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Wellbeing: burnout presents a major concern for lawyers globally
US House Speaker’s position will have a significant impact on major issues
Brexit: Europe sees emergence of specialist commercial courts to compete with the UK
Big tech platforms face reckoning on accountability
Comment and analysis: Why the world needs a tribunal to try the Russian leadership for the crime of aggression
Food law: regulatory frameworks play catch up on cultivated meat products
Nigeria election: ‘vitally important for continent as a whole’
Brexit: UK’s ‘sunset’ law bill to ‘seriously curtail legal certainty’
Indonesia: New penal code threatens human rights
Employment: UK’s anti-strike proposals draw widespread ire
Synthetic media: Lawmakers urged to focus on harms, not technology itself
Afghanistan: Male judges and prosecutors left behind in ‘forgotten crisis’
Covid-19: Insurance aggregation under the spotlight in business interruption cases
Rule of law: Merits and pitfalls of juryless trials under the microscope
ESG: Regulators adopt focus on tackling greenwashing
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: UN adopts resolution calling for war reparations
Humanitarian crisis continues as Venezuela exits UN Human Rights Council
Copper shortfall’s ‘dramatic impact’ on energy transition drives search for answers
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Diplomatic solutions considered to bring conflict to an end
Brazil: Lula’s re-election prompts renewed focus on rule of law
Iran’s courts resort to death penalty in response to protests
Abortion rights: Global repercussions continue six months after US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision
Rights groups fear government responses to protest becoming more authoritarian worldwide
US: Election deniers suffer defeats in midterms but threats to rule of law remain
Thai law ends forced returns of refugees, but scepticism persists over implementation
Cryptocurrencies: FTX collapse erodes sector’s ‘credibility and trustworthiness’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: EU and G7 sanctions test West’s resolve
UK considers reform of treason law, as Russia utilises legislation to persecute opposition
Law firms have ‘key role to play’ in response to Ukraine, says regulator
Legalbrief Africa marks twenty years of promoting rule of law across the continent