Legal Management
New UK patent suit system clarifies claims for SMEs
Role of Patents County Court redefined for the benefit of companies aiming to be tomorrow’s big corporations...  »
Breeding the right Bill: Australia’s gene patents debate
Laws governing the patentability of genetic innovations in Australia have been examined almost as much as the genes themselves, writes Dr Ian Rourke of FB Rice...  »
A broader type of brief
Law firms need to move with the times if they are to provide their clients with the service and support they need. Linklaters’ head of strategy and business transformation Rupert Egerton-Smith discu....  »
Legal bodies at loggerheads over referral fees
UK Law Society takes on Legal Services Board over failure to ban payments for third-party introductions...  »
Intrusive papers and data skyscrapers: how e-discovery advantages could make headline news
Newspaper offices are teeming with electronic information. So when a major title becomes embroiled in civil suits, writes Jo Russell, only methodical e-discovery methods can pinpoint the evidence...  »
Mergers and acquisitions: gathering momentum
Merger and acquisition activity is on the rise, buoyed by a rallying economy and a strong corporate desire to pick up where they left off before the financial crisis hit. Matthew Layton of Clifford Ch....  »
Jacoby & Meyers cites legal services outsourcing in push to liberalise US law firms
High-profile attorneys sue three federal courts to push through non-lawyer ownership, arguing that service-delivery innovations have made ban ‘antiquated’...  »
ICANN teams up with Interpol to combat cyber crime
Global agencies make logistics pact to manage security concerns arising from rapid advancements in the online landscape...  »
Teaming up for success
The role of business managers is becoming increasingly important for many in-house legal departments. We talk to three leaders in the field to explore their roles and perspectives ...  »
Does the super injunction have a function in the social media age?
They have become cornerstones of privacy for public figures, yet have generated ample coverage of their own. Matt Packer examines the high profile of super injunctions, and asks whether they can survi....  »