In-house lawyers name their top challenges as privacy, cybersecurity and corruption, according to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Global Census Report. The lawyers also expressed a desire for greater job mobility. More than 5,000 in-house lawyers in 73 countries responded to the census. 40% work in a company that experienced a merger or acquisition in the past year. The top three areas for hiring external counsel were litigation, employment and intellectual property. On average, the lawyers worked 49 hours per week.
15 October 2015
In-house consensus
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin
Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin
Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov
National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments
Jurit—Christian Abletshauser
Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice
NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
A Court of Appeal ruling shows that a failed nuisance claim may still leave a neighbour liable in negligence where foreseeable harm could readily have been avoided
The government has stepped back from a proposed early-release exclusion limited to unlawful act manslaughter, opting instead to exclude all manslaughter sentences
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
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