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ACC Houston June Chapter Meeting CLE Webinar
Ethics in Negotiations: Transactions, Contracts, and Litigation
June 1, 2021 | 12-1 PM | 1.00 hours CLE - Includes 1.00 hours Ethics credits

Come ready to test your knowledge of ethics and to weigh in on scenarios that we see on a day to day basis. This course includes 1.00 hour Ethics CLE on ethics rules, best practices and pitfalls in navigating ethical obligations in negotiations. The speakers will discuss the topic with a focus on disclosure obligations in the context of transactions, contract negotiations and litigation. This presentation will be interactive and educational.

Unfair Contract Terms and Insurance Contracts: Further Reforms and ASIC Guidance
Mandy Tsang, Special Counsel, and Sarah Yu, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
5 pages

This article examines the issues with existing regulatory regime for, under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Unfair Contract Terms (UCTs) in Australia and how the Treasury released its Regulation Impact Statement for Decision, titled ‘Enhancements to Unfair Contract Term Protections’. The aim of the Impact Statement and related proposals is to make UCTs and unreasonable contracts unlawful.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Compliance and Ethics
Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
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Need to Know: Actual Knowledge Key to Invoking Whistleblower Protections
Justin McDonnell, Partner, and Andrew Gray, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
5 pages

This article describes the developments made to whistleblower laws and protections in Australia. Protections have been increased for whistleblowers; additionally, immunity policies have been outlined by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in order to further encourage the disclosures of misconduct.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
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Not just Digital Platforms: ACCC Announces 2021 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities
Caroline Coops, Partner, and Wayne Leach, Head of Competition, King & Wood Mallesons
5 pages

In his address to the Committee for Economic Development Australia, Chair Rod Sims announced the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Compliance and Enforcement priorities for 2021. The ACCC’s priorities for 2021 are consistent with their 2020 update, but COVID-19’s impact has been taken into account, in addition to the various competition, consumer and aw reform matters.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
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  • Structuring the SPAC and the IPO process
  • Advantages and disadvantages in using the SPAC form
  • The De-SPAC transaction — structuring the merger
  • Trends in SPAC transactions
  • Litigation Risks — The increased SEC focus on SPACs and commercial litigation trends

The draft Consumer Privacy Protection Act, introduced by the Canadian government in November 2020, forms part of the government's digital transformation strategy and involves a substantial overhaul of the existing privacy regime.

Join us for a panel discussion on this changing landscape and its impact on your business, including a review of the obligations imposed with respect to personal information and practical guidance for in-house counsel to help prepare their company.

This program contains 1.5 hours of Substantive content under the Law Society of Ontario's mandatory CPD Regime.

This event is open and free of charge only to in-house counsel who are practicing lawyers and are current members of a provincial law society; however, you must RSVP to attend. Please RSVP by no later than Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

ACC Ontario reserves the right to review all registrations for eligibility. In-house counsel must be ACC members or meet ACC membership eligibility. Please click here for further details.

Note: All instructions and information on how to access the webinar will be sent by email in advance of the program.

Questions? Please email us.

Compliance and ethics reporting and investigations remain essential business functions during the pandemic. It is important to ensure current reporting and investigative protocols remain effective and are adapted to current conditions.

In this presentation, Mark Morrison and Michael Dixon of Blakes and Kristie Smith of TC Energy, will provide strategies for assessing complaints and initiating, staffing, managing, conducting and reporting about internal investigations, all in the context of a remote work environment. In addition, the speakers will address the importance of implementing effective complaint processes and compliance programs, considerations for self-reporting, and approaches for responsive and targeted remediation.

Best Practices for Returning to the Office in a Vaccinated World: Getting Back to Business
Foley & Larder LLP
28 pages

This “Guide” is not meant to be an exhaustive analysis of the return-to-the-office situation post-Covid; rather, it should be used as a starting point for employers to create or update their policies and practices in conjunction with a thorough analysis of all applicable laws, ordinances, and guidance. 

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics, Health Law
Region: United States
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
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