Tech and AI are at the top of everyone’s agenda right now. Legal Business and Thomson Reuters canvassed the opinions of UK GCs and heads of legal on everything from securing budget, to the tech they want and need to invest in and how to best approach CLM implementation. Find out how your team compares in our …
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Comic Relief appoints Shropshire as interim chair Tom Shropshire (pictured), general counsel and company secretary at Diageo, has been appointed as the new interim chair of Comic Relief. Shropshire, named GC of the Year at the 2023 Legal Business Awards, has been a trustee of the charity since 2018. Alongside his Comic Relief role, Shropshire …
Fresh off a train from Blackburn, suitcase in tow, Lida Khanverdi arrives at the interview shortly after closing a new deal for EG Group. Having moved in-house just three years ago, the former Shoosmiths real estate associate is quickly making a name for herself, winning Rising Star In-House Counsel of the Year at the 2023 …
Brodies examines the regulatory approach to enforcement against environmental marketing claims and the increased scrutiny businesses face when making such claims in their advertisements.
‘ESG is a huge opportunity for lawyers, including in-house counsel, to play a different and more strategic role, and be really plugged into the business. But that is also big change and change can be quite difficult,’ asserts Rachel Barrett, environment and climate change partner at Linklaters.
What are the main drivers of ESG regulations?
Charlotte Halford and Omar Kamal at DAC Beachcroft discuss the global and UK approaches to regulating AI.
Sally Mewies, partner and head of the technology and digital group at Walker Morris, explains the risks of AI and what’s needed for an effective AI policy and governance framework.
‘The mood of the commercial real estate market in 2023 was cautious – many investors were in pause mode. However, people seem to be more optimistic about 2024.’
Whether a proponent of Brexit or not, you will agree that Brexit has brought up a number of changes, one of which the ‘stripe-off’ from UK citizens of the ‘European’ citizenship status.