September 12th, 2023
Today marks the beginning of the 78th UN General Assembly under the theme – ‘Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all’ Hook Tangaza aligns its work with seven of the SDGs – Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent Work and […]
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June 18th, 2023
The way in which solicitors qualify has changed, and the new regime provides greater opportunities for in-house legal departments in corporates or public sector entities to qualify solicitors and for candidates to consider starting their legal careers working in-house. This note explores qualifying work experience (QWE), the practical stage of the new route to qualification for […]
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February 20th, 2023
Today on the World Day of Social Justice, our projects and research associate Ben Rosie explores alternative licensing and how this can improve access to justice No two legal jurisdictions are alike. Each faces its own unique problems shaped by social norms, history, and the political and economic environment. However, some issues track across jurisdictions – none more […]
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January 9th, 2023
In recent years forced migration has been getting increasingly worse. According to UNHCR, the number of people forced from their homes by persecution, conflict, human rights violations or generalised violence has more than doubled in the last decade, reaching 108.4 million by the end of 2022[1]. Conflict is not the only factor in forced migration […]
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January 8th, 2023
Refugee week is upon us, and it couldn’t be timelier. The number of people seeking refugee and asylum status globally has worryingly ballooned over the last 10 years. According to the UNHCR estimates, by mid-2022, there were about 109 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. In 2011, the UK received approx. 25,000 asylum claims and in […]
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March 24th, 2021
This short report summarises the findings from a directory of legal regulators which we prepared for the International Bar Association. The report picks out a number of interesting trends in the world of legal regulation including shifts towards national regulation and greater harmonisation in federal systems, as well as movement towards greater openness to foreign […]
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March 24th, 2021
At Hook Tangaza we are interested in the interface of law and technology and how this impacts on the delivery of legal services globally. Technology is facilitating the trade in cross-border legal services, helping firms reach a larger client base and providing consumers with a broader market of legal specialists and tools with which to […]
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March 24th, 2021
In our first article on the interface of technology and law, we considered the different ways in which technology could be deployed to deliver greater value to clients, to implement cybersecurity measures and to increase innovation and efficiency in processes. In 2018 – 2019, we expect the impact of technology to continue to grow and drive ongoing […]
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March 24th, 2021
In times like ours, the importance of digital skills in the legal profession has never been higher up the agenda. Universities and firms alike are asking themselves, what are the skills of the future? How do we prepare for them? How can we mitigate risk where possible? These changes are fast becoming fundamental to our […]
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March 24th, 2021
At Hook Tangaza we believe that more open, connected and enabled professional services sectors and progressive legislative and regulatory environments can transform businesses, economies and lives. To this end, we align our work with seven of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) – Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced […]
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