An effective anti-corruption program deters the risk of wrongdoing, positively affects corporate culture, improves the company’s relationship with regulatory authorities and provides the company with options for remedial measures should they need to be undertaken quickly. Read this article to learn how to achieve these benefits.
This resource is an overview on cartel regulations in Austria.
Review relevant Canadian rules of professional conduct and discuss global privilege rules comparatively, highlighting practical challenges facing corporate counsel such as providing legal advice, and handling legal communications that span jurisdictions, Finally, receive guidance on how to manage your legal team in light of jurisdictional differences.
Discuss recent international court decisions affecting in-house practice; Review recent Canadian court decisions affecting in-house practice; and learn how litigation tied to business practices, global change, social phenomena, regulatory goals, etc. are reshaping GCs’ focus.
A short article on retroactive invoice correction.
Under the Consumer Protection Law, the piercing of the corporate veil is an issue that still raises controversies - in view of its significant practical effects, especially to suppliers - and involves the following questions: is it necessary to exist fraud or abuse of right by the partners to pierce the corporate veil or, is it enough that the legal entity be an obstacle to the compensation for losses caused by legal entities to consumers?
Exclusivity of the operation area of the sales agent has always been a controversial subject in the Brazilian legislation, due to inaccuracy in the wording of the Sales Agency Law. Read more about the issue here.
Canadian M&A activity was moderate in 2013. The weakened natural resources sector, which had helped Canada outperform other economies through the recession, contributed to an overall drop in M&A levels as the total number and aggregate value of Canadian deals, and Canada’s share of global M&A, decreased. However, powered by a strong domestic economy, Canadian companies’ outbound M&A strengthened relative to inbound acquisitions and the U.S. was again by far the most popular target country. Against that backdrop, we answer some frequently asked questions on Canadian M&A and discuss the trends that Blakes sees unfolding in 2014.