The UK and EMEA corporate counsel handbook / Walter Thomas, Robert Grimes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Walter, author.

Grimes, Robert (Barrister), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporation law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (656 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019

Place of Publication:

London England : Bloomsbury Professional, 2019.

Summary:

"A unique and invaluable aid to corporate counsel, and other legal advisors, to guide corporate response and decision making, presented with ease of accessibility and a practical, pragmatic focus. It is a first port of call for those charged with advising their key business leaders on difficult and disputed legal issues that engage and tax the board room. It presents the legal considerations implicit in the business functional areas common to commercial practice, be it sales, productions, marketing, human resources, finance and accounting etc, and additionally explores some of the following topics that are typically top of corporate counsel agenda: - Commercial Contracting, with particular emphasis on the risks of Agency and Distribution arrangements in EMEA - Regulatory and Legal Compliance considerations across EMEA - Product compliance - Advertising and Promotion within EMEA - Geo-Political Legal Considerations It also includes helpful chapters on the topics of Company Secretariat obligations, geopolitical legal considerations in EMEA and the emerging field of Islamic commercial and legal interface with local law."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Accounting and the Law

Chapter 3: Selling in the EMEA

Chapter 4: Agency and Distribution Agreements

Chapter 5: Intellectual Property and Information Technology Chapter 6: Human Resources Chapter 7: Advertising and Promotion

Chapter 8: Consumer Rights and Customer Services Chapter 9: Commercial Contracting Chapter 10: Compliance Chapter 11: Data Protection in the EMEA

Chapter 12: Anti-corruption

Chapter 13: Anti-Money Laundering

Chapter 14: Primer in Trusts

Chapter 15: Company Secretariat Chapter 16: Product Compliance and Related Issues

Chapter 17: Environmental, Social and Governance

Chapter 18: Geo-political Considerations for Corporate Counsel - Brexit

Chapter 19: Future Challenges and Opportunities

Appendices Appendix A: EU Controller to Non EU/EEA Processor - Standard Clauses

Appendix B: EU Controller to Non EU/EEA Controller - Standard Clauses

Appendix C: EU Controller to Non EU/EEA Controller - Standard Clauses

Appendix D: Sample Email Inclusions by Jurisdiction

Appendix E: Specimen CCTV Policy - EMEA

Appendix F: Specimen AML Policy - EMEA

Appendix G: Specimen Third Party Due Diligence Policy - Sanctions Screening Policy - EMEA

Appendix H: Specimen Modern Slavery/Transparency in Supply Chains Statement

Appendix I: Specimen Competition Policy - EMEA

Appendix J: EU Preparedness Statements on Brexit

Appendix K: Types of Undertakings to which the Accounting Directive Applies

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781526509512

1526509512

9781526509536

1526509539

OCLC:

1129506765