DeeDee Kato of Foxit Software details the benefits of going digital and how firms can do so efficiently Paperless initiatives are happening everywhere, whether you are a federal or state court system with e-filing requirements, or a hospital with fax-elimination/paper-elimination objectives. Law offices are no different. While there is doubt that firms will ever be …
Marcia Shekerdemian QC considers the decisions in Ve Vegas v Shinners and Zinc Hotels v Beveridge ‘An insolvency practitioner should not allow bias, conflict of interest or undue influence of others to override professional or business judgments.’1
JMiles & Co specialises in international arbitration, mediation and fraud and asset recovery and is a recipient of the Law Society of England and Wales Excellence Award for international legal services. We have acted for African governments and private clients in Africa and elsewhere across the world. The team consists of lawyers who have qualified …
Muthmainur Rahman on the increasing threat of sophisticated, personalised phishing It is a depressingly familiar experience – a message pops into the recipient’s inbox demanding that they log-in to their bank account, office systems or email provider urgently. Badly written, often featuring a generic salutation (‘Dear Valued Customer’) and frequently purporting to be from a …
Jane Colston discusses the use of AI in the courts under the new disclosure pilot scheme’s push for cheaper tech-assisted review Lord Burnett of Maldon has set up a new advisory board made up of senior judges and artificial intelligence (AI) experts to consider and advise on the issues arising from the use of AI …
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Partners in King & Spalding’s London disputes team discuss their thoughts on some of the current trends and issues within the litigation and international arbitration markets The disputes market How has the disputes market changed in the last 20 years?
Simplify, automate and expedite contract amendment and remediation (repapering) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on 25 May 2018. An important part of GDPR compliance is amending or ‘repapering’ vendor contracts, which can be time consuming and expensive. Our digitally powered approach to repapering can save you 40-80%.1
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on 27 July 2017 it would no longer require that banks that are members of the Libor panel be obliged to communicate a daily rate after 2021. 2021 is perhaps not tomorrow, but it is definitely very soon after tomorrow. Financial institutions should now review their Libor-based contracts …
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K2 Intelligence’s Darren Matthews on what successful asset search and recovery looks like Understanding the form, value and recoverability of an adversary’s assets is an essential part of legal strategy in any dispute. What may appear relatively simple – locating material assets and determining their value – invariably turns complex when assets are held through …
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State court litigation and private arbitration proceedings require practitioners to combine legal thoroughness and the management of evidence with strategic ingenuity. Understanding court processes, legal practice and tactical procedural advantages all add up to sound advice in contentious legal matters. Dispute resolution in all its appearances enjoys a longstanding tradition at Prager Dreifuss. Our attorneys …
