The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing:

A Primer for Common Law Judges, Second Edition

Publication date: Jun 2025

In this second edition of The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing, Max Barrett, an experienced and practising judge working in Ireland, will not only enhance your judgment writing skills but elevate them to a new level of clarity, precision and style.

US Business Litigation Risks

A Comprehensive Handbook for Business Owners and the Attorneys Who Advise Them, Second Edition

Publication date: Mar 2025

Why are companies so frequently sued in the United States, and how might these business litigation risks be avoided through preventative measures and more effectively managed? This book, now in its second edition, answers those two weighty questions. Written for a diverse audience, US Business Litigation Risks will be useful for anyone whose responsibilities include managing US litigation risks.

Foundations and Evolutions of Structured Trade Finance, Second Edition

Publication date: May 2025

Structured trade finance (STF) is a highly specialized area of trade finance that has evolved directly from practice. As it grows and becomes more complex in an increasingly risk-based regulatory environment, there is a pressing need for detailed guidance on the subject.

Now in its second edition, Foundations and Evolutions of Structured Trade Finance provides exactly this. Written by Professor Benedict O. Oramah, president of Afreximbank and a key figure in the evolution of STF, this book delves into the philosophical foundations and risks associated with structured trade finance. It offers step-by-step guidance on structuring deals, explores the scope of coverage beyond commodities, and examines real-life case studies to draw valuable lessons.

The new edition has been revised and updated, featuring brand new sections on reserve-based lending, supply chain finance, and new technologies for implementing structured trade finance.

Business Families and Family Businesses

The STEP Handbook for Advisers, Third Edition

Publication date: Apr 2025

This comprehensive handbook makes essential reading for all practitioners who advise business families, including lawyers, accountants, financial advisers and wider family business advisers.

Preparing Lawyers for Technology Transformation

The Exponential Age Mindset

Publication date: Nov 2025

The growth in technology is forecast to increase exponentially going forward. What this means for business is that technology will radically change the way we work, and that constant change will become the norm.

In law, this change has not taken effect as radically as in other areas of business, but it is a matter of when, not if. This book identifies nine mindset attributes that are fundamental to success – to individuals, their teams, and their organizations.

As AI adoption increases, there has been less focus on the human-centred skills that are needed to thrive. Preparing Lawyers for Technology Transformation: The Exponential Age Mindset focuses on how legal departments and law firms can ensure their employees have the mindset and the skill set to optimize this transformation. Increasingly, GCs are seeing that engaging the entire legal department is key to success, and that many non-lawyer roles are going to be even more central as tech and GenAI becomes more prevalent.

Sustainable Profitability in a Disrupted Legal Market, Second Edition

Publication date: Nov 2025

This Special Report presents practical strategies to help law firms protect and sustain their profitability as shifting client expectations, advanced technology and global influences challenge many of the old paradigms in law firm management.

Authors Norman Clark and Lisa Walker Johnson demonstrate that, although traditional factors influencing profitability remain valid, they must be managed in new ways to meet new financial realities.

This report highlights what sustainable profitability really means for the 2020s and beyond, and how any law firm can achieve it.

Lessons from High-Performing Law Firm Leaders

Publication date: Feb 2026

This Special Report offers expert insights and guidance for law firm partners and leaders as well as consultants, legal tech companies, recruiters and others seeking to understand the continued evolution of the legal industry. It will prove a valuable guide in a time of uncertainty, drawn together by two authors in a unique position of experience and industry knowledge.

Online Dispute Resolution

Law’s Future in the Digital Age

Publication date: Sep 2025

A worldwide revolution in dispute resolution is unfolding. Public justice systems are turning to offer fair access to a fundamental human right: justice online. 

Online Dispute Resolution looks at this fundamental change that the digital revolution has brought and will bring to the provision of legal services.

Joint Operating Agreements: A Practical Guide, Fifth Edition

Publication date: Oct 2026

This fifth edition of the leading work on joint operating agreements (JOAs) provides a practical examination of the provisions of a typical JOA, with a particular focus on the critical issues of scope, the operator’s role, joint and exclusive operations, default, transfers and decommissioning. 

Beyond Bias, Second Edition

Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law

Publication date: Aug 2025

This second edition of Beyond Bias: Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law offers a holistic, nuanced examination of women’s journeys, achievements, and challenges in law and the ways in which firms and practitioners can implement meaningful change.

Private Trust Companies

A Handbook for Advisers, Second Edition

Publication date: Jul 2023

Private trust companies play an increasingly important role in the wealth structures of many ultra-wealthy families, offering a high degree of control and flexibility in the administration of a family’s trusts and the management of trust assets. Featuring chapters written by leading practitioners from firms including Appleby, McDermott, Will & Emery and Squire Patton Boggs, this edition fully explores the legal, regulatory and practical dimensions of forming and operating a private trust company.

This title's content shines a light on organisational and operational issues such as designing a private trust company’s ownership structure, implementing proper internal controls, outsourcing services and working with professional advisers. Important matters like coordinating with the family office, communicating with family, protecting privacy and handling disputes involving private trust companies are also tackled.

Preparing for Partnership

A Guide to Achieving Partnership in a Law Firm

Publication date: Sep 2023

Becoming a partner in a law firm is a significant milestone in a lawyer's career, and requires a combination of strong legal skills, business acumen, leadership abilities and a commitment to the firm's success. Preparing for Partnership reviews the essential steps that lawyers need to take to make partnership a reality.

This book outlines the critical factors for success, from building a strong track record to developing a loyal client base, demonstrating leadership skills and meeting the firm's criteria. Contributors to the book discuss how to network and build relationships within the firm, review the financial aspects of partnership, and how to seek feedback and mentorship from other partners.

Preparing for Partnership is an invaluable resource for lawyers seeking to achieve the ultimate career milestone of partnership, and for team leaders and management as they help aspiring partners to prepare. This book will help lawyers navigate the complex path to partnership and realize their full potential in the legal profession. 

Crypto Assets in Trusts and Foundations

Publication date: Jun 2024

In such a rapidly evolving arena Crypto Assets in Trusts and Foundations provides a detailed roadmap to navigating the use of this new asset class in trusts and foundations, as well as offering guidance and insight relating to compliance with the respective legal rules. User-friendly and comprehensive, it will make essential reading for trustees, board members of foundations, wealth managers, lawyers, tax professionals, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and, indeed, anyone keen to embrace the emerging landscape of crypto assets.

Global Mobility of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals, Second Edition

Publication date: Jul 2025

With increasing political uncertainty, evolving tax landscapes, and the proliferation of special tax regimes designed to attract the wealthy, ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) now have more options than ever when selecting a country of residence. As international relocation becomes more common, advisers must take a holistic approach to guide clients through the complex legal, tax, and succession implications of cross-border moves.

Co-published with STEP, this comprehensive new edition features insights from leading private client advisers across key jurisdictions worldwide.