Commercial Dispute Resolution Survey Cornerstone Research As Legal Business publishes its second annual Disputes Yearbook, Cornerstone Research scopes the views of in-house counsel and private practitioners…
Disputes Yearbook 2015 Legal Business Introduction Leader: A challenging time for disputes teams in a polarised market Economic recovery will not lead to decline in…
Calling time at the Bar – Quality fears for English judges are growing as top QCs turn away from the bench Legal Business Disillusionment within the England and Wales judiciary was laid bare by the findings of the UK Judicial Attitude Survey in…
It’s a people game – what PE lawyers can teach global law firms Alex Novarese If a good chunk of the latest issue of Legal Business is focused on technology and machines replacing lawyers, our…
AI and law: mostly believe the hype Alex Novarese It’s a rarity for the great pre-occupations of our age to intersect so closely with that of the legal profession…
In-house counsel: more to do and happy about it Alex Novarese There are familiar themes and a few mixed messages from this year’s in-house lawyer survey but one obvious point to…
‘A watershed moment for enforcement’ – sizing up class action competition reforms Legal Business Cleary’s Sunil Gadhia and Paul Gilbert on the much-touted reforms of competition disputes We have begun a journey into the…
The Last Word: The clients’ view Legal Business Interviewed for our annual in-house report, general counsel at leading companies give us their views on diversity, ethics and joining the…
Life During Law – Edward Sparrow Jaishree Kalia The legal market has become more competitive. One way of measuring yourself is profit share. For some partners, the size…
Eversheds inches closer to US tie-up as Foley & Lardner emerges as front runner Kathryn McCann Eversheds is moving closer to its much sought-after US merger, with Foley & Lardner identified as the primary candidate for…
More than half of GCs expect AI to reshape their teams within five years Legal Business In-house lawyers have been notoriously slow to embrace the tech-backed delivery of legal services, but our survey of more than…
Sharing the pie: DLA Piper launches meritocratic remuneration review Legal Business Sector activity to become core part of pay assessment While other major firms break their locksteps to bring in high-profile…
BT kicks off strategy review to overhaul internal function Legal Business BT’s in-house legal team has begun a wide-reaching strategic review on how to change its internal structure to bring its…
‘Absolutely outrageous’ – Gove floats £60m-plus tax on City law firms to fund criminal courts Legal Business New justice secretary Michael Gove is set for a tussle with City lawyers after floating a plan to impose a…
Shearman abandons defined-benefit scheme to defuse pensions time bomb Legal Business While some US law firms have long ignored mounting pension liabilities, relying on annual profits to pay retirees, Shearman &…
DLA shows African ambition with dual office launch Legal Business Global 100 firm goes alone after warning alliance firms to integrate DLA Piper’s split from South African associate firm Cliffe…
La Dolce Vita: Dentons opens first Italian office with DLA hires Legal Business Dentons has opened its first office in Italy having hired 21 lawyers, including three partners from DLA Piper, as well…
‘Like Scotland leaving the UK’: Bank ring-fencing reforms herald big changes Kathryn McCann Further proposals for banking reform issued last month by the Bank of England are expected to cause significant internal restructuring…
Linklaters ranked best adviser for second year in annual survey Sarah Downey Sarah Downey reports on the clients’ verdict Linklaters has again been awarded top marks as an external adviser in Legal…
Worldpay IPO to spark London fintech boom after £2.2bn float Jaishree Kalia Dealmakers predict end-of-season deal flourish in Q4 London’s goal of becoming a hub for tech companies to list took a…
