The Last Word: Divide and conquer Legal Business We canvassed City partners and in-house counsel for their views on the Law Society and the state of representation in…
Guest post: Why the SRA’s education reforms inhibit innovation Legal Business This response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) Consultation on training tomorrow’s solicitors is a personal one. I am afraid…
Guest post: Brexit analysis – Why the real danger to Parliamentary sovereignty isn’t Europe Legal Business As we await David Cameron’s sovereignty plan this week, it might help to explain what we mean by ‘Parliamentary sovereignty’.
Guest post: Legal lobby turf wars – what is the Law Society doing for you? Legal Business It is not a massive exaggeration to say that the Law Society will be fighting for its existence in the…
Guest post: The great tax debate – towards business accountability Legal Business This is the third in a series of pieces exploring what the Labour Centre might offer to the electorate. The…
Comment: What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
The finance view: Bumpy markets, rising debt funds – direct lending to flourish in 2016 but it won’t be year of the junk bond Legal Business Victoria Young canvasses veteran lawyers on the outlook for bespoke financing in 2016. It’s been flavour of the month for…
What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
To Gen X partners and Millennial associates… Legal Business Dear partner, We know there is a lot of talk about the new generation of associates, how entitled and short…
The Last Word: Deal perspectives Legal Business With global M&A passing the $5trn mark in 2015, we ask the City’s leading corporate players if last year’s deal…
Singapore swing – a credible threat to the dominance of English law Legal Business English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
Guest post: Do companies have a duty to avoid taxes? Legal Business Here’s a transaction that did the rounds some years ago. If I wanted some foreign exchange in the future I…
Comment: UK’s fintech boom is set to dazzle but advisers are still struggling to respond Legal Business Unless you have been too busy reconciling your cheque book stubs against your monthly paper bank statements, you may have…
Comment: Big picture, big mess – familiar turf wars as the legal education debate drags on Legal Business Legal education reform. First principles. Root and branch. It was ever thus. Attending the Westminster Legal Policy Forum (WLPF) seminar…
Comment: The moment of truth arises – will the profession stand up to Gove? Legal Business In business as in life, if you want respect you have to start by expecting it and not putting up…
The moment of truth arises – will the profession stand up to Gove? Legal Business In business as in life, if you want respect you have to start by expecting it and not putting up…
UK’s fintech boom is set to dazzle but advisers are still struggling to respond Legal Business Simmons & Simmons’ Angus McLean argues the profession is missing a unique opportunity in the City’s fintech revolution Unless you…
Guest post: Artificial intelligence – the robots are/are not coming Legal Business IBM Watson. Google’s driverless cars. Uncanny recommendations from Amazon, Siri, and Google Now. Not to mention the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book…
The Last Word: a year in review Legal Business Manchester, mergers and management merry-go-rounds – 2015 has been as tumultuous a year as any in recent memory. In our…
Guest post: Osborne’s bizarre personal injury proposals Legal Business Many of us watched the Chancellor’s Spending Review speech because of controversial proposals such as cuts in tax credits for…
