As the use of litigation funding continues to grow, an increasing number of lawyers and business leaders are beginning to realise the obvious benefits afforded by legal finance solutions. Below Lawyer Monthly hears from Andrew Jones, Managing Director at Vannin Capital and Tim Allen, Partner at PwC, on the many advantages of financing legal operations. […]
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has re-launched its Legal Services Framework, which is expected to save the public sector around half a million pounds in the next four years. Enabling organisations in both the NHS and wider public sector to access legal services in areas such as contract and commercial law, NHS governance and […]
China is on course to overtake the US as the world’s leading source of foreign trademark applications by 2020 according to new research released by CompuMark, the industry leader in trademark research and protection solutions. Trademark-filing trends are a powerful indicator of economic activity. In the past two years alone, the number of Chinese trademark […]
As more and more executives strive to gain citizenship abroad, in particular by investment, Portia Vincent-Kirby at Hudson McKenzie explains how the future could look different when it comes to national and international citizenship. With ‘passport shopping’ on the rise amongst international elites, how long will it be before the traditional concept of the nation-state […]
Recent legal battles have drawn attention to gig economy workers, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group today published a report urging the government to address these issues. Below Nigel May, Tax Partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, comments on the report’s recommendations. Recommendation 1: The difference between the definition of “worker” for employment purposes and the definition of […]
Today’s global legal landscape is one that affords attorneys enormous opportunity early in their careers. Meaningful work, career growth, international casework, and financial stability are well within reach for committed associates. But with any opportunities comes challenges. As part of this week’s Law School & Careers features, Lawyer Monthly discusses with Angela Ferrante, Senior Vice […]
Many of the Serious Fraud Office’s ongoing cases seem to see no end and the future of the organization as a whole is still in debate. With recent upheaval at the SFO in both the directorship and their funding arrangement, Dominic Carman, noted legal commentator, discusses the current situation and the overall effectiveness of the […]
Last week the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Trump v. Hawaii that President Donald Trump's proclamation restricting entry from particular Muslim-majority countries was ‘within in his authority’. To gain a US perspective on this, Lawyer Monthly has heard from several US legal experts nationwide on the complexities involved in this judgement and overall impact. […]
'Oversexed, overpaid and over here' was a comic quip used by British soldiers to describe the thousands of American GIs who were stationed in Britain before D-Day. It was, of course, good humoured banter. Today’s march of US law firms in London is the modern equivalent of their wartime military counterparts, and such firms have […]
In a ground-breaking piece of research, legal market experts Acritas has published an Index that shows the power of alternative legal service providers. This new Index has been established to identify the strongest non-law firm brands within this rapidly growing part of the broader global legal industry. 221 senior in-house counsel, collectively responsible for $1.2bn […]
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