A wrap-up of the year’s most significant events affecting legal in the region, and how they impacted in-house counsel, policymakers, regulators and law firms
In terms of technological evolution, 2024 could be described as the year of living dangerously. Artificial intelligence truly entered the psyche of the legal sector, for its perceived dangers as much as its benefits, and along with it came major concerns on data management and protection. Adequate regulation proved a recurring theme this past year as many countries struggled to keep up with the sheer pace of change. Based on insights from senior lawyers across 11 Asian jurisdictions, 2024 has been marked by a clash…