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 […]
Bit between the teeth: Swiss firms get crypto bug
From cryptocurrencies and blockchain, to regulation and litigation, tech and digital knowhow are changing the face of Switzerland’s financial and legal markets
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
Tackling the problem of female talent retention – A&O-style
One of the biggest issues facing law firms is the retention of female talent. Allen & Overy is working on solving the problem.
Critical tasks for managing a cyber attack from Eversheds’ Jake McQuitty
In our latest video interview, Jake McQuitty partner at Eversheds Sutherland talks to The Lawyer about the key issues organisations should focus on following a cyber-attack and best practice for communicating with regulators.
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 […]
Nina Bryant on why balancing innovation with privacy is the toughest GDPR challenge
In this video interview with The Lawyer, Nina Bryant, director at FTI Consulting, discusses the benefits of GDPR and the difficulty of balancing the rights of individuals with the need for innovation.
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 […]
Gowling WLG’s commercial head on lessons to learn from the Big Four
Gowling WLG’s commercial head Michael Luckman speaks to The Lawyer at this month’s In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference, in association with EY.
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.
Capital markets round up: December 2018
By John Hamer, Debbie Jackson, Richard Naish,Daniel O’Gorman The second edition of Capital Markets Update- The monthly briefing from the Corporate Group at Walker Morris rounding up the month’s developments within the equity capital markets and looking ahead to next month
Jersey: Changing rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants
By Katharine Marshall Letting out property in Jersey was once a strictly private affair between a landlord and a tenant but, for some tenants, this came at the risk of uncertainty, an uneven playing field and at worst exploitation. It is now more than five years since the first in a series of laws and regulations […]
Litigation: Enforcement of foreign judgments in Romania
By Ioan Roman, Alexandra Ichim, Anca Baitan Which domestic laws and regulations govern the recognition and enforcement offoreign judgments in your jurisdiction? The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Romania are governed by: • Book VII, Title III of the Civil Procedure Code (Law 134/2010), which was published in the Ofcial Gazette (Part I,545) […]
High Court dismisses BT’s appeal on RPI
By Ian J Gordon, Chris Edwards-Earl BT has lost its attempt to convince the Court of Appeal that it should be able to move away from the retail prices index (RPI) for indexation of benefits for one of the sections of its pension scheme. The Court of Appeal upheld the High Court judgment that RPI had not […]
Guernsey’s code of market conduct
By Ben Morgan, Miranda Dunlop The European Union’s Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) introduced in 2016 continues to present real challenges for businesses seeking to issue certain forms of listed debt securities on any EU regulated market, multi-lateral trading facility or organised trading facility. Guernsey is not part of the European Union and has its own market abuse […]
Implications of Brexit on Guernsey and Jersey
By Christopher Anderson, Robert Milner The Bailiwick of Guernsey (comprised of the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm) (“Guernsey”) and the Bailiwick of Jersey (“Jersey“) form the Channel Islands, situated in the Bay of St Malo off the northwest coast of France. Although closely connected to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands are not subject to […]
Supreme Court rejects Court of Appeal’s interpretation of ‘highway’
By Katherine Evans The Supreme Court has ruled that the extent of a highway is not always restricted to the ‘top two spits’. The decision related to the particular facts of a case, in which the transfer of roads was between highways authorities. Local authorities will need to consider the impact of the decision when […]
Directors cannot avoid unlawful distribution claims by re-categorising payments as remuneration
By James Forsyth Directors cannot avoid unlawful distribution claims by asserting that dividends should be retroactively re-categorised as remuneration for services they have provided to the company, the Court of Appeal has confirmed in Global Corporate v Hale [2018] EWCA Civ 2618. The court confirmed that the legality of a payment to directors must be […]
Journal 2018: legal developments in the Czech Republic
The Schoenherr Journal, published in Czech twice a year by Schoenherr’s Prague office, examines the latest important legal developments in the Czech Republic. The current issue focuses on: which compliance programme can exculpate your company from criminal liability? upcoming changes in insurance distribution GDPR and employment law initial findings with regard to the duty to […]
Luxembourg tax update: Tax policy of the new government and update on ATAD implementation
On 5 December 2018, the new Luxembourg government was installed. Its policy program for the coming years includes, on the tax side, a further decrease of the Luxembourg corporate tax rate with one percentage point. The previous day, the Luxembourg government also proposed amendments to the currently pending bill of law implementing the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) in Luxembourg law. Please click here for the tax […]
Upcoming webinar: Improve firm-wide collaboration, security and efficiency with one tool
Introduction The legal landscape is fierce and technology can help your firm get ahead, but only if your lawyers will actually use it. See how HighQ’s next-generation platform combines accessibility, collaboration and task management with security to offer your firm a competitive advantage. Join the webinar to explore: Intelligent collaboration and optimised legal service delivery […]
Romania: Market consultation in public procurement
By Oana Vodă For public procurers to find the right solutions to their needs, they need to engage with the market. Conducting a sounding prior to the procurement exercise may prove beneficial for a number of reasons Over the past few years we have seen an increased use of the market consultation tool, and this […]