Sponsored briefing: The world-class disputes space the City’s been waiting for

Sponsored briefing: The world-class disputes space the City’s been waiting for

A message from the chief executive of The International Arbitration Centre

As London’s newest dispute resolution centre, The International Arbitration Centre (IAC) is delighted to sponsor the Disputes Yearbook. It is no exaggeration to say that over the last ten years London has risen to become the new home of international arbitration, offering a selection of firms and chambers, partners, barristers and QCs, and a deep pool of supporting counsel, funders, and experts. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: The world-class disputes space the City’s been waiting for”

Sponsored briefing: Financial litigation in India – An analysis of recent developments in insolvency law

Sponsored briefing: Financial litigation in India – An analysis of recent developments in insolvency law

Daizy Chawla charts the progress of India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

‘The Insolvency Code is a legislation which deals with economic matters and, in the larger sense, deals with the economy of the country as a whole.’ Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Financial litigation in India – An analysis of recent developments in insolvency law”

Legal technology sponsored briefing: Going paperless – how to do it and what you will gain

Legal technology sponsored briefing: Going paperless – how to do it and what you will gain

DeeDee Kato of Foxit Software details the benefits of going digital and how firms can do so efficiently

Paperless initiatives are happening everywhere, whether you are a federal or state court system with e-filing requirements, or a hospital with fax-elimination/paper-elimination objectives. Law offices are no different. While there is doubt that firms will ever be entirely paperless, many have set high goals for paper reduction. Yet there are many things to consider, such as: Continue reading “Legal technology sponsored briefing: Going paperless – how to do it and what you will gain”

Sponsored briefing: Technology disputes – A perfect storm of complex technical, legal and business issues

Sponsored briefing: Technology disputes – A perfect storm of complex technical, legal and business issues

Julian Stait and Tom Canning, litigation partners in the London arm of Milbank, look at the complex field of tech disputes

Disputes arising out of complex technology projects continue to arise with alarming frequency; the more complex the project, the more likely it is that problems will arise. And yet, looking back over a large number of years of handling these types of disputes, many of the key causes, issues and themes remain the same, notwithstanding the passage of time. Why is that? Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: Technology disputes – A perfect storm of complex technical, legal and business issues”

Legal technology sponsored briefing: Spear phishing – Carefully targeted, extremely damaging and fast increasing

Legal technology sponsored briefing: Spear phishing – Carefully targeted, extremely damaging and fast increasing

Muthmainur Rahman on the increasing threat of sophisticated, personalised phishing

It is a depressingly familiar experience – a message pops into the recipient’s inbox demanding that they log-in to their bank account, office systems or email provider urgently. Badly written, often featuring a generic salutation (‘Dear Valued Customer’) and frequently purporting to be from a bank or other organisation that the recipient is not even a customer of, most of these messages are instantly deleted. Continue reading “Legal technology sponsored briefing: Spear phishing – Carefully targeted, extremely damaging and fast increasing”

Sponsored briefing: The coming of age of arbitration in Africa

Sponsored briefing: The coming of age of arbitration in Africa

Rémy Gerbay looks at whether Africa could prove a suitable arbitration seat for US corporations

Private investments by US corporations in Africa are expected to increase in the coming years. In turn, cross-border disputes are also expected to surge. This comes at a time when arbitrating disputes on the African continent is slowly becoming an increasingly viable option for US corporations. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: The coming of age of arbitration in Africa”

Legal technology sponsored briefing: GDPR contract amendment and remediation

Legal technology sponsored briefing: GDPR contract amendment and remediation

Simplify, automate and expedite contract amendment and remediation (repapering)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on 25 May 2018. An important part of GDPR compliance is amending or ‘repapering’ vendor contracts, which can be time consuming and expensive. Our digitally powered approach to repapering can save you 40-80%.1 Continue reading “Legal technology sponsored briefing: GDPR contract amendment and remediation”

Sponsored briefing: The Mauritius International Arbitration Act – A decade on

Sponsored briefing: The Mauritius International Arbitration Act – A decade on

Rishi Pursem SC and Bilshan Nursimulu discuss how Mauritius has evolved to become an increasingly popular choice for arbitration

On 1 January 2009, the Mauritian International Arbitration Act came into force. It created a completely new regime for international arbitration and expressly provides that it is to be developed in keeping with the international principles underlying the UNCITRAL Model Law. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: The Mauritius International Arbitration Act – A decade on”

Legal technology sponsored briefing: Tracing crime on the Dark Web

Legal technology sponsored briefing: Tracing crime on the Dark Web

Muthmainur Rahman on the dangers posed by the Dark Web and what firms must do to protect their data and that of their clients

It is the section of the internet that is unknown to the vast majority of people. The Dark Web is a network of websites and servers that use encryption in an attempt to keep their activities secret. It is not indexed by search engines but it is where fraudsters buy drugs, guns, credit card details and personal information. In fact, when researchers at King’s College, London, looked at the contents of nearly 3,000 sites on the Dark Web, they discovered that 57% were hosting illicit material. Continue reading “Legal technology sponsored briefing: Tracing crime on the Dark Web”

Sponsored briefing: My Litigation Crystal Ball

Sponsored briefing: My Litigation Crystal Ball

Clive Zietman considers the big trends likely to shape the commercial disputes scene

If I possessed a crystal ball, I would be writing this on a sun-drenched beach somewhere having won the lottery several times in a row. Sadly, I still have to work for a living and that lottery win remains elusive. Despite the huge difficulties in predicting the future, some trends have emerged in litigation practice over the last few years that look set to continue. This article picks up on a few of those trends and contains input from the specialist lawyers in some of my firm’s practice groups about what to look out for in the coming years. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: My Litigation Crystal Ball”