Odds against you: New figures show BAME applicants less likely to succeed as judges than white counterparts

The Official Statistics Bulletin published yesterday (2 June) by the Judicial Appointments commission (JAC) has revealed that black and minority ethnic lawyers (BAME) applying to become judges are far less likely to succeed than their white counterparts. Continue reading “Odds against you: New figures show BAME applicants less likely to succeed as judges than white counterparts”

Ghost in the machine: AI, law, ethics – what does it mean for you?

There’s change afoot out there in the world, a world in which any remaining Luddites can no longer sit with their hands over their ears in a state of denial. We are in a period of digital technology which is so disruptive that the only thing that comes close to it in human history has been the first industrial revolution. That movement overturned the trajectory humans had been on through various contemporaneous developments in mechanical engineering, chemistry, metallurgy, and other disciplines, and its advancements altered the landscape of human history. Our digital revolution will effectively lay waste to that landscape created by the first industrial revolution and something entirely new will have to take its place.

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In-house life: Ton van den Bosch, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

When I joined ICTSI two and a half years ago as their first GC, we recruited additional in-house counsel around the globe. One of the biggest challenges remains the different time zones. When we open for business in Manila on a Tuesday morning, our colleagues in Latin America are getting ready for dinner on their Monday evening, but with planning, continuous communication and frequent meetings, this can be managed.

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