The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week will draw 3,000 participants from around the globe. Many of the world’s top leaders will attend the gathering, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. Brian Peccarelli, chief operating officer of Customer Segments for Thomson Reuters, wrote a column about what the World Economic …
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TRAINER: Legislation Seeks to Expand US IPR Border Enforcement Authority
Senate Bill 2987 (S. 2987) was introduced on Dec. 5, 2019, with the aim of giving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to seize imported items that infringe design patents. In view of CBP’s existing legal authority to protect trademarks and copyrights on its own initiative, i.e., ex officio, S. 2987’s intent is …
Fundamental Shifts Are Disrupting the Legal Market: New Georgetown Law & Legal Executive Institute Report
Clients are taking “decisive control” and moving the legal market to a more client-centric model that is driven by innovation and flexibility, delivering improved efficiency, predictability and cost-effectiveness. That’s the conclusion of the 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market issued today by the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown …
2019 Highlights: The $10B Alternative Legal Service Providers Market
As 2019 winds down, Legal Current is revisiting milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters this year. Today we look at the “Alternative Legal Service Providers 2019: Fast Growth, Expanding Use and Increasing Opportunity” report – more commonly known as the ALSP Report. Released in January, the report highlights how the …
White Collar Crime Prosecutions in UK Fall to Five-Year Low
The U.K. side of the Thomson Reuters Legal business recently released a study showing that white collar crime prosecutions fell to a five-year low. White collar crime includes offenses such as fraud, money laundering, cybercrime and insider trading. Prosecutions in the U.K. were down 14 percent* to 6,670 last year, from 7,790 in 2017. The …
2019 Highlights: The State of the Legal Market
As 2019 winds down, Legal Current is revisiting milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters this year. Today we look at the “2019 Report on the State of the Legal Market,” released last January by the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at …
2019 Highlights: HighQ and Acritas Join Thomson Reuters
As 2019 winds down, Legal Current is revisiting milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters this year. Today we look at two important acquisitions: HighQ and Acritas. HighQ, which offers a secure, cloud-based platform for business collaboration, workflow automation and client engagement, joined Thomson Reuters in July. When the deal was …
100th Law Library Donated by Books for Africa & Thomson Reuters
On a continent where large swaths are often swept by drought, famine and poverty, development officials often speak of another kind of scarcity in Africa: “book poverty” or a shortage of books and educational materials. Such shortages can not only hinder economic development, but also development of judicial systems and adjacent institutions. “When you place …
HighQ Earns British Legal Supplier of the Year Award and Pro Bono Counsel Award
HighQ recently earned two awards for its leading technology capabilities and vision to reshape the practice of law. Thomson Reuters acquired HighQ – which offers a secure, cloud-based platform for business collaboration, workflow automation and client engagement – in July. HighQ was named Supplier of the Year at the British Legal Technology Awards ceremony in …
2019 Highlights: Making Westlaw Edge Even Better
As 2019 wraps up, Legal Current is revisiting milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters this year. Today, we look at Precedent Analytics, Jurisdictional Surveys and Regulations Compare – enhancements Thomson Reuters added by integrating customer feedback into the product development process to make Westlaw Edge even better. Precedent Analytics The …
