Pressures on in-house legal teams to boost efficiencies and cut costs mean legal technology has never been more important. While some GCs recognises the merits of adopting tech solutions, there is still a broader lack of awareness about the benefits they can deliver, as this report explains.
The recent Sainsbury's v MasterCard case is very important in that it is one of the first judgments where damages have been awarded for breach of competition rules in the UK. This briefing focuses on the dismissal of Article 101(3) defence and the treatment of the passing-on 'defence'.
A recurring theme of the arguments for UK withdrawal from the EU was that the Union's institutions have never contented themselves with the powers given to them by the Treaties. Does the recent Apple tax decision prove the Brexiteers right?
A new survey of in-house lawyers, partners and company execs has found that while almost 90% of respondents said their company's compliance programme specifically addresses bribery and corruption, the extent to which safeguards are put in place to detect and prevent those risks varied greatly.
Most companies and LLPs in the UK are now required to maintain a Persons with Significant Control (PSC) Register. Reed Smith offers some top tips for completing the PSC Register.
Employees often use their right to make a subject access request in the context of a dispute with their employer. However frustrating this may be, failure to respond could lead to an unfair dismissal.
What exactly are digital, virtual and crypto currencies? This article aims to demystify the terminology around digital currencies, with a focus on the key challenges and risks for companies entering this ever developing area.
Technological advances make it increasingly easy for employees to appropriate and misuse their employer's confidential information. What steps can employers take to protect their assets?
This white paper looks at how law firms have often viewed customer relationship management (CRM) software as a way to simply manage contacts and marketing lists. But a shifting market backdrop is shaking up how law firms need to interact with clients.
Flexible working remains a difficult conversation in the legal profession, as firms weigh up the freedom of employees' requests against the impact on billable hours.
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Republicans went on the attack over Tim Kaine's early-career advocacy for death-row inmates. Mike Pence meanwhile may face questions Tuesday night about a legal setback he suffered this week in Indiana.
"In a sector where individual offices are still the rule rather than the exception we expect that law firms will occupy increasingly less space in the years ahead" Savills Studley says in a new report.
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