We may not be surprised by reports of litigation taking many years and costing between £60,000 and £70,000. However, were we told that the reports in question stem from 1852, and that such sums in ...

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has emphasised the strategic importance for businesses to integrate AI capabilities to enhance business efficiencies, capabilities and offerings whilst ...

In most litigation, evidence is everything. This is certainly true of passing off actions where, to succeed, the claimant must prove the classic trinity, namely a reputation and goodwill, a ...

Jessica Harvey, diversity and inclusion manager at Walker Morris, sheds light on what social mobility really means, why so many of the firm’s clients are asking for help tackling it, and what ...

Third Parties Bill The Third Parties Bill received its second reading in the House of Lords on 9 December 2009 and is intended to modernise the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 (the ...

What are the Filipino cultural and business etiquette insights that global companies and their general counsels should be aware of when negotiating and conducting business transactions in the ...

‘It’s a snowball effect. Look at private equity (PE) – that used to be dominated by Clifford Chance (CC), Freshfields and Ashurst but now it’s US firms,’ warns Weil London head Mike Francies. ‘The ...

The UAE’s well-developed legal and regulatory system, alongside its geographical location, is fundamental to its role as a global trade and transport hub. However, the system is complex – comprised of ...

It’s fair to say that legal directories have come in for more than their fair share of flack over the years, particularly when it comes to speed of change. But if proof were needed that The Legal 500 ...

Whether it’s voting rights for prisoners or so-called ‘super-injunctions’, the Scottish media has over the past few months been full of commentary about the impact of the European Convention on Human ...

In the UAE it is common knowledge that many limited liability companies (LLCs) are in fact owned and managed by foreign shareholders, though the legal ownership may reflect differently. It is common ...