Guest post: Despair and not a lot of hope … what the coalition has done to UK justice Legal Business Rarely, if ever, has a British government engaged in such an assault on justice than the present coalition. The brunt…
Guest post: What can IP offer Africa – and what can Africa offer IP? Legal Business A handsome book recently arrived on my crowded desk, demanding attention: it’s Innovation & Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa,…
Important decision of Swiss Federal Supreme Court on intra-group financing arrangements Legal Business Bär & Karrer’s Till Spillmann and Luca Jagmetti discuss its practical consequences. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled in a…
The new Swiss perspective on international arbitration Legal Business Gentium Law’s Matthew Parish discusses a quiet revolution. Switzerland is distinctive as a centre of international arbitration. It packs a…
Guest post: Can Big Firms Innovate – and if so how? Legal Business ‘Innovation’ seems to be on everyone’s lips these days. Among other things, the problems are: many people, lawyers in particular,…
Guest post: Meaning in your career – or how to keep lawyers satisfied Legal Business Here at Adam Smith, Esq, we cover the array of law firm management issues from strategy and finance to compensation…
PwC Legal’s Stewart Room: ‘New year, new privacy and security strategy’ Legal Business New year is traditionally the time to change our ways. As we reflect back on the year just gone, perhaps…
What if ‘best practice’ is wrong? Legal Business Baker Tilly’s George Bull warns of possible flaws There was once a poster at Watford Junction railway station, just outside…
London conference will highlight Jersey’s pivotal role as funds jurisdiction Legal Business Geoff Cook of Jersey Finance highlights the effects of the AIFMD on Jersey Recent figures for Jersey’s funds sector show…
Guest post: Dentons/Dacheng – A theory and rationale Legal Business I wasn’t going to write about Dacheng/Dentons until I was. When I first heard about the mega tie-up creating the…
Guest post: Checkbook recruiting – will Kirkland’s strategy pay off? Legal Business From the Kirkland & Ellis site, under the topic Laterals Overview (I quote in full, emphasis supplied): ‘At Kirkland, the…
Guest post: litigants in person, never mind the quality – it’s length that counts Legal Business At the same time as the MoJ has published Liz Trinder led research on litigants in person in private family…
Guest post: ‘Individuals matter’ – A conversation with Deutsche Bank’s Asia Pacific GC Joe Longo Legal Business Last month I had the pleasure of being on a panel in Europe with Joe Longo, the general counsel for…
Guest post: An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington and gives him some advice Legal Business Law is pretty abstract. Unlike the role of a doctor or a builder, that of a lawyer is difficult to…
Guest post: Christmas comes early – SFO scores 1st Bribery Act convictions Guest Blog The SFO has successfully prosecuted its first series of Bribery Act convictions. On Friday the SFO reported that ‘Gary Lloyd…
Guest post: money or culture? What culture really means to law firms Legal Business Circling in the wings around almost any discussion of management and leadership issues in law firms, sometimes touted as a…
Guest post: judicial review at bay – playing ping pong with the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Legal Business Judicial review has been described by Liberty as ‘a crucial tool which allows ordinary people to challenge decisions by the…
Guest post: Tiger, Plant, Freshfields and the Short Sellers – a look at legal ethics in ABS-owner Quindell’s woes Legal Business Charles Plant, outgoing Chair of the SRA who has led the SRA through one of the more interesting phases in…
Guest post: The PM’s ‘foreign fighters’ plan – probably lawful Legal Business In Australia, the Prime Minister announced new counter-terrorism powers which he intends to introduce in a bill in the next…
Interim injunctions for the freezing of assets and disclosure of documents and information Legal Business Michael Kyprianou’s Christos Galanos looks at recent caselaw. The availability of interim relief is often crucial in ensuring satisfaction of…
