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Court rejects 'shareholder rule' in dispute with glencore

John Bedford examines the implications of the High Court's decision to reject Shareholder Privilege Rule in Aabar v Glencore

Zooming to success: how junior lawyers can excel in remote or hybrid workplaces

Susanne Buergi, Committee Member of the JLSLA and Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, shares practical advice for junior lawyers on how to thrive in remote and hybrid working environments, in light of the limitations they pose on learning, relationship building and networking

Are we training legal professionals for tomorrow’s world?

As we start a new year, Lucie Allen, Managing Director of BARBRI International, explores how the legal profession must evolve to meet the demands of 2025 and beyond

How English Courts can secure jurisdiction over foreign parties

Richard Coopey looks at how English courts assert jurisdiction in complex disputes with foreign parties, including Russian sanctions cases

Thriving as a working parent in litigation – an impossible dream or a near reality?

Tim Sales, a Committee Member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and a Partner at CMS, discusses the progress made in terms of thriving as a working parent and the challenges that remain

The new offence of failure to prevent fraud: how businesses must prepare

Rachael Gregory explains how new fraud prevention laws will hold corporations strictly accountable for employee misconduct,

From peaks to troughs: the complexities of valuing cryptocurrencies for damages

Chia Ling Koh and Zhen Kai Giam provide a case note on Fantom Foundation Ltd v Multichain Foundation Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 173

From niche to necessity: the development of ESG in the UK

Diane Gilhooley, Global Practice Group Head of Employment, Labor and Pensions, and Global Co-Head of Environmental, Social and Governance at Eversheds Sutherland, discusses the rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the UK and the changes on the horizon