GC2B: Creating the perfect business karma for success
How can you reshape an in-house team in the image you want it to be? This was just one of the issues up for debate at The Lawyer’s latest roundtable with BCLP.
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2018 was a landmark year for tech trailblazers, so what next?
Experts from across the market give their view on the past 12 months and offer predictions for 2019.
Have we forgotten how to listen?
We shout a lot these days and we seem to have forgotten how to listen. Even if we are listening it is, more often than at any time in the history of mankind, within our own bubble as we plug in the earphones and pull up the audio drawbridge. There’s a lot of shouting on […]
Legal tech in 2019: prepare for the leap to ‘Level 4’
2019 will be the year when legal tech becomes smart, and when analytics opens doors to unexplored territories
In a galaxy not so far, far away… alternative legal services providers are advancing
A legal universe where New Law has come of age may be closer than you think
The top 10 hires of 2018 (and why they matter)
2018 was another year of big-name moves, with US firms showing no signs of winding down their ambitions to grow in the City
European firms in London: Brexit doesn’t mean exit
New rules for European lawyers in the UK might add some red tape. Nevertheless, firms see Brexit as an opportunity, not a hurdle
Why Ocado, John Lewis and Schroders turned to legal ops for help
Legal operations managers from top UK companies explain what they do and how they are transforming their businesses
Tech Pioneers: How data mining can deliver a rich seam of work
Think your archive is just old paperwork left to gather dust? Think again. Scientists can turn it into treasure
The long read: Clydes has enjoyed a charmed decade of global expansion, but the UK may present unexpected headaches
Clyde & Co’s recent international growth has been nothing short of phenomenal. Now it is turning its attention back to the UK
Video: Implementing legal technology – the good, the bad and the ugly
How can legal tech drive efficiency? A panel of in-house experts discussed the issue at The Lawyer’s In-House Counsel as Business Partner event.
Macfarlanes and Slaughters: a test of M&A succession planning
There’s a shift occurring in the corporate teams of the UK’s most prominent public M&A shops. And for once, it’s got nothing to do with the US firms. Slaughter and May is to lose its golden boys of M&A – William Underhill and Nigel Boardman – at the end of this financial year, while it […]
TLT’s legal tech kit that can advise not just triage
An innovative solution from TLT and US tech group LegalSifter can slash lawyers’ BAU admin burden, but it can also do so much more
Squire Patton Boggs’ “Apple-style” tool for employment advice
The firm is rising to the challenge of providing accurate employment law information about the world’s hardest-to-reach jurisdictions
How AI saved the day on the SFO’s Rolls-Royce probe
The Serious Fraud Office has expanded its use of AI software to speed up investigation time and bring down costs, but its use is not without its challenges
New Year, New Law, same old Old Law
As early as you like in 2019, here comes the consolidation in New Law.
2018 was dominated by #MeToo: it’s unedifying to see seven City firms trying to pretend it never happened
While Deloitte has been praised for its open approach on how it dealt with inappropriate behaviour, the biggest City law firms are trying to close down the discussion.
Want some easy pickings in UK law? Insurance firms are juicy targets
Spare a thought for EC3. Clyde & Co and Kennedys may have expanded overseas, but you can’t buccaneer your way to domestic growth. One of the biggest questions facing insurance firms is how they can increase their share of a static market where panel reviews can determine major revenue streams. Virtually every senior figure predicts […]
What to watch out for in 2019: the gig economy meets the law
The gig economy is going to change career options in the top 100 law firms radically in the next 12 months, writes Matt Byrne.
The JLD blog: Age and PQE do not stop you reaching top roles in the profession
Laura Uberoi is a Council Member at the Law Society and, alongside Kayleigh Leonie, represents junior lawyers of 0-5 years PQE. In October Laura was elected as president of her local law society and in doing so became one of the youngest and most junior solicitor to ever hold such a role across the country. […]
MIPIM Asia: Eversheds’ head of real estate feels like an ant on Everest
I feel like a tranquillised hippo. My limbs weigh two tonnes and my brain’s too heavy for my head. It’s November and I have 3,000lb-ungulate jet lag, so I must be at MIPIM Asia. For readers who only know MIPIM Cannes, MIPIM Asia is Cannes’ more refined Hong Kongese cousin. Each year about 900 property […]
Justicetech: Where the innovation is going to happen – and where it won’t
Julia Salasky, CEO of CrowdJustice, the online crowdfunding platform for legal action, spoke at the Law Society’s Future of Law lecture.
In this adapted version she shares her experience using innovative technologies to connect lawyers and clients with funds to take legal action
Hogan Lovells’ adult viewing moment: embarrassing on so many levels
Red faces aplenty at Hogan Lovells last week when a partner was filmed enjoying adult material on his work computer during daytime hours. But not just because a partner spent valuable fee-earning time accessing sexual content; as a policy issue, it has raised questions about why internet controls were not consistent across the firm’s global network. Prior to the incident, Hogan Lovells’ internet controls varied across jurisdictions, […]
Access to justice: digitisation of the advice sector is the last hope
While firms are beginning to embrace the opportunities that tech can provide, the advice sector remains underfunded when it comes to digitisation.
