Use of disclosed documents
This update looks at how a recent case raised the question whether courts should give permission for the use of disclosed documents in subsequent third-party proceedings.
Green parties
The Environmental Law Foundation continues to support local communities faced with concerns of an environmental nature.
Malaysia: open for business?
Malaysia is liberalising its legal market, but foreign firms are still not sure what to expect.
Roundtable: solicitor-advocates
The Gazette’s latest roundtable looks at changing attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.
Advocating change
Roundtable discussion reveals shift in attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.
Why firms need to partner up
Pressure on law firms renders mergers a necessity.
Co-op: the difference a year makes
Last week’s SRA warning of the ‘group contagion’ threat looks even more timely.
Diversity is about standards
The issue in law is clearly not one of aspirations that need ‘lifting’.
Leader: forcing the issue on pro bono
The expectation that pro bono, one of the more impressive parts of the ‘Big Society’, can pick up where £300m of civil legal aid cuts left off is fanciful.
Human rights and in-house lawyers
In many ways it is in-house lawyers who are, or could be, on the frontline of attempts to turn a set of aspirational standards into some kind of reality.
Banking on solid foundations
The relationship between SGI Legal and NatWest underlines the importance of making funding decisions within agreed timescales.
Conveyancing made simple
Chancery Lane’s new portal will help firms manage risk, cut costs and serve clients.
War and law – again
A recent report makes a strong case for more transparent accountability over military decision-making.
BOOK REVIEW: Guidebook to Intellectual Property
This excellent introduction to intellectual property is a cut above the typical student textbook.
