Guest post: Enforcing a patent is an abuse of process, except where it isn’t Legal Business Last week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment (16 July) in Case C-170/13 Huawei…
Comment: Momentum – the little-discussed magic that can lead to big success Legal Business Momentum versus quality. That’s the question for the upper reaches of the legal industry that is never on the lips…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – Reed Smith’s Tamara Box on women and law Legal Business Imagine, in sequence, a football player, a surveyor, a figure skater and a managing partner of a law firm –…
Guest post: The innovation perspective – get the right end of the telescope Legal Business Innovation is a word much bandied around in the law without always a clear idea of what it means. Many…
Comment: The Global 100 – so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Alex Novarese Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
The Global 100: so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Legal Business Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – women and law Legal Business Reed Smith’s Tamara Box argues the profession needs to fight the gender stereotypes that stop women advancing Imagine, in sequence,…
The Last Word: Progress Report Legal Business As part of our Global 100 report, law firm leaders give their assessment on how their firms are performing. Self-efficiency…
Guest post: ‘More mystery and misinformation’ – welcome to a world without the AmLaw 100 Legal Business We’re now well into the Am Law 100 season. My former colleagues at The American Lawyer have published their biggest…
Guest post: Law firm mergers – be clear if it’s for your balance sheet or your clients or it won’t go well Legal Business The industry standard in tracking US law firm mergers, Altman Weil’s Mergerline, has had this to say about activity in…
Comment: Be wary of vaulting ambition as competition ramps up in Scotland Legal Business An interesting battle is raging in Scotland on levels large and small. In early May, the Scottish National Party (SNP)…
Comment: A vision of Big Law come 2025 – will the dust ever settle? Legal Business It is 2025 and the view from the nominal head office of the leading City law firm remains as uncertain…
Lockstep has to go for Magic Circle to enter new global elite Legal Business Conservatism and intransigence are qualities often bemoaned in the legal industry, in many cases beyond their manifestation. But there is…
Be wary of vaulting ambition as competition ramps up in Scotland Legal Business An interesting battle is raging in Scotland on levels large and small. In early May, the Scottish National Party (SNP)…
You can’t buy loyalty – the dos and don’ts of making the lateral hiring game pay off Legal Business Fieldfisher’s Matthew Lohn argues that patience, structure and a dash of decency go a long way in hiring a partner…
The Last Word: The vision thing Legal Business Senior legal figures provide their take on how the market will shape up over the next 25 years RISE OF…
Comment: Lockstep has to go for Magic Circle to enter new global elite Legal Business Conservatism and intransigence are qualities often bemoaned in the legal industry, in many cases beyond their manifestation. But there is…
Guest post: HMRC – Taking stock and keeping public confidence Legal Business Back in February Labour announced that it would, if it took power, begin an ‘immediate and independent review into the…
Guest post: What makes tax lawyers morally limited? Richard Moorhead I find the psychology of professional ethics endlessly fascinating. Take this piece by Elaine Doyle, Jane Frecknall Hughes and Barbara…
Comment: Going native – ethics and the modern GC Legal Business The in-house profession has doubled in size in the UK over the last 15 years and gained once unthinkable levels…