Access to Justice: what more can City firms do?
City firms contribute an immense amount of work pro bono every year, which goes some way to plugging the justice gap. But should they be expected to?
Access to justice: A little more talk, please, from the City. Your silence is starting to be noticed
Fair dealings under the rule of law, from which the commercial legal sector has derived immense riches, is under threat.
The JLD blog: five pieces of advice for vacation schemes
A few weeks ago, I was asked by a paralegal at my firm whether or not they should apply be applying for vacation schemes or if they should go straight to the training contract applications. To be frank, it stumped me, as it’s something I’d not given much thought to since qualifying. It brought to […]
Draft patent (amendment) rules, 2018 published for objections and suggestions
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has published Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (Draft Rules) for objections and suggestions. The key highlights of the Draft Rules are broadly set out below: International Applications: Patent agents will be required to file all documents, including scanned copies of documents, only by electronic transmission at the time of […]
Amendment to S. 197 of companies act, 2013 notified: Government approval no longer required for enhancement of managerial remuneration
In a long awaited move, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 (CA Amendment Act), relating to managerial remuneration, which are now in force with effect from 12 September 2018. By way of a notification, the amendments to Section 197 and Schedule V of the Companies […]
Drone usage and the law
By Jane Weaver, Martin McKeague It is likely that, in the run-up to this Christmas, perhaps more online shopping will have been done than at any time ever before. Amid news stories about traffic congestion being caused by the growing numbers of delivery vans on our roads, and as technological innovations develop apace, retailers may be increasingly […]
Portugal: An introduction to Energy & Natural Resources
By Rui Amendoeira, Miguel Soares Branco In 2016, Portugal ran for four days straight on renewable energy alone. Recent investments in renewable energies mean that currently Portugal runs approximately 60 per cent on renewable energy all year round. Without relevant oil and gas developments, this European country represents the modern approach to the energy sector with […]
Channel Islands funds quarterly legal and regulatory update: Q4 2018
Jersey Developments Value of regulated funds in Jersey hits record high Figures released by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) for Q3/2018 and reported by Jersey Finance, showed that the net asset value of regulated funds under administration in Jersey grew 14% year-on-year to stand at £301.7bn. Ogier’s commentary on this very encouraging news can […]
Serbia: The registration of Ultimate Beneficial Owners
As of 31 December 2018, the Central Registry of Ultimate Beneficial Owners was established within the Serbian Business Registers Agency (the “Registry”), in line with the Law on Ultimate Beneficial Owners (“Official Gazette of the RoS no. 41/2018). In addition, the Ministry of Economy issued guidelines which provide more information on the implementation of certain aspects of this Law […]
2019 Planning predictions
2019 is likely to be an unpredictable and turbulent year in the UK and abroad, and few will be confident enough to predict whether Great Britain and Northern Ireland will leave the European Union in March; whether we will enjoy a heatwave in the Summer; or what the nation will watch now that Big Brother […]
Changes to the UK’s trademarks law
Today the EU Trade Marks Directive 2015 comes into force and brings with it changes to the UK Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA), and the UK Trade Marks Rules 2008 (TMR). We have set out a brief summary of the key changes which will impact the application, registration, enforcement and licensing of trade marks in […]
Coming to America: Jersey approves US-style LLCs
Jersey’s decision to allow the creation of limited liability companies (LLCs) will allow the island to attract more US-based clients and offer more flexibility than the current partnership status based on English law. Here, partner James Willmott and associate David Patterson examine the options. In a move aimed at catering to Jersey’s growing pan-Atlantic business, […]
Jersey – Practical Guide to Property Law
Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and is a self-governing British Crown Dependency with its own financial and legal systems and its own courts of law. Jersey property law is derived from a mixture of local statute and customary (common) law. Jersey’s customary law has evolved from Norman-French law and is primarily contained […]
Guernsey insolvency update: understanding and managing a director’s duties in times of financial distress
2018 saw a number of high profile insolvencies around the world, including in Guernsey. The climate for many sectors remains extremely challenging with the UK further hindered by continuing uncertainty around Brexit. EY’s Profit Warning Stress Index hit its joint highest level for two years in the third quarter of 2018 with 68 UK quoted […]
Changes to Guernsey’s corporate tax residence rules
Guernsey’s rules on corporate tax residence changed at the beginning of 2019 following amendments to its existing tax law brought into effect by a combination of the Income Tax (Guernsey) (Amendment) (No 2) Ordinance 2018, the Income Tax (Substance Requirements) (Implementation) Regulations, 2018 and the Income Tax (Substance Requirements) (Implementation) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, all passed […]