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...“abuse of law”....
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...“There’s definitely a concern over the new [Hong Kong security law] . . . that essentially puts Hong Kong data laws on par with China’s,” the first person added....
...It could include the ways law firms are developing new skills and subject-matter expertise, new pay and reward models, or how the firm is leveraging a wider range of professional capabilities....
...Han Kun Law Offices opened a New York outpost in December, just months after setting up a Singapore office....
...Richard Moorhead, a professor of law and professional ethics at the University of Exeter, says matters should be reported “up the ladder” and that general counsel need to act as a “moral compass” within...
...But such clauses have, over time, extended from high-powered professionals to millions of low-wage employees, from fast-food workers to bartenders or security staff....
...A report on diversity within law firms published in January by the National Association for Law Placement also found that the percentage of people of colour represented among summer associates decreased...
...“We are deeply regretting her departure, as she was a highly determined prosecutor” and a key driver of the cum-ex investigations....
...PwC’s Middle East operation, which forms part of its UK business, is poised to play a key role in electing the next leader of one of Britain’s largest professional services firms....
...A New York judge has scolded a law firm for citing ChatGPT to support its application for “excessive” attorneys’ fees of up to $600 an hour....
...“They are sending a very strong message to the CBI,” says one senior figure in the funds sector, which makes up a key part of Ireland’s financial services centre....
...The firm measured class by checking what an employee’s highest earning parent did for a living, a method used by PwC, the Slaughter and May law firm and other groups tackling social class diversity....
...But an amendment that would allow long-serving troops to be demobilised — a key demand from families of those deployed and a deterrent for potential recruits — was stripped before passage....
...It could include the ways law firms are developing new skills and subject matter expertise, new pay and reward models, or how the firm is leveraging a wider range of professional capabilities....
...McKinsey is facing a criminal investigation in the US over its work for opioid manufacturers, piling new pressure on a firm that has paid almost $1bn to settle civil claims that its advice fed an epidemic...
...Max Hill KC, the former director of public prosecutions for England and Wales, has joined US law firm King & Spalding in London, adding to a growing number of ex-state prosecutors to have moved into private...
...The succession comes at a turbulent time for the professional services sector....
...Beyond the urgent need to stop the atrocities being perpetrated on civilian populations, a just and lasting settlement between Palestinians and Israelis based on international law must be found....
...As a partner at a law firm and a single mother of three young children, I am financially well-off by societal standards. I’m contemplating the best way to support my family....
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