AI tools being introduced by several major Chinese technology providers.
This also marks China as one of the first countries globally that has direct government oversight over this nascent area of technology.
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As regulations for cross border data transfer continue to evolve, businesses will need to be proactive to remain compliant with the latest requirements. Learn what conditions need to be satisfied to export personal data from China.
Social media have become a staple in the diet of the average Internet user. Companies have seized on the popularity of such websites as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to develop marketing platforms to promote products and services. However, there are risks that accompany such online branding. Learn about how to avoid potential legal nightmares.
This sample shows brewers what to use and the guidelines to follow when purchasing or placing advertising in magazines, television, radio, newspapers or digital media.
This article addresses how pharmaceutical companies take precautions against activist firms when using their shares as currency for an acquisition. These bans have gone largely unnoticed by the activist managers, who say shareholders may be harmed when a company limits who can buy its shares.
Discusses corporate law department productivity including responding to the cost-cutting directive, productivity measures and reward systems, outside counsel, the question of make versus buy, and more.
After detailed consultation over the past two years, ASX recently announced its new mFund Settlement Service (mFund), which enables investors to buy (ie apply for) or sell (ie redeem) units in unlisted registered managed investment schemes (funds) through ASX participants.
"Put it in writing." Those four words used to be sage advice to parties looking to ensure their legal rights. The advent of technology and the essential reliance on computers to conduct business have made the traditional battle of the forms notion almost obsolete. Today, thanks to shrinkwrap, clickwrap, and other electronic agreements, there are a myriad of ways to form a contract, and even more ways to modify it. In a nutshell, contract management has become much more difficult in the digital age.
This short resource provides an overview of the issues and obstacles that may arise when acquiring, selling, or renting out real estate in the Federal Republic of Germany.
This article explains the process of determining which investments a firm should undertake. Examples of investments include buying a new piece of equipment, increasing advertising expenditure, increasing research and investment expenditures, or acquiring another firm.
This article addresses the aim of the advisor in a due diligence exercise not to stop the client from taking all risks. Rather, it is to assist the client to make an informed decision on whether to buy and, if so, on what terms.
Check out this 2014 Tabbie and International Crystal Clarion Award-winning article! Hiring managers often look for indicators that signal a person’s character and work ethic. Because people offer much information about themselves in online profiles, websites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter should be the perfect places for employers to turn for usable information. Be warned: When using social media to determine whether an individual should be hired (or fired), privacy and anti-discrimination laws may apply. This article offers a few guidelines on safe and effective ways to use the internet in employment decisions.
Learn about the joint statement of Ofcom and the CMA to develop coherent approaches to online safety and competition in the UK.
This ACC guide provides a Q&A that gives a high level overview of board composition, the comply or explain approach, management rules and authority, directors' duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, company meetings, internal controls, accounts and audit, institutional investors and reform proposals in China.
These guidelines will help you talk about your involvement with the corporation in an open and transparent way.
Cutting legal costs is still a high priority with many a CEO, and there's a new tool to do so: procurement analyst, or strategic sourcing professional. With novel ideas about the best vehicle(s) for buying professional services, their ideas that can either make CLOs uneasy or excited. Learn what strategic sourcing can do for your department's budget, before the CEO comes knocking with a sourcing consultant in tow.
China, like many countries, has launched efforts to stop bribery and corruption. At
the same time, deeply ingrained cultural practices (e.g., gift giving) attract the attention of regulators. With more anti-bribery laws on the books than ever before, and with China’s robust economy guaranteeing more business transactions, multinationals need to carefully vet third-party contractors by exercising thorough due diligence.
China is at a turning point. Propelled to be the world’s second largest economy by thirty years of exponential GDP growth, China now faces a slowdown and significant macro-economic questions. Compounding this is the constant, and dramatic, evolution of the global economic landscape. China’s response will determine its own role on the world stage for at least the next thirty years and significantly impact the rest of the world.
Anti-cartel enforcement has evolved substantially in Europe in recent years and the EU Commission has consistently reaffirmed its position by punishing hard-core cartels and imposing record-level fines. Companies can manage cartel investigations by setting preventive internal checks and establishing an effective antitrust compliance policy and specific guidelines for employees. Are you ready for an unannounced dawn-raid inspection visit?
Learn about 2024 revisions to China's Law on Guarding State Secrets, which may create new compliance challenges for businesses operating in China.
Learn about top 2021 developments and 2022 predictions in the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector in China.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in China.
Learn about top developments and predictions in the TMT sector (Technology, Media, and Telecom) in China.
This sample provides ground rules for participating in online communications.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in China.
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