Here, our projects and research associate Ben Rosie explores how tech is changing the traditional law firm and calling time on the billable hour Parts of the legal sector are famously conservative and slow to embrace new methods and technologies….
The International Bar Association ‘Guide to international trade agreements for the legal sector’ co-authored by our own Alison Hook with Professor Laurel Terry and Jonathan Goldsmith has now been published. Reflecting the significant shift in the international landscape since the release of the 2013 edition, this updated IBA Guide…
Today is the International Day of Peace, and we continue our series of insights into how aligning our work with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) helps us serve our clients more effectively Our previous article here introduced why and how we…
Now that you have joined a network, how can you make it work for you? Complete your profile All networks will have a members’ directory and often the opportunity to update your information and post news and information directly. Take…
Our work for three dispute resolution centres in Northern Ireland, Nigeria and Dubai has got us thinking about what makes an effective institution and an attractive offer for clients. In this series of articles, we share some of the findings…
Legal services underpin all economic and social activity in societies across the world. The World Bank’s Global Governance Index defines the rule of law as: “the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society,…
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…
Upon his capture in 1934, the bank robber Willie Sutton was asked by FBI agents, why he robbed banks. Sutton, replied, ‘Because that’s where the money is’. From the perspective of today’s cyber-criminal, the money – or value – is contained within…
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…
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…
