Legal services – Page 2

November 22, 2020
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The role of law societies and bar associations in regulating and facilitating international trade in legal services

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,...

November 30, 2019
BUSINESS GROWTH

A 2020 Perspective on Tech and Law

In our previous articles on technology and the legal sector (here and here), we outlined some of the ways in which law firms have adopted tech to deliver greater innovation, increased efficiency, and to provide further value to their clients. Although many...

June 22, 2019
INDUSTRY AND MARKET REPORTS

Does regulation hinder the take-up of technology in the legal sector?

The idea that technology might have a disruptive impact on the provision of legal services is not new. Concerns were raised about the impact on legal practice of fax machines in the 1980s, the internet in the 1990s and the...

June 22, 2019
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The Future of UK Trade in Services

The Parliamentary International Trade Committee launched an inquiry concerning UK trade in services examining the main barriers faced by UK services exporters, how the UK should seek to liberalise international trade in services, including negotiating international agreements, and potential domestic...

June 19, 2019
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

Our Take on Tech

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...

June 10, 2019
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The Unexplored Potential of Trade in Services in Africa

We contributed a chapter on professional services to a new World Bank Group report which draws attention to the previously uncharted opportunities for services trade in Africa. Our chapter explores the role that mutual recognition agreements have played in promoting cross...

June 1, 2019
INDUSTRY AND MARKET REPORTS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

Trends in International Legal Regulation

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...

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