LEADERSHIP CHANGES
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Baker McKenzie promotes trio of London partners to key practice group roles amid global shake up
Reshuffle also sees Buenos Aires partner take over as global chair of the healthcare group
Global
COMMENTARY
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Can law firms do more to protect themselves from cyber attack - or are they just sitting ducks?
Responsibility for managing cyber risk cannot be outsourced; law firm leaders must have 'skin in the game', argues Reliance acsn CEO Martin Sutherland
JOB CUTS
Reed Smith to axe London lawyers in Covid-19 measures
Firm-wide pay is cut while 'targeted redundancy programme' will affect fewer than 20 lawyers and 10 staff
ARBITRATION
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Righting arbitral wrongs: survey comes out against relaxing restrictions on arbitration appeals
Despite clear evidence of mistakes, there is little appetite for extending a right to appeal against the merits of arbitral awards
CORONAVIRUS
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Norton Rose Fulbright lays out post Covid-19 office-working plans
Firm will only re-open offices gradually amid shift to permanent flexible working model
FAMILY LAW
From complete shut-down to great agility: how family courts across the world have responded to Covid-19
In a series of reports from New York to Melbourne, senior lawyers assess the effectiveness of family law during lockdown
LAW FIRM NETWORKS
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Lex Mundi elects S. Horowitz & Co partner as new chair
Michelle Liberman replaces outgoing chair Ben Haglund as annual meeting is held remotely for first time
ARBITRATION
Trio of top arbitration bodies form international alliance to hear 'hybrid' Covid-19 compliant hearings
The International Arbitration Centre Alliance will have centres in Canada, London and Singapore
CORONAVIRUS
Law firm associates expect permanent legal industry change amid Covid-19 job security fears
Around 39% of associates say workloads have been cut even as billable hour targets stay the same
CORONAVIRUS
International Bar Association pulls plug on 2020 Miami annual conference
Gathering of 6,000 lawyers moves online as news emerges of vice president's resignation