Within the context of the international and European proposals on the resolution of banking crises, the French government published a draft banking law that proposes to ring-fence certain speculative banking activities, and to introduce a number of measures for the prevention and resolution of banking crises under French law.
This article summarizes the 2013 reform of the German Competition Law and assesses the potential impact on competition practice in Germany.
This article focuses on the end goal of implementing alternative fee arrangements ("AFAs"). Statistics show that more and more firms and in-house counsel are moving their work to some type of AFA, but yet not all of them have a firm understanding as to what they're trying to achieve. This article addresses three basic, attainable, targets that general counsel and law firm leaders alike should keep in mind as they implement and improve their AFAs: (1) reducing the client's total legal costs by a significant amount, (2) providing near-complete predictability in cost and process, and (3) significantly improving outcomes.
<p/>This ACC Value Challenge resource is part 1 of a 3 part series. To view the other resources in this series, please click here:</p>
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Effective management of business funds is a very important goal for a company with several foreign branches or affiliate companies. One strategy for achieving effective funds management is to implement a cash pooling arrangement (including a cash management system). There are two types of cash pooling arrangements: actual cash pooling and notional cash pooling. This article provides information on both types.
This article contains four tips for effective succession planning for your firm’s critical legal professionals.
An informative primer on accessing foreign tax information networks under the OECD Model Convention.
This article sets out the steps organizations should be taking to achieve compliance with CASL s anti-spam provisions.
This is a sample landlord default provision resource. It covers general default in observance of any material agreement made between landlord and tenant.
This article considers how the duty of good faith impacts on the on-going relationship between franchisor and franchisee in the civil and common law traditions.
The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of international and national anti-corruption regimes within an Asia Pacific context. It highlights how corporations should best approach anti-corruption compliance, transactional and third party due diligence and corruption investigations. It also examines related issues from anti-money laundering and whistleblowing regimes.