Tension between Beijing and Washington has increased scrutiny of western businesses operating there
Janet Truncale has told company’s 400,000 staff she wants to simplify operations instead
We examine how senior in-house lawyers are adapting to new business needs in a monthly series. This time: generative AI
Some company lawyers are turning to experts to master their use of generative artificial intelligence
Court of Appeal to hear test case for widening use of class action lawsuits
US state’s status as premiere corporate home in flux as companies and shareholders disagree over board powers
Supporters say investor litigation raises governance standards but critics warn benefits skew to lawyers and funders
Lawyers at SFO and FCA earn increasingly less than peers at private firms
Big Four firm has carried out review of cost base and is also facing a drop in number of staff leaving
Profit warning in unscheduled trading update sent shares tumbling
German lender needs to rely on its own expertise, says division’s new boss Claudio de Sanctis
Tools are set to make some skills redundant and free up time for more value-added tasks
Disclosure puts further pressure on telecoms group and former Conservative party donor
‘Magic circle’ firms hiked pay for newly qualified solicitors to £150,000 to compete with US rivals
Both Tories and Labour pledge to cut reliance on external firms
2024’s ranking of intellectual property law firms; the Unified Patent Court’s first year; gender and race-based gaps in patent applications; AI’s ‘double-edged sword’; EU plans for gene-edited crops patent ban and new Standard Essential Patent rules
Listings are based on recommendations made by clients and peers to FT research partner Statista
New technology is set to radically change role of specialist practitioners
While companies may agree on need for more transparency, questions are raised over draft law’s practicality
Disparities contribute to income inequalities and influence who receives funding for invention, researchers say
UPC network handled hundreds of cases in first year, for companies and investors seeking multi-jurisdictional rulings
Influential figure tells colleagues it is time to ‘hand on the baton’
Government may look at regulation of Big Four firms, with year-long inquiry concluding they operate in ‘grey area’
Sanjeev Krishan seeks place alongside China counterpart on influential network leadership team
Attempts to control how staff communicate their own departures often cause more problems than they solve
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