Remote work: Comparative analysis on local legislations in Canada, China, Germany, and the U.S.
Whilst companies begin to reopen their offices in different parts of the world, many employees are working from home and may continue to wor...
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20 of 43 episodesData Protection: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 lockdown and how best to prepare for a second lockdown
The outbreak of the COVID-19 has significant impact on different areas including data protection. In case of a second lockdown, what measure...
Covid-19 vaccination protocols from a legal perspective
With COVID-19 vaccination taking place throughout Europe and the United States, employers should be evaluating several issues that may impac...
Contract Lifecycle Management: Unlock the power of your contracts
Managing contracts can be a formidable challenge for a company. This is all the more true as human-language – and even paper-based – contrac...
Negotiation of M&A contracts in Covid-19 times: Lessons learned
The Covid-19 pandemic has sent a shockwave around the world and brought much of life to a grinding halt. It does not seem to have done the s...
Contract review and analysis in unprecedented uncertainty
COVID-19 is causing unprecedented disruption to global business. Organisations are looking to identify and mitigate the operational, economi...
Investment management: The investment tools and market trends in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Luxembourg
In a more and more complex and regulated environment, investors and managers want safe, flexible, cost efficient, and global investment stru...
State aid in times of COVID-19: A practical overview of the coordinated response by the European Commission and Member States
The outbreak of the COVID-19 infection has an undeniably significant economic impact. Almost all Member States have already announced or imp...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Impact on Contracts – Force Majeure and MAC-clauses
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, many clients are faced with material problems in managing contracts. Companies have to deal with de...
Hot topics in cross-border employment: Brexit and the Posted Workers Directive (PWD): Local implementation in different EU countries
Whilst In the field of cross-border employment, Brexit and on the revision of the Posted Workers Directive (PWD) are the main change driver...
Breathe new life into the protection and monetization of trade secrets
In the course of their activities, companies develop information that is commercially valuable. Information is the currency of the knowledge...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to manage the impact on your global workforce
As news of the novel coronavirus's spread continues to have a dramatic impact worldwide, employers are facing countless questions about how...
Powers of the trade unions and staff representatives in the company: A comparative approach of the constraints of the employer in different jurisdictions
Freedom of union association is warranted in most jurisdictions. Within the company, this freedom may conflict with the freedom of entrepris...
Harassment in the workplace: How to prevent and respond?
How should a company react, from a practical perspective, in case psychological and/or sexual harassment may be disclosed or witnessed by it...
Data protection: HR focus on EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation
After one year from the effective entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, companies are facing the...
Legal Risk Management: How does your organisation compare with the market? What does the future hold?
Managing legal risk has never been more important for global organisations. As the Legal function transforms, so too does the way in which i...
Brexit: Halloween extension
The UK did not leave the EU on 29 March nor on 12 April, but will possibly exit on 31 October 2019 (or earlier if the Withdrawal Agreement i...
Token issuance: Gain insight into the legal operating models around token issuance in the ICO and crypto market
Albeit the ICO and crypto market is in its post hype winter after the big collapse of crypto currencies and ICOs in 2018, a silver lining is...
Benefits and incentives given by European States: Making sure your company can keep them. A state aid primer.
Although the general prohibition on state aid and exemptions are part of the European Union rule books since 1958 and state aid spending is...
How to design and optimize your Legal Operating Model
Companies face many challenging decisions in designing their Legal Operating Model. What should Legal functions be considering to help them...