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Academia and practice in new LLB combo
Innovative degree to combine 'top-100 education' with firm partnership to help future lawyers prepare for new technology and online courts.
Eversheds' speedy AI sandbox
Eversheds Sutherland announces innovation partnership with Fastcase on artificial intelligence Sandbox.
Vietnam pushes mediation agenda
Draft law to encourage mediation and dialogue at court as state seeks to promote alternative dispute resolution.
Anger erupts again at the criminal bar
CBA threaten strike action a year after it narrowly voted against action, when the then CBA chair said “The criminal bar is not going to be quiet.”
US firm launches new blockchain practice
AmLaw 200 firm Greenspoon Marder launches blockchain, digital assets and technology transactions practice group with new partner.
Singapore tops Asian disputes poll
Asian lawyers prefer Singapore as venue for dispute resolution according to poll, established system and familiarity offered as two main reasons.
Law Society gets in on the act
Law Society of Ireland offers free global online course in arts entertainment and media law, forging mutual understanding.
UK regulator wants big 4 audit separation
CMA says legislation needed to address vulnerability of the industry to a big 4 loss, inadequate choice and competition, but no structural split…yet.
Terminological confusion impeding crypto regulation
Lack of standard terminology for cryptoassets hampers global regulatory response says a new Cambridge University report.
Deadline approaches for new Commonwealth disputes study
Two weeks until deadline for participation in new Commonwealth study examining challenges faced by member countries in settling commercial disputes.
Clifford Chance Paris trio form partnership
A trio from Clifford Chance have launched their own firm, flagging freedom from conflict of interests associated with larger firms.
Argentinian lawyer Uber upset
Multimillion-dollar suit claims Uber's reckless entry into Buenos Aires had devastating impact on Argentine lawyer
TV channel sets its day in court
Court TV unveils launch date and programming plans promising “gavel-to-gavel” live coverage of America's most fascinating trials all day.
Oz arbitration centre gets its first female president
HSF partner appointed first female President of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)
DAC Beachcroft in Belfast deal
Firm announces second new location launch this year with July deal in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following recent Paris opening.
IP battle creates $1.6 billion legal giant
IPH wins battle to acquire Xenith Group after QANTM declines to make counter-offer, as Xenith chair highlights diversity in brand culture.
Law firm extends social reach
Slaughter and May and upReach partner to launch legal sector access programme as firm builds on pioneering work in social mobility.
Open and shut Qase
Canadian technology startup Qase launches new service seeking to transform how people find and work with lawyers around the globe.
Osborne Clarke sheds light on Asian IoT
Asian manufacturing & logistics sectors powering ahead with adoption of internet of things, with government and regulatory help playing key role.
The stubborn billable hour
Lawyers surveyed in Canadian Lawyer's 2019 Legal Fees Survey say fee reductions are unlikely, and suggests the billable hour is far from dead.
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