International Morning Update

Aug 07, 2024

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Morning Update

A Message From the Editor

Good Morning. A Dutch judge used ChaptGPT in a recent judgment -- a move that created a stir in the Netherlands. Also, class action lawsuits in Europe are proliferating, especially in the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal. Meanwhile in Asia, Jessica Seah writes that U.S. firms in China are not in a good way and some Chinese lawyers think darker days are still to come.

– Lisa Shuchman, Executive Editor, Law.com International

Government | News

Dutch Judge's Use of ChatGPT Prompts Outrage, Disbelief in the Netherlands

By Linda A. Thompson

It appears to be the first time a Dutch judge has used generative AI as part of his legal reasoning. Read More

Law Firm Management | Commentary

The Sorry State of U.S. Firms in China

By Jessica Seah

Some Chinese lawyers think darker days are still to come, Jessica Seah writes in a Letter from Asia. Read More

Litigation | News

Record Number of Mass Claims Filed in EU in 2023, According to New Report

By Linda A. Thompson

The Netherlands, Germany and Portugal were responsible for most of the growth in mass litigation claims across the 27-member... Read More

Law Firm Office Launches and Closures | News

Noerr Spins Out Warsaw Office After CEE Withdrawal

By Jeanne Wellnitz

It marks the firm's latest withdrawal from the Central and Eastern European region. Read More

Bankruptcy | News

Mishcon's Hong Kong Affiliate Karas So Instructed to Recover $6B in Evergrande Liquidation

By Tony Sabine

Clifford Chance and Hong Kong firms Tanner De Witt and Karas So were initially mandated to provide legal advice on the... Read More

Diversity | Analysis

So What Do Your Parents Do? Data Shows Family Background Remains a Barrier at Top Firms

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar

In this latest installment of the 2024 Diversity Survey, Law.com looks at how parent occupation and university status... Read More

Law Firm Hiring | News

McMillan Brings on Former Bennet Jones Vancouver Leader, McCarthy Tétrault Hires From Sullivan Cromwell and Bennett Jones

By Gail J. Cohen

McMillan's hire will lead the firm's environmental, social and governance and sustainability group and serve in the... Read More

Banking and Finance | News

Macfarlanes Leads on 900M Sale of SocGen Subsidiaries

By Jack Womack

As of December 2023, the assets under management of the two banking subsidiaries amount to almost 25 billion, according... Read More

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