Legal news

Mayer Brown draws in five-strong Asia trade team from Bryan Cave

Cecil Leong and four of his international trade team are moving from the Singapore office of Bryan Cave to Mayer Brown.

• INTERNATIONAL DEALS

  

  Bumper year predicted for Irish firms as transactions soar

  Inversion work from US companies and a six-fold rise in transactions is giving some of the leading Irish firms an outstanding year.

• BANK REGULATION

  

  UBS discussed €100m settlement with French regulator

  Swiss bank UBS has been discussing a €100m settlement over the way it handled some of its clients.

• COMPENSATION

  

  Lockerbie lawyer suggests A$10m target for MH17 plane families

  A lawyer who helped negotiate the Lockerbie plane disaster compensation from Libya is suggesting that a united claim by all the families is likely to produce the best result in the loss of the Malaysian plane in the Ukraine.

• LEGAL CAREERS

  

  Law grads urged to look beyond law firms for work

  With Australia producing more law students than ever before, a new jobs website is urging them to look beyond the law firms when seeking work.

Editor's picks

BLOG: TAKEOVER LAW

Overview of significant changes to French takeover rules

French takeover rules have been significantly changed by a new law known as 'Loi Florange'. Alexandre Omaggio discusses the implications for companies.

BLOG: MARKETING

Google's latest Panda update could banish your website from their search results

If you have found your website rankings and traffic slowing down, it might be that your site was hit by Google's recent Panda 4.0 update. mmadigital's Matt Rycroft has some tips to help you duck and cover.

BLOG: C-DISCOVERY

Emerging trends in contract management

Contract discovery or C-discovery, as it is now known, is helping boards get a handle on the legal, compliance and risk management elements of overseeing contracts. Jeff Catanzaro of Huron discusses how new technologies are helping.

BLOG: PRIVACY

Does the Internet respect the concept of privacy?

The media is prone to expressing outrage and bewilderment that any information at all should be withheld by the Courts or the Government of the day. But, asks media lawyer Paul Tweed, surely this overlooks the actual reason for such secrecy?

Blogs

LITIGATION FUNDING

What about litigation funding, Lord Woolf?

Why has litigation funding been left out of the debate on suing the banks, asks Nick Rowles-Davies of Burford Capital.

LITIGATION

How commercial disputes are won

General counsel are adopting a risk-adverse approach to litigation today but, says Evershed's head of international arbitration, Stuart Dutson, the majority of disputes end up in court.

Business sector round up

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

International arbitration Africa style

Arbitration is fast becoming the dispute mechanism of choice in Africa, say Dr Stuart Dutson, Lucy Webster and Timothy Smyth of Eversheds.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Mexico issues in a new era for telecoms

Mexico has seen some activities in its telecom market as the new law awaits approval by the Mexican Congress. Federico Hernandez Arroyo details the changes.