DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Arbitrators team up to create resource centre for sharing know-how on remote hearings
Clyde & Co partner secures backing from leading arbitrators and institutions to launch Virtual Arbitration site
Global
COMMENTARY
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In search of a compelling need: fixing the disconnect between legal tech and in-house legal teams
Paul Gilbert argues a new approach is needed to persuade lawyers to adopt new technology, however brilliant it is
APPOINTMENTS
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Around the house: GCs arrive at Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, Denny's and Radisson
Our latest in-house appointments round-up also sees CLOC appoint an executive director
COMMENTARY
From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Han Kuo-yu: electoral recalls are gaining ground
Electoral law specialist Joshua Spivak argues a Taiwan presidential candidate's fight to save his mayoralty reflects a global trend
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
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