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
Plus, the UK taxman comes for private equity and a Trump donor gatecrashes a charged deal
A wave of talks with financial bidders comes as regulators voice concern about audit quality and ‘tone’
The Belfast-based entrepreneur talks about starting up, working hard — and a shortlived foray into politics
UK tax authority’s view on salaried members could see LLPs landed with backdated bills
Once one of the most powerful judges in US restructurings, David Jones is now embroiled in a racketeering case along with two top law firms
Affected people ordered not to tell colleagues why they are leaving and given ‘suggested wording’ for farewell messages
US-style securities trial over stock-price drop set to be first of its kind in England
Procurement specialists say market for ‘framework agreements’ is insufficiently regulated and raises cost to taxpayer
Brent Wisner, who won billions of dollars against Bayer, has received a big boost in Zantac cancer case
Consulting firm aims to hire ‘hundreds’ of partners and staff to increase deal advisory work
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