Arbitration practitioners at Debevoise & Plimpton are seeking to establish a new Protocol, which they hope will encourage good practice worldwide
The stakeholders in the legal market have finally become aligned – clients are now at the centre of the legal services solar system with premium law firms relegated to an orbiting position, says Bryan Hughes, Chief
The publication of a Draft Mediation Law and reforms to the 2003 Arbitration Act indicate that Spain is now taking the two dispute resolution mechanisms seriously, says Bernardo Cremades
The past 18 months have seen unprecedented pressures placed on the European economy bringing to the forefront role of the European Commission (EC), says Nadia Calviño, Deputy Director General for Mergers and Antitrust in the
The last 18 months have seen unprecedented change for businesses everywhere. A recent Allen & Overy Business of Law Seminar attempted to understand what this might mean for law firms.
Law firms must continue to educate, train and motivate their lawyers in the downturn or risk repercussions when the economic upturn comes, says Romana Sadurska of Uría Menéndez
The global financial crisis is being felt across all business sectors all around the world, and the legal sector cannot expect to be any different, says Peter Cornell, Managing Director, Terra Firma
As General Counsel explore innovative new ways of outsourcing legal services to non-law firms it is likely that law firms will also be examining these opportunities, says Milton C. Regan, Jr, of Georgetown University
Spain has been hit particularly hard by the global economic collapse but the current difficulties will not stop either its continuing economic or social evolution, says Antonio Garrigues
Despite the scale of the legislation now emerging in response to the financial crisis, regulatory and legal certainty will always prove a challenge, says Manuel Conthe
