The global network of 115 independent law firms will discuss trade issues including the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership between Japan and the US at its Tokyo meeting later this month. About 90 [...]

Networks are often an overlooked legal alternative for the global business. But that underestimates their power to deliver on a number of fronts, says Michael Hatchwell of Globalaw. There is [...]

Summary: Lawsuits facing Uber and Lyft have the potential to damage the emerging digital sharing economy. But will the cases strike the right balance between letting workers and the businesses [...]

Someone needs to call the fashion police following accusations that Italian fashion house Versace copied an American Apparel T-shirt that was created by British-born artist Kesh.

The recent demise of Muirfield Contracts felt like a throwback to the darkest days of the recession when reports of contractors going out of business were a regular occurrence. Fortunately, the [...]

Extensive use of loyalty card scheme mark by Tesco does not prove acquired distinctiveness. Gordon Dadds’ Jim Dennis and Conor Burns check out the issue. In 1995, the then chairman of Tesco [...]

Saudi Arabia: A reshuffle in the Saudi Arabia government has cast doubt over its planned 9GW of wind projects. Windpower Monthly asks what losing the planned capacity would mean for the industry. [...]

Law firms are having to become more compliant on a range of issues globally, says Michael Hatchwell of Globalaw. Compliance is here to stay and given that lawyers facilitate billions of pounds of [...]

Patricia Castiñeiras reviews the service’s exit from Spain, following amendments to the country’s IP law On 16 December 2014, Google effectively closed its news search engine, Google News, in [...]