18th October 2018
With tech companies preaching the advantages of artificial intelligence, cloud technology and machine learning, the term ‘blockchain’ has also been bandied around in a bid to enhance productivity. Blockchain has been considered “one of the most disruptive innovations since the advent of the Internet” with global business benefits estimated at US$21 billion by 2021. no-repeat;center top;; auto center Kaveesha Kaveesha ThayalanTCLA Writer writer-image Title Author Yet – what exactly is […]
16th October 2018
Flexible working: “a way of working that suits an employee’s needs, e.g. having flexible start and finish times, or working from home.” It is likely that many of you may will come across the term when researching law firms, if you haven’t already. Is this really of growing importance in the workplace? Or is it just propaganda? What is this illusive concept and what does it mean? The hours of […]
7th October 2018
Introduction The principle of “swadeshi” (self-reliance, self-sovereignty) was pioneered by Ghandi and fueled the Indian independence movement against British colonisers. Fast forward seven decades and India’s need to assert its own power, autonomy and identity seems to have found a permanent home in the authorities regulating the country’s legal market. Indeed, the recent Indian Supreme court ruling confirmed the current “fly-in” “fly- out” rule, which is a restriction imposed on […]
4th October 2018
Unless you live under a rock, you have probably become aware of the dockless scooter revolution. Powered, dockless, and almighty, the kick scooters most of us have filed under “kids’ toys” are making a comeback as an adult-appropriate solution. Their rising popularity in the United States has led a multiple cities to launch pilot programmes with a number of dockless scooter providers in a bid to control how scooter-sharing operates […]
2nd October 2018
Introduction Every market is an opportunity The use of cannabis has been widely debated in the political, social and economic sectors. Now it is making inroads into the corporate world. These ongoing debates were intensified by Canada’s legalisation of the drug for recreational use in June 2018. The Cannabis Act regulates the production and distribution of the drug. It comes five years after Uruguay, who became the first country to […]
