Commentary - Page 10
Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry
In the first of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry, and consider what businesses can do to navigate these challenges
Accessible luxury under fire: the FTC challenges fashion mega-merger
The FTC says Tapestry’s proposed acquisition of Capri could reduce competition in the accessible luxury handbag market, write Michelman & Robinson lawyers Prachi Ajmera and Alaina Cohen
UK government unveils long-awaited Employment Rights Bill – what next?
The Bill will ring in seismic shifts that substantially raise the bar for employers, write Ashurst’s Crowley Woodford and Ruth Buchanan
The art of PMS deployment timing: ‘Better three hours too soon than a minute too late’
Upgrading a practice management system requires careful time planning to ensure project delays don’t create deployment challenges, writes 3Kites’ Paul Longhurst
Mental health in the legal profession: Progress and challenges
London Solicitors Litigation Association president, Nikki Edwards, reflects on the changing attitude to mental health in the profession on World Mental Health Day
’A turning point’: Banks need to refine their liquidity management and restructuring plans
The twin forces of impending interest rate cuts and regulatory demands mean that preparation has never been more critical to avoiding compliance risks, write Natalie Todd and Anna-Rose Davies of Cooke Young & Keidan
The race is on – UK vs US hiring markets
Higher lawyer salaries in the US are putting UK firms under pressure to compete and attract top talent amid buoyant hiring markets, writes Major Lindsey & Africa’s Nathan Peart
European patent law trends in the life sciences
Decisions from the European Patent Office and more recently the Unitary Patent Court continue to develop patent law affecting the life sciences in Europe, writes Mewburn Ellis patent lawyer Nick Sutcliffe
The assistant or the master: regulating the rise and rise of AI
Until we know more about the technology and its risks people must remain accountable for decision making, writes Herbert Smith Freehills’ Jasveer Randhawa
Today is the golden era for law firm communications and marketing
Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg discusses the opportunities for law firms to get more creative with marketing and growing brand awareness
Understanding changes to shareholder protections in Mauritius for global business companies
In the second article in a series, Juristconsult Chambers’ Nicolas Richard and Yumna Sayed-Hossen discuss recent amendments to shareholder rights impacting foreign investors
Case management: how to migrate from your legacy system
Changing case management systems can be a complex task for law firms, writes 3Kites’ Paul Longhurst
Chain reactions: luxury brands risk new human rights scrutiny in UK courts
King & Spalding lawyers Sir Max Hill, Aaron Stephens and Peter Hood discuss how luxury brands could risk criminal prosecution if their supply chains are exposed to forced labour
Who won Luxury Law Awards 2024 – and why
The top brands, law firms, legal teams and individuals honoured at Luxury Law Summit London
How proposed drug pricing and patent reform bills will impact US pharma innovation
Any regulatory changes to drug patents and pricing should be wary of stifling innovation, writes Neal Gerber Eisenberg lawyer Thomas Campbell