Big stories

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CLIENT SERVICE
Law clients behaving badly
04 February 2019
Price-driven client consumerist behaviours are undermining lawyer integrity and compromising service delivery, claims research paper.
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EXPANSION
Cooley expands into continental Europe
04 February 2019
Opening of Brussels office solves some post-Brexit uncertainty, while competition lawyer joins from German law firm Noerr.
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EXPANSION
Clyde & Co expands in Germany with Hamburg office
04 February 2019
Firm hires marine cohort in further expansion in continental Europe with the opening of an office in Hamburg.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Evidence of 'massive' rise in AI patents highlighted in WIPO survey
01 February 2019
New WIPO's technology trend study probes artifical intelligence, finds IBM and Microsoft are leaders of a recent global upsurge in AI patents.
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DIVERSITY
Former ABA president launches diversity institute
01 February 2019
Hilarie Bass to work with companies to promote more women to senior leadership and power.
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LEGAL TRAINING
Law academy launches 'future lawyer' initiatives
01 February 2019
Singapore Academy of Law marks anniversary of legal innovation programe with new initiatives.
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LUXURY LAW SUMMIT
Luxury Fashion puts best footwear forward
31 January 2019
With luxury lawyers gearing up for the Luxury Law Summit in April, new data reveals spending is on the rise in US online luxury fashion sales.
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FAKE NEWS
This is not 'fake' news
31 January 2019
New York attorney general sends clear message in settling with sellers of 'fake' online followers and 'likes' in first US settlement of its kind.
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JUSTICE SYSTEM
Hard-hitting campaign says justice in escalating crisis
30 January 2019
Law Society launches campaign highlighting the system of justice in England and Wales on its knees as crisis escalates due to neglect.