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Employment tribunals under stress
Backlog at employment tribunals rises 77 per cent in a year as they struggle with high volume of claims and number of staff employed falls.
Financial services in 480 per cent data breach rise
Data breaches reported by financial services firms rise 480 per cent in a year to 145, says law firm's research.
Crowell & Moring scoops up Squires trio
In London expansion, Crowell & Moring hires trio from Squire Patton Boggs for restructuring, insolvency and infrastructure transactions.
Five firms dominate startup legal spending
New study says nearly half of all startup legal spending goes to just five firms, with two firms attracting 14 percent of total between them.
Dechert lawyer named among 25 Influential Black Women in Business
New York magazine to fete financial services and IT specialist Robin Nunn at awards luncheon in New Times Square.
Eversheds takes innovation steps
In what the firm says is the 'next natural step,' Eversheds Sutherland creates dedicated global innovation team.
DLA Piper joins blockchain alternative governing council
Law firm joins governing council for Hedera Hashgraph to shape distributed ledger technology adoption.
India gets first legal tech incubator
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas sets up country's first legal tech incubator, with selected start-ups due to move in mid-year.
Women's lost intellectual property
US patent and trademark office releases report on trends and characteristics of women inventors, echoing findings from IWPR report.
Contrasting light shed on AI in damages and sentencing
New survey reveals use of AI tools in predicting damages at 40 percent, while 2 percent use AI in sentencing predictions.
Firm trainee's bright idea inspires collaboration
Allen & Overy collaborates with Legatics on new signing and completion feature thanks to trainee at the law firm who offered up the proposal.
English University launches not-for-profit law firm
Sheffield Hallam University in England breaks new ground and takes ABS innovation to heart by launching student law firm.
Scots firm takes radical route to leadership
Anderson Strathern appoints six directors for leadership training drive with promoted specialists groomed as future bosses of the firm.
Growing concern for endangered lawyers
The European Parliament holds hearing on attacks against lawyers amid growing concerns of an increasingly persecuted profession worldwide.
Linklaters rewarded for environmental leadership
Linklater's global environment programme awarded a 'leadership' score by the Carbon Disclosure Project.
'Fake news' report demands regulatory review
UK report on fake news' and calls for an end to inadequate self-regulation, singling out Facebook as accountable for billions.
Three law firms in Spanish merger
New entity called Zurbaran Abogados created by the joining together of the firms Zamora de Claver, Cuellar Abogados and RZS Abogados.
A&O in new Australia and Asia Pacific push
Firm appoints partner to lead new Allen & Overy consulting business in Australia and Asia Pacific, first in a series of planned appointments.
UK & EMEA gets a big hand
BigHand, a technology support partner to law firms, announces formation of newly expanded account management teams.
European Commission expands dirty money list
Enhanced list of third countries with weak anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regimes include Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Panama.
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