Regardless of the type of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) plan involved, fiduciary responsibility is unwavering, developing and increasingly in the spotlight. What can fiduciaries do to avoid legal exposure? This checklist provides context, definition of regulations, critical factors, and next steps to help in-house counsel plan for any legal exposure.
Learn about the implications of the sanctions against Russia, regarding contract performance international arbitration.
Understand the force majeure implications of the Ukraine conflict (and related sanctions) for contracts.
In today’s globalized society, it is increasingly common for businesses to litigate disputes across international borders. This raises the potential hurdle of a judgment issuing in one jurisdiction, while the assets of the debtor are located in another jurisdiction. Canada is generally considered a cooperative jurisdiction in which to enforce a judgment. This article explains how to enforce foreign judgments against assets in Canada.
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UN CISG) objectives include the promotion of international trade and removal of legal barriers for trade. In this article, the UN CISG's mission and scope are defined against the backdrop of the current pandemic.
In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about the pitfalls of social media and posting certain types of information. Australia's first defamation case involving emojis highlights complicated ways that a simple keystroke can impact your business.
Conducting investigations during the COVID-19 lockdown has presented some challenges. It also has taught in-house counsel some lessons about how to handle a remote investigation, which may be transferrable to the after-COVID world. Here are some key points and tips, primarily from a US perspective.
In this Slide Presentation from ACC's Annual Meeting 2020, in-house counsel can learn how Covid-19 impacts investigating certain claims in your companies. This is a partner resource to "Top Tips for Investigating and Defending Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Claims In the COVID-19 Era (United States)" found in ACC's Resource Library.
This presentation took place virtually at ACC's Annual Meeting 2020 from October 12-16, session #712.
Understand the implications of the Brexit agreement of December 24, 2020 between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
In-house counsel advising businesses that operate in France (or working in French businesses that operate in other countries) should be aware of the French mechanisms for deferred prosecution agreements and plea bargaining. This article gives an overview of what in-house corporate counsel should consider in this respect when their company faces criminal proceedings in France.