Legal news

AI and internet of things herald 'regulation by litigation', report claims

Crowell & Moring warns digitalisation is exposing companies to increased tort, privacy, and cybersecurity litigation

• ALLIANCE

  

  Taylor Wessing splits with long-term Singapore ally RHTLaw

  Strategic differences bring Taylor Wessing's branded association in Singapore to an end as RHTLaw goes it alone

• LUXURY LAW

  

  Luxury Law Alliance chair Frederick Mostert signs up with Bird & Bird

  Top academic and former Richemont chief counsel becomes of counsel at London office of international firm

• OFFICE LAUNCH

  

  Squire Patton Boggs adds Italian office to network with team hire

  Milan launch heralded by arrival of senior four-lawyer team from US rival Curtis

• LEGAL MANAGEMENT

  

  Law firms still 'don't get' legal operations

  Traditional legal practices taken to task as GCs and legal ops heads discuss how they can work together on day two of the CLOC 2020 London Institute

Editor's picks

Withers and Quinn Emanuel hire senior New York lawyers to lead international teams

Martin Auerbach to head white collar defence team at Withers; Dennis H. Hranitzky joins Quinn Emanuel to lead sovereign litigation

LEGAL RECRUITMENT

Australia shines as legal recruitment market in Hong Kong and Singapore slows

Research finds political unrest taking its toll on hiring in Hong Kong as in-house pay rises in Australia

BULLYING

Lawyer helpline reports steep rise in bullying complaints

UK charity LawCare says complaints about harassment rose by 70% in 2019 making it a top three issue

HARASSMENT

UK businesses 'most proactive in Europe' in efforts to combat sexual harassment

Survey by Littler finds 87% of UK companies are taking measures in response to #MeToo movement

Blogs

LEGAL SERVICES

Niche law firms poised to benefit from artificial intelligence

Disruption has opened up a world of opportunities for the legal marketplace in the UK, says Jeffrey Catanzaro.

BLOCKCHAIN

Unlocking the blockchain enigma

With the evolution of blockchain, clients in a wide range of sectors will be impacted, says Patrick McKenna.

Business sector round up

M&A

Global M&A falls in 2019 despite resurgence of mega deals

Research by Allen & Overy finds domestic deals propping up the market as cross-border activity slumps by 27%

Foreign bidders drive Australia's public M&A market

American, Canadian and Japanese investors target Australia for deals, according to Minter Ellison research