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The New KSA Civil Code: Forming a Contract

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In our initial article in this series, we introduced the new Civil Code of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (referred to as the “KSA Civil Code”). This significant legislative milestone codifies the law governing the forming of a...more

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Introducing the New KSA Civil Code

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On June 19, 2023, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enacted the Civil Transactions Law (the “KSA Civil Code” or the “Code”) promulgated by Royal Decree M/191 dated 18 June 2023 (Dhul-Qi’dah 29 1444 AH). The Code, which enters into...more

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Québec’s Enterprise Transparency Regime Is Coming Into Force

Amendments to the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (LPA), which require registrants (described below) to declare their “ultimate beneficiaries,” will come into force on March 31, 2023. Corporate ownership...more

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Corporate Practice of Medicine on Steroids

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At a time when many are questioning the continued utility and viability of the corporate practice of medicine ban, California may be doubling down. On May 3, 2021, the California Senate Health Committee approved SB-642, the...more

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NYC Controller Launches "Rooney Rule" Initiative, But Is It Legal In California?

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John Jenkins yesterday wrote about the New York City Controller's initiative asking boards of directors to adopt a policy "requiring that the initial lists of candidates from which new management-supported director nominees...more

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Why California's Gender Quota Bill Is More Likely To Be Unconstitutional Than California's Pseudo-Foreign Corporation Statute

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In the waning hours of the current session, the California legislature passed a bill that will impose gender quotas on publicly held domestic or foreign corporations whose principal executive offices, according to the...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 38 | July 2018

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Tokyo Stock Exchange Announces Revisions to Corporate Governance Code - On June 1, 2018, the Tokyo Stock Exchange ("TSE") announced revisions ("Revisions") to the Corporate Governance Code ("CG Code"). The CG Code...more

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Impossibility And California's Proposed Gender Quota Bill

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I have devoted several recent posts to California's proposed board gender quota bill, SB 826, that seems destined for the Governor's desk. The bill would require "a publicly held domestic or foreign corporation whose...more

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Do Mandatory Retirement Age Requirements For Directors Violate California Law?

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While the Securities and Exchange Commission requires disclosure of the ages of directors (Item 401(a), Regulation S-K), it does not impose any age limitations on directors. Nonetheless, many public companies have adopted...more

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How much is at stake for whistleblowers?

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Whistleblowing and the ongoing compliance debate keep the media and the wider press busy and readers alert. And yet these days, executives of reputed global companies are finding themselves imprisoned for fraud and other...more

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