This Quick Counsel discusses the concept behind regulatory takings related to permit conditions, summarizes two key prior cases on regulatory takings and permit conditions, and discusses how they were expanded by the recent Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District.
This TopTen suggests a ten-step process for in-house lawyers to follow in making the transition from awareness that a new law has been adopted, or an existing one changed, to adopting sustainably compliant business practices.
Based on the General Plan and the supplementary measures, this article sets out a summary of the key policy initiatives for the FTZ.
The recent cases testing the new provisions have led to a number of useful decisions to help guide foreign representatives in understanding the Canadian regime and what courts can — and are willing — to do to assist cross-border proceedings. Together with the proactive steps taken by the CLUC to create model recognition and supplemental orders in the context of foreign main proceedings, foreign representatives can find comfort that the underlying principals of the Model Law are respected and recognized in Canada.
A review of the most impactful ways in-house counsel are using big data, including predicting legal costs and case outcomes, compliance, and privacy.
This InfoPAK provides an overview of the administrative process and the necessary steps the employer must take to properly respond to an agency charge of discrimination. A quick and thorough response is necessary when your organization is approached by an agency investigator. This InfoPAK contains helpful strategies to minimize the impact in such cases. Accordingly, this InfoPAK contains key procedures to implement for an internal investigation and formal response to a discrimination charge, potentially preventing future, unwarranted allegations.
A few warning signs that you are not delegating effectively: work piles up on your desk; you can’t go on vacation, or if you do, you are glued to your laptop and email; and your staff is not showing initiative or good judgement. While most in-house counsel understand the costs of delegation, they greatly underestimate the benefits of delegation. This article offers tips on how to delegate effectively.
The FTC will not hesitate to pursue companies that fail to implement reasonable security standards into their technology development cycle. This article reviews recent FTC settlements and offers in-house counsel and compliance officers some practical guidance on things to do to prevent an FTC investigation in their respective companies.
Reactive law departments respond ad hoc to requests and handle emergencies as they crop up. Proactive departments have processes, tools and cultural behaviors in place to deal with incoming requests efficiently, and thus are better able to strategically manage risk. Learn more about what how legal departments can stop constantly putting out fires and become proactive business partners.