Regulatory & Compliance
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’...  »
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....  »
Changes to EU privacy law pose uncertainty for website managers
Businesses that run websites in the EU must re-evaluate their data privacy practices to avoid exposure to legal action, says Chris Saunders of Mundays Solicitors...  »
Copyright not the only game in town in Hargreaves review
The newly published Hargreaves review of intellectual property in the United Kingdom has garnered attention mainly for its copyright recommendations. But there is more to the report than that, writes ....  »
Half of UK solicitors unclear about economic life after ABS
Study indicates that significant contingent of legal professionals is unprepared for the introduction of alternative business structures later this year...  »
The principled paradigm: an ethical and legal introduction to Islamic finance
Catching on fast via globalisation, Islamic finance is expected to achieve a $1 trillion valuation in the next decade. As such, understanding its ethical framework and legal background is more importa....  »
CIPA chief hails Kappos for listening to UK legal professionals on harmonisation issues
USPTO head used recent UK visit to sound out patent attorneys on more efficient international filing methods...  »
Transatlantic influence: how the UK is swaying US views on alternative business structures
As the practical implementation of the UK Legal Services Act gathers pace, its reforms are beginning to intrigue a previously reluctant US. Matt Packer takes stock of American resistance to alternativ....  »
Walking the Planck with Europe’s trademark system: is it fit for purpose?
High-profile research foundation the Max Planck Institute has probed the effectiveness of the European trademark system. Mark Devaney and Anna Blackburn of Gill Jennings & Every examine some of th....  »