Special territory: Fintech in Hong Kong Alex Speirs ‘You have to, to serve these markets, re-imagine how money can be managed and moved, because there’s going to be…
EasyJet GC completes ITV round-trip for head of legal job Tom Baker ITV has appointed easyJet group general counsel (GC) Kyla Mullins as its new head of legal, filling a role vacated…
Client profile: Julie Smyth, BAE Systems Air Hamish McNicol ‘My husband has virtually no understanding of what I do,’ admits BAE Systems Air chief counsel Julie Smyth. ‘He thinks…
Enterprise GC 2018: Tumbling into crisis Catherine Wycherley Corporate crises are on the upswing. A faster-paced R&D cycle, improved but riskier technology, 24-hour news… the list of triggers…
In-house: RBS to tackle peaks and troughs with flexible legal providers Hamish McNicol The need for a more ‘nimble and agile’ environment is driving the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) foray into the…
In-house: big names move shop as BT’s Fitz goes into medical research and tech giants see exits Hamish McNicol Three of the global in-house community’s leading lights have announced moves in recent weeks, with former BT general counsel (GC)…
Big deals – meet the GCs running the headline deals Hamish McNicol The global M&A market is booming. Bill Mordan, general counsel at FTSE 100 drug-maker Shire, would know. Shire’s board recently…
Going places: focus on Michelin Legal Business Leading a global legal team is a complex role and many general counsel (GCs) could be forgiven for spending all…
Disruptive tech: Riding Schumpeter’s gale Anna Reynolds Storyteller. Ninja. Scrum Master. Brand Champion. Evangelist. The modern commercial world has created many new genres of work, but sometimes…
The global client debate: Across boundaries Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: How do people feel about the service from law firms? Simon White, Cognizant: There are a…
The New GC Toolkit: Hired help – bringing new skills to legal teams James Wood ‘A good general counsel (GC) should do three things,’ says National Grid’s Alison Kay: ‘Manage the legal requirements of the…
The New GC Toolkit: The innovation illusion James Wood ‘There’s a palpable sense of innovation in the legal industry,’ says Casey Flaherty, founder of legal technology consultancy Procertas. ‘But…
The New GC Toolkit: The discerning customer – smarter procurement James Wood In-house teams are using new techniques and recruiting specialists to take a more sophisticated approach to procuring legal services…
The New GC Toolkit: Journey into the unknown – upgrading operations and tech James Wood For general counsel (GCs) struggling to manage the administrative and regulatory burdens of the role, a head of operations has…
Client profile: Martin Cook, Funding Circle Hamish McNicol The London office of peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle is exactly what you would expect from one of the UK’s largest…
Pearson eyes cost reductions with rejigged legal panel Tom Baker Education company Pearson has consolidated its legal adviser panels into new ‘preferred’ and ‘general’ rosters, moving away from specialised panels…
Veteran Pernod Ricard GC FitzSimons departs after 16 years at the helm Tom Baker French wines and spirits company Pernod Ricard announced yesterday (2 July) it had lost a veteran of the in-house legal…
Barclays presses counsel for radical shake-up by 2021 as it unveils final panel Hamish McNicol Barclays is intent on pushing dozens of major law firms to adopt a radical overhaul in working arrangements in time…
Green investment – The colour of money Greg Hall Pressure for business to ‘go green’ has been building steadily for 20 years. What started as a minority concern has…
