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Manslaughter in the workplace: criminal liability of the entire Board of Directors

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A recent Italian Supreme Court decision has affirmed the criminal liability of an entire Board of Directors, even when powers have been delegated, in a case of manslaughter resulting from safety regulation violations. In the...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies That Fiduciary ‘Duty of Oversight’ Applies to Officers and Extends Fiduciary Duty Claims to...

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In what seems destined to be a landmark Delaware Court of Chancery decision, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster denied former McDonald’s Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer David Fairhurst’s motion to...more

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Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act

Germany has proposed legislation, likely to be ratified this Fall, that would mark a major change in how the government there enforces criminal violations in the corporate sector. The Corporate Sanctions Act, or CSA, would,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Warum die aktuelle Siemens-Diskussion auch für andere Unternehmen relevant ist

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Es wird viel über die Entscheidung von Siemens diskutiert, vertragsgemäß Signaltechnik für eine Zugstrecke zu liefern, die das australische Carmichael-Bergwerk mit dem Meer verbindet. Warum ist das Interesse hier so groß?...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - January 2020

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more

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