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Can Law Firms Keep Up With Crypto?

Digital currencies and blockchain technology offer large law firms plenty of possibilities, but many in the UK are struggling to meet client demand either due to a lack of lawyers or a fear of the unregulated nature of the sector.
8 minute read

International Edition

Inside India's New 6 Hour Cybersecurity Incident Notification Requirement

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) now requires a notification 6 hours after a cybersecurity incident for most types of incidents. Here's what entities who do business in India or work with Indian service providers need to know.
6 minute read

International Edition

SRA Targets Tougher Penalties in Sexual Misconduct Cases

The U.K. legal regulator is also pushing ahead with plans to hike its fines.
2 minute read

International Edition

Former Volkswagen Financial Services GC Fined By SRA

The UK lawyer received the maximum financial penalty internally available to the SRA.
2 minute read

International Edition

Davis Polk Asia Head Withdraws from Speaking at Hong Kong Event Promoting China's National Security Law

The lawyer had faced a backlash after announcing his involvement, in the latest example of the law causing conflicts in the legal industry.
4 minute read

International Edition

One Size Doesn't Fit All: How Firms in Europe Are Organizing to Catch the Metaverse Wave

Law firms throughout Europe are seeing a flood of new work advising clients on doing business in the metaverse. But their approaches, like the projects they are called on to advise, vary widely.
6 minute read

International Edition

An Ugly Week for Dechert and White & Case

The London Lawyer: The two firms have come under the gaze of the UK justice system and will be conscious of the potential effect on their reputations.
6 minute read

International Edition

Thirty-One Former Judges Call for Anti-Corruption Body as Australia Holds Elections

Politicians need to restore trust in the political process, the judges wrote on the eve of a federal election in which tensions have recently arisen between incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the legal community.
3 minute read

International Edition

The EU Plans to Open an Office in San Francisco, and its Antitrust Enforcement Puts Big Law Attorneys on the Front Lines of Big Tech Regulation

With the European Union's new set of tech-focused competition rules just on the horizon, Northern California law firms are already feeling the weight of rising enforcement.
6 minute read

International Edition

The World Was Not Quite Ready for a Crypto Implosion, Lawyers in Asia Even Less So

The lack of robust legal frameworks in different Asian jurisdictions means investors in the region face more risk when investing in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies such as stablecoins.
6 minute read

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