Legal news

HSF appoints chief exec as Allen & Overy prepares for leadership votes

Justin D'Agostino gets nod at Herbert Smith Freehills while A&O faces contested elections

• CLIMATE CHANGE

  

  Climate change risk flagged as growing headache for company directors

  Forty per cent of respondents to survey of directors 'very worried' by global warming threats

• INNOVATION

  

  CMS adjusts billable hours targets to encourage innovation

  Lawyers working on innovation projects can count work towards targets

• INNOVATION

  

  Stephen Allen: 'Lawyers using the technology will triumph over those who do it the old way'

  Q&A: Hogan Lovells' innovation head on the power of AI to enhance decision making and his obsession with quantum mechanics

• ACQUISITIONS

  

  DWF unveils €50.5m acquisition of Spanish independent firm RCD

  UK-listed firm will use deal as platform for expansion into Portugal and Latin America

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Research highlights AI threat to UK legal profession

Four per cent decline in lawyers by 2027 predicted if AI take up is faster than expected

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

GCs to face 'uncharted' AI challenges, report warns

Lex Mundi sets out risks posed for in-house lawyers by AI's 'profound impact'

SUSTAINABILITY

Ashurst appoints global sustainability partner

Hong Kong-based head of high-yield tasked with addressing climate-change risk agenda

LEGAL TECHNOLOGY

Deloitte Legal launches UK tech incubator with 14-strong cohort

Accountancy giant's legal arm admits first start-ups to Deloitte Legal Ventures programme

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

WORLD LEGAL SUMMIT

Updated: Summit meeting welcomes Ireland's 'AI moment'

The World Legal Summit Dublin to be held August 1, 2019, now with additional sponsorship from Bar of Ireland.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

New North Sea oil Industry initiative from Pinsent Masons

The law firm will run a programme helping tech pioneers develop and market their businesses.