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Change: the writing's on the wall

By Legal Week | May 28, 2012

Nick West, LexisNexis' director of legal markets, discusses what change in the US market can tell us about the future of legal business in the UK.
LexisNexis (pr)eBooks

By Ben Wheway | May 25, 2012

Alex G Smith, LexisNexis Senior Product Development Lead, discusses why eBooks don't seem so new after all…
Welcome to The LexisNexis Future of Law blog

By Legal Week | May 22, 2012

Welcome to the LexisNexis Future of Law blog. Led by our own experts, we plan to draw on the trends, issues and developments facing the legal profession to stimulate discussion, offer insight and inspire our peers, customers and colleagues.
Technology and the Law

By Ben Wheway | May 11, 2012

Technology will impact on how lawyers work. Almost everyone agrees with that proposition now. Here's why: • The Internet has enhanced communication speed and accessibility which has fundamentally changed client service expectations and the response times in the market
Legal careers – time for change?

By Legal Week | May 11, 2012

Sometimes it feels like the only route open to qualified lawyers is the 'path of partnership' - a route often populated by; long hours, high business development targets and a work life imbalance that would make Margaret Thatcher blush... Ok, so maybe it's not that bad and for those who achieve the target of "equity partner" the rewards can be impressive.
How the legal services market has changed

By Legal Week | May 9, 2012

It has been obvious for a long time that change was coming and that the increasing pace of the market meant traditional ways of formulating strategy were unlikely to be fast enough for law firms to be successful in the new world.
Insuring success - the overhaul of Switzerland's Insurance Contract Act

By Legal Week | January 12, 2012

With more money spent per head on insurance premiums in Switzerland than any other country, the first overhaul of Switzerland's Insurance Contract Act in 100 years is causing much discussion, say Christian Lang and Zsuzsanna Kunszt
The political pay cheque - unrest in the Middle East creates more roles for lawyers

By Legal Week | December 7, 2011

Unrest in the Middle East has prompted a prominent  role for lawyers as scrutiny grows over the assets of the  region's key political players, as Bakers' Paul Stibbard reports
Diminishing returns - do US firms rely too much on financial compensation?

By Legal Week | November 30, 2011

Patrick McKenna and Edwin Reeser ask whether US law firms rely too much on financial compensation to ensure they get the best performance out of their partners
Made in Taiwan - the vogue for Asian tech companies to use Cayman Islands vehicles to list their shares

By Legal Week | October 5, 2011

Taiwan's most innovative tech businesses prefer to use Cayman Islands companies as their listing vehicle on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). This trend reflects confidence generally in Taiwan's securities markets backed by Taiwan's growing economic ties with China. Cayman Islands companies have long been used as listing vehicles on the major stock exchanges, including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) and the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) in Asia, as well as in the US and UK. A Cayman listing vehicle has many advantages, including familiarity to the market, speedy incorporation procedures and cost-effective pricing, not to mention the Cayman Islands' stable and business-orientated legal and political systems.

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