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Leading offshore arbitration centre announces more eco-friendly rules
Measures including provisions for remote hearings feature in BVI International Arbitration Centre's 2021 rules update
Global hospitality and travel industry adjusts to legal realities of Covid-19
Contracting issues and employment law concerns top of in-house agenda, according to a Luxury Law Alliance and Barnes & Thornburg roundtable
RPC launches accelerator programme for global ESG-focused tech companies
RPC Tectonic to offer up to £100,000 worth of legal advice to early- and mid-stage startups along with mentoring and networking opportunities
Allen & Overy flags energy consumption 'step change' as it chooses new London headquarters
Firm will move to Broadgate redevelopment in 2026/27 ending 20-year stint in nearby Spitalfields
Debevoise & Plimpton appoints first senior ESG advisor in New York
Ulysses Smith joins US firm amid ongoing industry-wide ESG push
Contracting for the climate
The Chancery Lane Project aims for a world where every contract and law enables solutions to climate change, explains Becky Clissmann
Linklaters expands D&I scholarship scheme across seven European offices
Roll out of programme designed to lower barriers to legal careers follows pilot at London headquarters
Ashurst forges 'unique' alliance with Australian consultancy to target climate change advice
Combined offering with engineering and advisory company Aurecon to offer integrated risk consulting, technical and legal expertise
Law firms lack resources to meet corporate demand for ESG services, study finds
Some 55% of law firms said they need to enhance their ESG capabilities, according to Landmark Information survey
Diversity Lab seeks to help 200 women lawyers return to the profession by 2025
Latest incarnation of its OnRamp fellowship programme supported by more than 35 legal organisations
Top UK law firms launch industry 'collective' to boost race and ethnic diversity
Magic Circle quintet among eight founding firms seeking sector-wide approach to achieve 'a more sustainable impact'
What a company says about responsible fashion must be more than messaging
FAME Law Center director Barbara Kolsun on the luxury sector's challenges and opportunities and the secret to success as a fashion lawyer
'A critical complaint at a critical moment' – Mishcon advises on 'greenwashing' claims against UK power giant
Drax Group accused before OECD of misleading claims over environmental impact of forest biomass power generation
Goodwin taps BCLP capital markets partner in latest life sciences push
Ariel White-Tsimikalis will shore up the firm's UK capital markets team ahead of anticipated flood of life sciences IPOs
DLA Piper's Brazil affiliate hires five-lawyer team from Mayer Brown's local ally
Four partners and one senior associate set to advance Campos Mello's environmental and sustainability work