Between the negotiations of the latest US-China and US-EU trade agreements, policies surrounding the repatriation of US jobs, and the country’s affairs in the middle-east, political unrest has the consequence of national uncertainty, leading to more and more hesitation from businesses in regards to legal risks and economic confidence. The US is today undergoing one […]
Last month one of the largest tech companies in the world, and certainly the biggest in revenue, Apple Inc. was issued with a 13 billion Euro ($14.5 billion) fine from the EU Commission, for unpaid taxes; the largest tax penalty for a US tech company. This logically set in motion a trail of discussions and […]
Daily we are seeing new businesses strategies and models emerging around the globe; some of these are now contributing to what we are calling a GIG economy. This is the overall businesses environment in which organizations and companies outsource labour, via direct or third party contracting for shortterm independent employment. A recent study conducted by […]
The legal sector is currently in a state of flux. Research1 has shown law firms are aware technology must be embraced to meet their full growth potential, but very few have taken the plunge and tackled this issue head on. Here to talk to Lawyer Monthly about this is Simon Michie, CTO at Redcentric, a […]
This month, Lawyer Monthly hears from Elena Servini, Associate Solicitor, Corporate & Commercial, and Acuity Counsel Director at Acuity Legal Limited, a commercial firm headquartered in Cardiff and with an office in London, UK. Elena answers some questions about her role and about the firm’s diverse legal services, but specifically confronts the question: ‘Is it […]
What are commonly the challenges of your role at a digital transaction management company and how do you navigate these? One of the key challenges I currently face in my role at DocuSign is providing assurances about the legality and validity of electronic signatures to customers. As with any technological innovation, change takes time to […]
In 2013, with the introduction of the Jackson reforms, the legal sector had to dramatically change the way in which it generated leads. These changes signalled a new era for the sector as law firms were forced to rethink the company structure in order to secure new business, as the ‘no win, no fee’ model […]
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