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Taking it personally - consumerisation brings a little style into legal technology
With budgets under pressure, IT heads are scrambling to adapt to consumerisation, contain costs and find ways to capture and manage commercially-crucial data. Neil Hodge tracks the latest trends in legal tech...
10 Nov 2011 | 00:00 | 
On the bonfire - moves to burn up the UK's competition regime divide lawyers
It looks like it’s almost a done deal. Among antitrust advisers, the expectation is that it is only a matter of time before the Government makes good on its proposal to merge the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with the Competition Commission (CC). An...
22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
Why it pays to come clean - the companies holding their hands up to competition breaches
In April of this year, the European Commission (EC) fined Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Henkel a total of €315.2m (£275m) for fixing the prices of laundry detergents in Europe. Procter & Gamble was fined €211.2m (£184m) and Unilever received a ...
22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
Missing the mark? - The Government's overhaul of the UK's competition regime
The Government tells us that the UK has a “world-class” competition regime. It is hard to know exactly what this means, but the underlying sentiment is clear: the UK regime is one of the best in the world at protecting and encouraging competition....
22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
A cautionary tale: how a competition law breach led to a jail term for one BA exec
It was while lying on my top bunk in a dormitory in a federal prison camp in Florida when I originally had the idea that my story could make executives sit up and listen and really bring compliance training to life. During my eight-month sentence ...
22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
For whom the whistle blows - the rise of corporate whistle-blowing
Charlotte Edmond assesses the growing trend for competition watchdogs to pursue cases via corporate whistle-blowing
22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
No safe havens anymore - the global spread of competition enforcement
In recent times, much attention has focused on the significant increase in financial services regulation and anti-bribery law. At the same time, a more steady – some would say relentless – growth story has been the continuing trend towards far mor...
22 Sep 2011 | 00:00 |
The butterfly effect - is Middle East unrest bad for business?
Is Middle East unrest bad for business? This is a key question international law firms are asking themselves. But the answer is not what you might expect, particularly in the private client sector, says Mustafa Hussain
14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Breaking away - the rapidly globalising trusts market
Having invented the trust, England has seen its influence over wealth planning wane as thrusting offshore centres have developed their models. JDG Chambers asks how long English law can remain relevant in a rapidly globalising market
14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
A wealth of choice - settlors should consider wisely to avoid issues
With a multitude of offshore jurisdictions to choose from, Mourant Ozannes’ Robert Shepherd and Matthew Guthrie urge settlors to consider wisely to avoid issues later
14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
The price of love - will London remain the 'divorce capital of the world'?
A string of key rulings have kept high-net divorces in the headlines. Helen Mooney charts the changing law and asks if London will remain the ‘divorce capital of the world’
14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Contractual love - prenup law developments
In the wake of the Radmacher ruling, interest in prenuptial agreements has soared. LG’s Catharine Bell reports on how the law may develop and finds strong support from the high-net community for reform
14 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
In depth: International firms in London
Caroline Hill takes a closer look at the breakaway band of US firms staking a claim in the City, while senior lawyers from Baker & McKenzie, Paul Hastings and Kirkland & Ellis outline their formula for success in the City.
17 Jun 2011 | 13:33 |
Going organic: finding the balance between organic growth and lateral hiring in London
Foreign firms in London still struggle to find that elusive balance between organic growth and lateral hiring. Charlotte Edmond charts the latest trends
16 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Halt the merry-go-round - a more sophisticated approach to lateral hiring
Most foreign law firms targeting the City are stuck in a destructive cycle of hiring and losing partners. Kirkland’s James Learner and Graham White argue that a more sophisticated approach is essential
16 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
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