A new European ruling on competition matters has shaken the business community and dismayed lawyers. Matt Packer finds out about its effect on attorney-client privilegeWhat’s good for the law firm goose is evidently not for the in-house gander. That was the message to corporate counsel this week f ...
As law firms continue to face the pressure of meeting their clients' demands for better value, what does the future hold for junior associates? Matt Packer analyses the latest in a series of podcasts produced by the ABA Journal, which explores how legal services outsourcing may be able to provide a ...
Is the US Stored Communications Act fit for purpose? Matt Packer unpicks the Crispin v Audigier case to find out how the Act is influencing e-discovery from social networks An enduring pearl of legal wisdom holds that a verbal contract is not worth the paper it’s printed on. Now that digital ...
The UK Legal Services Board is stepping up its work on referral fees. Matt Packer looks into its most recent findings, and reveals how YOU can play a part in the processThe blindfold will never budge from the Statue of Justice, and for good reason: impartiality is the totem of the legal profession. ...