SDG16 – Hook Tangaza

March 20, 2023
Trade Policy

International Day of Happiness – Celebrating Bhutan

As we mark UN International Happiness Day 2023, we reflect on the foresight of the Kingdom of Bhutan for introducing the concept of measuring Gross National Happiness (GNH), instead of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), to assess the prosperity of a...

September 30, 2022
SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

Aligning our work with the Sustainable Development Goals

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...

September 30, 2022
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

Aligning our work with the SDGs – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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...

August 30, 2022
SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

Introducing the Africa Corporate and Government Counsel Forum

Here at Hook Tangaza, we believe that strong regulatory and legislative frameworks make for stable and thriving states, buoyant economies, and thereby underpin healthy societies. We specifically align our work with seven of the Sustainable Development Goals, including that of...

April 22, 2021
INDUSTRY AND MARKET REPORTS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

Building Blocks for Successful Commercial Dispute Resolution Centres

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...

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 21, 2019
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

A Double Take on Tech

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...

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 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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