Litigation funding may never make the same noise as private equity but it is growing fast, says Chris Smith of Vannin Capital.

The tobacco industry has been unchallenged for far too long in the UK and Ireland, says Paul Tweed who is on a mission to change this.

The Dutch government has streamlined competition law, introducing a more solutions-based approach. But companies must be on the alert for possible fines, say Tina Shah of Kroll Ontrack and Sarah Beeston and Madeleine Broersen of Van Doorne.

Lawyers need to squeeze every drop of personal fulfilment they can out of their working day, says Simon Harper of Lawyers on Demand.

Digital agency chief Dez Derry is, unsurprisingly, an advocate of outsourced digital marketing solutions.

Can a Cayman company sue a German company in the UK ? A recent case from the UK's IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) says 'yes, it can' but only in certain circumstances.

The SEC needs to begin identifying those receiving bounties as another $30 million goes to an unidentified whistleblower, says Reuben Guttman of Grant & Eisenhofer.

Reputational damage is a key part of litigation risk, says Rachel Atkins, partner, Schillings.

Portugal is becoming the new haven for Chinese wealth thanks to measures like Golden Visas, says Globalaw network representative Ricardo Costa Macedo of Caiado Guerreiro.

Management consultants have enthusiastically embraced thought leadership as a way to influence clients. It's time for law firms to do the same, say Fiona Czerniawska and Rachel Ainsworth.

Google recently announced an update to its search algorithms, which will impact sites that don't have secure SSL certificates. But what are they and why should you be concerned? mmadigital's Dez Derry explains.

The UK Government has missed a critical opportunity in its recent consideration of the UK's whistleblowing framework, say Clare Murray and Suzanne Foster of CM Murray.

How can we accurately measure work delivered by lawyers? Ex-general counsel and Lawyers on Demand practice development director Tim Bratton says the question is becoming more pertinent as clients ask for management information.

Encouraging your employees to make a difference makes business sense, says Chris Smith of Vannin.

A word of advice to foreign entities or citizens who elect to retain US counsel in connection with criminal and/or regulatory investigations: if you go through the trouble of hiring them, then listen to them.

Most lawyers are now accessing work documents on the move, a potential security and compliance nightmare for law firms, says Barrie Hadfield, founder and CTO at Workshare.

The legal services landscape in the 2020s will look very different - attractive for some players, very difficult for others, says Dr George Beaton, panel chair and speaker at the forthcoming The Future of Law Summit in London.

Nashville lawyer George Barratt, who died recently, was a civil rights veteran, friend of Dr Martin Luthur King and a distinguished lawyer. Reuben Guttman remembers the man known locally as 'the Citizen.'

Should the UK follow California and Ireland in their efforts to make mediation mainstream? Paul Tweed says both offer valuable lessons.