PARTNER HIRES
Clyde & Co secures trio of partner hires including former Pinsent Masons head of cyber
IP and construction also targeted as two partners join in London and one in Dubai since start of July
Legal news by Region
Europe
OFFICE CLOSURES
Dentons closes Aberdeen and Watford offices as part of remote working review
Legal Delivery Centre also to go 'fully virtual' as firm seeks to 'redefine' UK office space requirements
North America
FEES AND BILLING
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Alternative fees and invoice discounting on the rise as GCs seek to cut costs, study finds
Discounting rises to levels normally only seen in year end as proportion of US matters using flexible fees reaches double figures
NEW LAW
Deloitte steps up US legal push with launch of Legal Business Services arm
Big Four giant hires executives from managed legal services rivals to ramp up offering to in-house legal departments
Asia
ANALYSIS
'It could unravel very quickly' - Beijing's security law is testing Hong Kong's famed resilience
International law firms are likely to stick by Hong Kong despite rule of law concerns - at least for now
COMMENTARY
Will India's new data protection law serve as a government surveillance tool?
A bill that ostensibly sets out to mirror Europe's GDPR regime has drawn criticism over the powers it grants central government, reports Abhinav Mathur
Latin America
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Latin America Covid-19 woes see region's M&A activity plunge to lowest on record
Deal value in first six months of the year falls below previous record low in 2003, Mergermarket report shows
Africa
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Expert panel revises South Africa arbitration rules to boost regional status
The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa takes 'bold step' to create 'truly international set of rules'
COMMENTARY
Kenya's Competition Tribunal shows its independence in Telkom-Airtel merger ruling
Joyce Karanja argues the tribunal's first judgment shows it will not hesitate to vary or overturn decisions of the Competition Authority
Oceania
ARBITRATION
McCullough Robertson partner joins London arbitration chambers as it makes first Australia hire
Russell Thirgood is the latest senior practitioner to join Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators since its January launch