An overview of no-warranty clauses in Europe. Includes a review of the benefits, risks, and limits of no warranty clauses.
On March 5, 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal issued a landmark judgment recognizing that, under Belgian law, legal advice rendered by in-house counsel (and related correspondence) benefits from a protection equivalent to legal privilege. The Judgment was given in a case opposing telecommunications incumbent Belgacom to the Belgian competition authority. Pursuing a long-time effort in defense of in-house counsel privilege, Cleary Gottlieb represented pro bono the Belgian Institute for Company Lawyers as intervener in support of Belgacom.
The article discusses three risk areas associated with investing in China, including a pervasive undermining of the legal system because of direct personal relationships, or “guanxi.”
This article offers a brief analysis of data privacy laws and regulations in some key Asia-Pacific jurisdictions, including China, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and India.
A step-by-step process to prepare for an anti-corruption incident: 1) Assess Current Risks, 2) Retain Anti-Corruption Counsel & Advisors in Advance, 3) Prepare for Data Preservation & Collection and 4) Prepare and Incident Response and Investigation Plan
A brief overview of forum selection clauses in Europe, including statutory limits, international limits, and their use in international transactions.
This brief overview (QuickCounsel) examines the use of interpreters in civil litigation in the United States, focusing in particular on depositions, including the use of "check" interpreters. The article concludes with thoughts on how to handle commonly occurring interpretation issues.
This article focuses on how companies need to navigate carefully any business relationship involving members of the Middle East region's royal families so that compensation or other benefits conveyed do not run afoul of the FCPA.
This cross-border checklist highlights distinctive legal, business and regulatory issues when doing a deal in Canada.
This InfoPAK provides an overview of major issues in European labor and employment law. It is important to emphasize that this is an overview; only local labor/employment counsel in the relevant jurisdiction can advise on specific issues. Nevertheless, this article identifies the major issues which the corporate headquarters and/or regional counsel need to understand, and provides some examples of the types of problems which often arise.