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NEWS 2024: Doing Business in South Africa
2024: Doing Business in South Africa
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Highlights of the Evolving Landscape of Data Protection in APAC
NEWS WLG | regional Bangkok '24
WLG | regional Bangkok '24
NEWS 35 Years of Leadership: Neil Sheehy - WLG President 2017–2019
35 Years of Leadership: Neil Sheehy - WLG President 2017–2019
NEWS WLG | at large '22–Registration Now Open
WLG | at large '22–Registration Now Open

The Practice Group Leaders Forum is a forum for co-chairs of WLG's Practice & Industry Groups to connect with each other, share best practices to effectively lead their respective groups, and discuss opportunities for collaboration among their groups.

This forum meets virtually once or twice a year.

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Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam
April 26, 2024

Takeaways from a recent Privacy & Data Protection meeting.
October 15, 2021

World Law Group sat down with JD Supra’s Adrian Lürssen, Co-founder, VP Strategic Development, to discuss trends that can be gleaned from what in-house counsel are reading and how lawyers can be true thought leaders. Here’s a bit of what we learned.
July 30, 2021

Members of WLG’s Venture Capital Group discussed SPAC transactions during a recent Q&A. Here is some of what they discussed.
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Member Firm News Mexico
January 28, 2025

According to the Mexican legal framework, companies are not obliged to introduce a whistleblowing system but is instead left to their discretion as part of the implementation of an adequate “due control” or “organization, management and risk prevention model” (in the criminal sphere) and an “integrity policy” (in the administrative sphere).
Member Firm News Argentina
January 28, 2025

In Argentina, no specific legislation is dedicated exclusively to protecting whistleblowers within the private sector. However, in the public sector, Law No. 21,592 establishes certain protections for individuals who report illegal activities or misconduct. This law criminalizes retaliation against whistleblowers in specific circumstances,...
Member Firm News Vietnam
January 28, 2025

In Vietnam, Whistleblowers are protected under two key laws in Vietnam, comprising of Law on Denunciations 2018 and Law on Criminal Procedure 2015. There are no specific legal requirements for establishing a whistleblowing system, and no penalties are imposed for failing to do so.
Member Firm News USA - Washington, DC
January 28, 2025

There is no US law requiring all companies to establish a whistleblowing system, but laws and regulations applicable to certain companies do. For example, when US Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) § 52.203-13 is included in a company's contract with the US government, the company must implement an internal control system that includes an...
Member Firm News Singapore
December 20, 2024

Singapore has no overarching whistleblower protection law, but certain statutes, like the Prevention of Corruption Act, safeguard informer identities. While companies aren’t legally required to implement whistleblowing systems, SGX-listed firms must maintain a policy under the SGX Listing Rules. There are no specific mandates on reporting...
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