Following the global upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, corporate legal functions are also being called upon to transition to non-face-to-face operations.
Companies that urgently implemented telework must now prioritize establishing it as a permanent system. Preparations for virtual shareholder meetings will likely be necessary for next year's gatherings. While court proceedings halted in Japan, arbitration and overseas courts adopted virtual hearings, allowing procedures to continue. This seminar addresses the challenges legal departments must tackle to ensure they can fully function even amid global crises.

1. Legal Departments Demonstrating Crisis Response Capabilities During the Pandemic
(1) Ensuring Employee Safety and Business Continuity Requirements
(2) Non-Face-to-Face Management of Shareholders' Meetings and Board Meetings
(3) Swift Exercise of Rights Under Force Majeure Clauses
(4) Prioritizing System Development

2. New Normal and Human Resources/Labor Management
(1) Implementing Telework and Revising Work Rules
(2) Telework Implementation and Labor Management
(3) Telework Implementation and Security Protection
(4) Advancing Further Work Style Reforms

3. New Normal and Non-Face-to-Face Institutional Operations
(1) Steps for Considering Virtual Shareholders' Meetings
(2) Considerations for Online Board of Directors and Audit Committee Meetings
(3) Electronic Contracts and Digital Signatures

4. Contract Management to Protect Business
(1) Force Majeure and Termination Clauses to Mitigate Uncertainty
(2) Supply Chain-Aware Management of Related Contracts
(3) Online Dispute Resolution Procedures

5. Q&A