Respected self-regulation is the key to the success of the UK's burgeoning third-party litigation funding market, and the launch of a sector association is a good start, but it needs to be more than a watchdog

As Barack Obama kicks off his second presidential term, US lawyers will be anxiously gauging his approach to Supreme Court bench appointments

Last week's helicopter disaster over London caused immediate death and destruction. But there could be an easy legal answer for those dramatically affected

The Leveson enquiry has not managed to persuade companies of the benefits of recording telephone calls. But there is still a case for it, argues Nigel Cannings

There's nothing like a New Year hangover to trigger a spot of reflection on where the global legal profession is headed; but if that's a too depressing, there's also a man called RocknRoll to cheer us up

Women lawyers are pouring out of top law schools and into the legal profession in large numbers, but their representation around equity partnership tables has hardly improved in 20 years. Law firms need to do more to keep quality female talent

As the new year dawns, Amber Melville-Brown says lawyers should resolve to take seriously corporate social responsibility - for the good of their communities and their practices

Whistleblowers have bagged US federal authorities a pile of recovered cash this year - and themselves some big reward money. But Reuben Guttman's hero is a man who received not a penny of bounty

There is a new sheriff in virtual town and his name is the DPP. Amber Melville-Brown analyses Britain's interim guidance to prosecutors in the battle against increasing cyber crimes

Argentine e-commerce providers cannot rely on the 'neutrality technology principle' when users are defrauded. Gustavo Atta reports

As technology luminaries row potentially all the way to the courts over their recent deal, Nigel Cannings says far more important issues threaten business models

Reuben Guttman remembers the groundbreaking career of Marvin Miller, the campaigner who paved the way for union representation of sportsmen in North America

A shootout between an underdog libel litigant and a global technology giant could have massive implications for what is published and said on the internet, says Jonathan Ames

Leaving the British press standing at the bar in the last chance saloon would be a mistake, Amber Melville-Brown tells the country's prime minister, as David Cameron appears prepared to spike the Leveson report

Performance coach Joella Bruckshaw advises on how to up your game when promoted to a different role

Nick Rowles-Davies examines the arguments swirling around the litigation world over damages-based agreements and third party funding

Lord Justice Leveson's report into dodgy newspaper antics is scheduled to land on desks tomorrow with a resounding thud, exciting media lawyers across the UK. But, asks Jonathan Ames, has the whole tortuous process achieved anything worthwhile?

Could a new collaberation between Lexis Nexis and Microsoft be a gamechanger for legal business? Simon Thompson weighs up the possibilities

Individuals blowing the whistle can receive millions of dollars for their information but is this the motivation, asks Reuben Guttman?