As carbon markets evolve into being a cornerstone of climate policy, lawyers are being expected to transform technical mechanisms into enforceable legal realities.
Released on Dec 26, 2025
This article traces India’s three-decade-long journey towards permitting foreign law firms to practice limited foreign and international law in the country. It examines the evolving regulatory framework, key judicial interventions and the emerging implications for India’s legal market.
Released on Dec 18, 2025
This article reflects on the evolving leadership needs of law firms and challenges the assumption that only lawyers should lead them. Drawing from other professional sectors, it advocates for empowering non-lawyer professionals to help manage legal businesses, without undermining legal expertise or breaching regulatory frameworks.
Released on Dec 16, 2025
With the legal market rapidly evolving, business development (BD) within Indian law firms is moving into a new era, in which client insights and market intelligence are no longer just data points, but catalysts for decisive action. By fusing strategy with flawless execution, BD teams are reshaping how firms deliver services, driving sustainable value across complex, cross-border matters and setting new benchmarks for client partnership.
Released on Dec 15, 2025
AI-native law firms represent fundamental restructuring enabled by multiple factors, with specific examples and the key finding (massive cost reductions) culminating in the existential challenge to traditional models.
Released on Dec 11, 2025
Text from the Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee’s first e-Bulleting of 2025: We are delighted to share Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee -Bulletin after a brief hiatus. It is lovely to reconnect with our members and share the latest legal developments and thought leadership from around the world. This edition brings together timely and diverse contributions that reflect the evolving nature of legal services, innovation and regulatory landscapes.
Released on Sep 30, 2025
This article explores the impact of over the horizon technologies such as quantum computing and others, while highlighting the critical role of interdisciplinary legal innovation.
Released on Jun 24, 2025
This article examines Turkey’s mandatory registration regime related to the Data Controllers’ Registry Information System, otherwise known as VERBIS, under the country’s Data Protection Law No 6698 (Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kanunu or KVKK), highlighting the escalating enforcement risks for global companies and the urgent need for the adoption of proactive legal compliance strategies.
Released on Jun 19, 2025
This article explores Mexico’s transition from voluntary environmental, social and governance practices to the requirement that mandatory sustainability disclosures are made by securities issuers, highlighting the legal shift towards alignment with the International Sustainability Standards Board’s IFRS S1 and S2 standards and the increasing regulatory demand for assurance and transparency in regard to corporate reporting; and including recommendations for entities to comply with these new reporting standards.
Released on Jun 18, 2025
The integration of legal expertise with strategic intelligence represents a transformative approach to facilitating business success in emerging markets. The Strategic Intelligence Service in Indonesia exemplifies this innovation, offering a comprehensive solution that combines legal advice with real-time policy insights and government relations support. This article explores the development, methodology and impact of the Strategic Intelligence Service, with a particular focus on Indonesia, a jurisdiction characterised by its regulatory complexity and significant investment potential.
Released on Jun 18, 2025
A session report from the IBA Annual Conference in Mexico City, held on 19 September 2024.
Released on Jun 18, 2025
A session report from the IBA Annual Conference 2024 in Mexico City held on 16 September 2024
Released on Jun 18, 2025
The Artificial Intelligence Working Group of the IBA Alternative New Law and Business Structures (ANLBS) Committee presents a comprehensive, up to date guide to the use of artificial intelligence as a professional tool, covering the main multilateral organisations and nine jurisdictions worldwide.
Released on Sep 18, 2024
A right to call my lawyer’s chatbot- July 2020
Released on Aug 10, 2020
The ethics of new technologies in the legal profession- July 2020
Networks’ competitive advantages in the time of Covid-19-July 2020
With the current trend of digitalisation of the legal profession, where the use of cloud computing prevails, lawyers must navigate and uphold their duty of professional secrecy based on soft law recommendations.
On top of so many other areas of human activity, as reported in numerous media sources, the global health crisis caused by Covid-19 has heightened the visibility of whistleblowers, retaliation against them and enduring gaps in legal protection.
Minding the justice gap: a recent report on the role online referral services can play -July 2020