Regulatory bodies – Hook Tangaza

November 20, 2023
SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

So, who watches the watch man?

There are risks to the public in both the Scottish Government’s and the professional bodies’ proposed approaches to legal services regulatory reform. Is there another way forward? Alison Hook shared her thoughts in the November 2023 issue of Journal of the Law...

April 22, 2021
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

What model for cross-border joint practice?

Globalisation has changed the way that lawyers interact with each other across borders, and the need for them to do so. In the second half of the 20th century, international law firms expanded their operations from – in particular –...

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,...

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 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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