In April, ACC organized general counsel to join a letter to Congress supporting continued funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The budget proposed by the administration seeks to eliminate LSC’s funding. LSC provides funds to many legal services providers … Continue reading
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ACC Submits Comments to United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority
In April, ACC submitted comments on a United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation paper on optimizing the Senior Managers & Certification Regime and the legal function. ACC had submitted comments in January 2017 arguing that the head of legal … Continue reading
ACC Endorses the ICN Framework for Competition Agency Procedures
ACC, along with other global business organizations, has endorsed the International Competition Network (ICN) Framework for Competition Agency Procedures (CAP). The CAP highlights and reinforces important due process principles in competition law investigations. See more here.
ACC Files Brief in Australian Cyberattack Privilege Case
ACC and its Australia chapter requested to file an amicus brief in the case of Glencore v. Commissioner of Taxation for the Commonwealth of Australia. Following the leak of privileged documents from the Appleby law firm in the 2017 Paradise … Continue reading
ACC Files Comments in Response to Uniform Law Considered by Western Australia
On March 21, 2019, ACC and its Australia chapter filed comments in response to the proposed Legal Profession Uniform Law (Uniform Law) being considered by Western Australia. In its comments, ACC advocated for the inclusion of provisions to clarify … Continue reading
UPDATE: Supreme Court of Texas Sides with ACC in Attorney Client Privilege Case
In February, the Supreme Court of Texas issued its opinion in In Re: City of Dickerson v. Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), ruling in favor of TWIA and holding that a party does not waive attorney client privilege when it designates … Continue reading
Supreme Court of California Approves In-house Counsel Amendments
In late February, the Supreme Court of California approved amendments expanding the ability of registered in-house counsel to participate in pro-bono activities without separately registering as a legal services attorney. Additionally, the Court approved an amendment removing the requirement for … Continue reading
ACC Joins Lawyers for Civil Justice for CLO Sign-on Letter
ACC helped organize more than 130 companies signing on to a letter to the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee opposing a proposed amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The new amendment would burden organizations and … Continue reading
ACC Responds to NLRB Proposed Rule on Joint-Employer Status
On January 25th, ACC and its Labor Law Network submitted comments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to proposed revisions to The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status. In its letter, ACC supported the NLRB’s decision to restore … Continue reading
ACC Files Comments in Hong Kong on the Foreign Lawyers Registration Rules
On December 19, ACC and its Hong Kong chapter responded to proposed amendments to the Foreign Lawyers Registration Rules (“FLRR”) of the Hong Kong Law Society. These amendments would aim to restrict foreign lawyers in Hong Kong to only practicing the law of the jurisdiction in … Continue reading
