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A joint stock company is a type of partnership based on capital, where decision-making processes are generally governed by the majority rule. Shareholders who hold the majority of the capital enjoy a significant advantage...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued two technical assistance documents entitled...

When choosing the most appropriate court, the enforceability of the judgment against the defendant's assets should be a deciding factor. In this regard, arbitral tribunals are preferable to public courts...

There are many reasons and many ways to give. Charitable giving is a very personal choice—including which charity to benefit, the purpose and objective of the gift, the source of the gift, the timing of the gift, and even the vehicle to carry out the gift.

In our latest episode, Rahul Bhardwaj, President & CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors, joins Alexa Translations CEO, Gary Kalaci, for an inspiring conversation...

Wealth planning is no longer just about reducing tax. Today's high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth (HNW and UHNW) individuals are looking for something more nuanced, more human.

Over the past six weeks, Trump has issued a slew of executive orders (EOs) purporting to outlaw diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs of federal contractors...

A federal district court judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary nationwide injunction against several provisions in one of Trump's executive orders related to diversity...

The process of determining executive compensation in listed companies consists of three stages: the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC"), the Board of Directors ("Board"), and the shareholders.

Recent tragic events in motorsport, with the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli in IndyCar and MotoGP respectively, have brought into focus the role event organisers and venue owners play in ensuring the safety of those participating in sporting events and where liability rests when accidents do occur.

In Overland Leasing Group, LLC, two New York-based accounting firms that issued independent audit reports for a company were sued for malpractice and negligent misrepresentation.

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd has lost an appeal against conviction for corporate manslaughter. The BBC reports that the Court also upheld the company’s £385,000 fine at the Court of Appeal in London last week.