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Lessons will need to be learned from £200m Mastercard class action settlement
Fate of claim once valued at £14bn mustn’t become blueprint for future cases if CAT regime is to succeed, argues Calunius Capital chair Leslie Perrin
Staying the course on second medical use SPCs – UK Court of Appeal confirms alignment with CJEU in Santen
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Priyanka Madan reports on a case involving a Merck SPC which was keenly anticipated by both innovators and generic manufacturers
The media is dead, long live the media - law firm communications in the age of narrow media
Marketers need to embrace both old and new media as part of their comms strategies, writes Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg
Hogan Lovells’ legal battle to secure reparations for Yazidi women persecuted by ISIL fighters
No attempt is being made by Western governments to ensure victims of atrocities benefit from international sanctions imposed on the perpetrators, writes Hogan Lovells pro bono partner Yasmin Waljee
Deferred prosecution agreements are no get out of jail free card for individuals
Deferred prosecution agreements can penalise businesses for wrongdoing without them facing prosecution, but they don’t shield culpable individuals, write Grosvenor Law’s James Broomhall and Darius Latham-Koenig
Moving to the cloud: next steps
3Kites’ consultant Luke Axon outlines how law firms can get the most out of their cloud environments once they have migrated to the cloud
Consistency: the only resolution you need in legal marketing
Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg outlines his top three tips for teams to be more consistent in 2025
Protecting luxury designs: originality and craftsmanship in UK and EU copyright law
Freeths’ IP experts Martin Noble and Eleanor Bradberry break down recent decisions in the THJ Systems and WaterRower cases
2024 year in review: IP cases in Europe
From video games to VWs, Linklaters’ IP lawyers Pauline Debré, Bolko Ehlgen, Kathy Berry and Laetitia Nicolazzi look back at this year’s key IP cases across Europe and identify what to watch out for in 2025
How superinfluencers are redefining law firm marketing
Some highly influential lawyers have a bigger social media following than their own firms – and firms should embrace this opportunity, writes TBD Marketing’s Simon Marshall
Arbitration projections 2025: rule changes take centre stage
Tweaks to the Arbitration Act should ensure London's continued popularity as a top seat for international arbitration, writes Fiona Cain of Haynes Boone
Law firm branding lessons from the sports world
Law firms should look to sports teams for lessons on how to build a loyal audience, writes Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg
Independent law firms can stay competitive in race to adopt AI
Ethical AI policies allow law firms to harness AI's benefits while mitigating risks
The five key criteria for evaluating legal AI products
LexisNexis buyer's guide sets out to separate fact from fiction when assessing legal Gen AI platforms
‘Women are disproportionately the targets of bullying’ – Eagle Club founder and CEO Lesley Wan
The perception of legal departments as a blocker can sometimes make them the target of senior management bullying, with women more likely to be victims of toxic behaviour in the workplace, say Lesley Wan and Dr Catherine McGregor