Welcome to the inaugural edition of Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may affect Japanese...more
11/6/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Japan ,
LCIA ,
Remote Hearings ,
SCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In April 2020, Japan’s antitrust regulator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), issued draft rules and guidelines establishing, among other things, limited confidentiality protections for attorney-client communications...more
The Supreme Court of Japan recently issued a precedential decision interpreting, for the first time, the arbitrator disclosure requirements of the Japan Arbitration Act (the “Arbitration Act”). The Supreme Court held that...more