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The Big Four firm will share the audit of the French bank with rival Deloitte
As business speeds up, this monthly report looks at how the legal ecosystem is getting broader and changing how it works to deliver solutions to old and new challenges
In-house lawyers are collaborating with other business areas to speed innovation and development. Plus: four case studies
We plan to spend time in three countries throughout the year
SEC alleges ‘breaches of trust’ involving dozens of employees at Big Four audit firm
Administrators end lawsuit that alleged negligence in audits of café chain
Regulator issues ‘professional judgment guidance’ to improve quality standards
Anglo-Russian miner hires MHA MacIntyre Hudson after Big Four firm’s departure put London listing under threat
We identify silo-busting answers to business legal problems
This legal manoeuvre is setting a new precedent for corporations to evade accountability in America
To please outside investors, the Big Four firm must also steer clear of scandals
Big Four firm hopes to sell 15% of consulting business in $10bn public listing
Clients and peers are invited to rate firms for their specialist expertise, in the sixth annual edition of the list
The rise of hybrid working is making employers reassess the balance of online and in-person training for graduate recruits
The historic break up of EY’s audit and advisory business will require the rare alignment of competing interests
Sir Jan du Plessis says government ‘missed opportunity’ by dropping proposed oversight rules
The top firms for 2022 revealed. Plus: Russia’s patents grab; China flexes muscle across borders; nations urged to waive vaccine IP; green patents slow despite net zero goals; and the artificial intelligence debate
Intellectual property offices globally are exploring how they can help the development of low-carbon technologies
Companies could be incentivised to keep inventions as trade secrets
Anti-suit injunctions in telecom cases reflect growing assertiveness by rising superpower
Partners offered above-the-odds pay and multiyear salary guarantees
Only 1 per cent of the 10bn jabs delivered so far have been in low-income countries
Some lawyers also fear trademarks, copyright and even physical property could be next
Clients and peers feed into research to create the latest listing of the continent’s top intellectual property firms
Lawyer Olga Gurgula drafted a law to enable the local production of generic drugs for civilians and the military
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