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Online lawyers to offer ‘smart contracts’; Blockchain technology to be used
September 10th, 2018
Smart contracts for everyday legal transactions will use blockchain technology as legal and blockchain providers join forces. Online legal services pioneer Rocket Lawyer has announced plans to offer its clients ‘smart contracts’ by integrating blockchain technology into everyday legal ...
Consumers choose cheaper, faster ‘lawbots’ over expensive, slow lawyers
August 6th, 2018
New research into the use of digital technology in the UK legal sector has revealed that seven out of 10 consumers would choose a ‘lawbot,’ a customer facing, automated online system to handle their legal affairs over a human ...
Australasian lawyers see benefit of doing things differently
July 17th, 2018
Lawyers in Australia and New Zealand are more open to new ways of doing things, a comprehensive new study has found. Peerpoint, Allen & Overy’s consultant lawyer platform, surveyed more than 1,000 lawyers and law students around the world ...
Heightened cybersecurity roles for in-house lawyers as breaches increase
May 4th, 2018
New cybersecurity report reveals that In-house lawyers anticipate bigger roles and budgets as breaches increase. A new cybersecurity report, incorporating data from 617 in-house lawyers at 412 companies in 33 countries, reveals that In-house lawyers anticipate their role in ...
Luxury elite lawyers and founders get ready for Luxury London
March 16th, 2018
Around 250 of luxury’s elite lawyers and businesses will join forces in London on 14/15 May. Lawyers dealing with the luxury marketplace will gather together to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities in the marketplace in London on 15 ...
Lawyers Charged With Assisting a Microcap Fraud Scheme
October 12th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two lawyers it alleges helped facilitate a microcap fraud scheme involving undisclosed “blank check” companies secretly bound for reverse mergers. In complaints filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District ...
Luxury lawyers line up for Jimmy Choo $1.35bn acquisition
August 1st, 2017
Global fashion house Michael Kors is to acquire luxury footwear and accessories brand Jimmy Choo with the city’s top luxury law firms on hand to advise. The high profile deal is the latest in the luxury law sector which ...
Nokia and Apple lawyers resolve IP differences
May 24th, 2017
Nokia and Apple have made it up after settling their issues over intellectual property rights, with an unspecified lump sum heading from California to Finland, as well as royalties. Nokia filed several lawsuits against Apple in the USA and ...
Lawyers are suing international banking and financial services company Wells Fargo
May 15th, 2017
Lawyers for customers: Wells Fargo may have opened about 3.5M bogus accounts Lawyers suing Wells Fargo on behalf of aggrieved customers say the bank may have opened about 3.5 million unauthorized accounts, far more than the figure bank and ...
EU lawyers admit that £92billion Brexit Bill is impossible to enforce
May 8th, 2017
EU lawyers admit that £92billion Brexit Bill is impossible to enforce and warn Eurocrats against attempting to make the UK pay the massive bill EU officials were told they could not ‘cherry pick’ the accounts and hit the UK with ...
