This is a review of the availability and process of mediation in 21 jurisdictions across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
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.
Article 20 of the new Loi de Programmation Militaire has been described as the “French Patriot Act.” It gives the French administration new surveillance powers, allowing it to request content, data and metadata, including geo-location data. This article provides an overview of the key provisions of this new law.
In 2013 the following occurred: New legislation was passed to lighten administrative constraints on the development of wind farms; new rules on loans extended to local authorities have been adopted to limit future exposure of the local public sector; and the French constitutional court ruled that the French legislative cannot adversely affect legitimate expectations without sufficient general interest grounds.
This primer provides an overview of how the competition legislation is currently enforced in the UK by the OFT. The OFT has noted that detecting and taking enforcement action against cartels is a priority and there is likely to be high financial penalties for taking part in cartel activity.
This primer provides an overview of cooperation with other jurisdictions in the application of the EU competition rules together with an understanding of the jurisdictional limitations, affirmative defences and exemptions. It discusses in detail the framework principles for the Commission’s leniency policy set out in the Commission Notice on Immunity from Fines and Reduction of Fines in Cartel Cases (the Leniency Notice).
An ACC online survey reveals in-house counsel’s professional challenges, future career plans, social media habits and more. The results provide intriguing insights into the work lives of corporate counsel around the globe.
This article argues that in-house counsel are integral decision-makers within a corporation and must contribute to the growth of the business and add to its commercial and economic value.
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.