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A recent UK High Court ruling could force US hit TV show 'Glee' to change its name in the UK. EIP lawyer Sharon Daboul discusses the implications.


Should the sub judice boundaries remain blurred or do we need some focus, asks Chris Moore, President, New Zealand Law Society.



Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, has a lesson for law firms in his magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations. Integreon CEO Robert Gogel says his message is as relevant now as back in 1776.


Children over ten could soon be entitled to tell family judges what they think about their future but, says Catherine Thomas, the court should retain some discretion.


Forget New York, London and Tokyo. Austin, Texas, has now emerged as the hot spot for the professional services to thrive, says Bryan Birkeland of Globalaw.



Competitive advantage should be the driver of Legal Project Management, not profitable pricing alone, says Brian Taaffe, Business Intelligence Product Manager of LexisOne, LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions.




The 'Hide No Harm Act' is to be welcomed but why should corporate offenders be treated any differently from street criminals, asks Reuben Guttman of Grant & Eisenhofer.





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 Legal discusses how new technologies are helping.


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?



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.


Are legal budgets adaptable estimates or fixed targets? David Moran of Wolters Kluwer TyMetrix says that intelligence can provide the answer.


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