Comment: Global Law Summit misses the mark and a big opportunity Legal Business Here at Legal Business we like to set the agenda, so we’re feeling ahead of the game in pointing out…
Global Law Summit misses the mark and a big opportunity Legal Business Here at Legal Business we like to set the agenda, so we’re feeling ahead of the game in pointing out…
Strangling the golden goose – English law needs reform Legal Business Slaughter and May’s Nigel Boardman, James Shirbin and Andrew Blake argue that English law needs drastic reform to remain internationally…
Dissent, it turns out, comes at a price even in disputes Legal Business Joe Tirado argues that dissenting opinions in arbitration are a double-edged sword There are many so-called ‘hot’ topics in international…
Guest post: Checkbook recruiting – will Kirkland’s strategy pay off? Legal Business From the Kirkland & Ellis site, under the topic Laterals Overview (I quote in full, emphasis supplied): ‘At Kirkland, the…
Guest post: litigants in person, never mind the quality – it’s length that counts Legal Business At the same time as the MoJ has published Liz Trinder led research on litigants in person in private family…
Guest post: ‘Individuals matter’ – A conversation with Deutsche Bank’s Asia Pacific GC Joe Longo Legal Business Last month I had the pleasure of being on a panel in Europe with Joe Longo, the general counsel for…
Comment: Legal Business celebrates 25 years and the profession as well Legal Business So, what mattered to you? Twenty five years since Legal Business launched to chronicle the dramatic changes in the legal…
The Last Word – Reflections and looking ahead Legal Business Senior figures provide personal perspectives on a changing industry for our 250th edition Working with Salz ‘I worked for Anthony…
Guest post: Tiger, Plant, Freshfields and the Short Sellers – a look at legal ethics in ABS-owner Quindell’s woes Legal Business Charles Plant, outgoing Chair of the SRA who has led the SRA through one of the more interesting phases in…
Regional Insight – Leader Legal Business If you were to venture outside London to the major regional legal markets ten or 15 years ago, you would…
Guest post: The PM’s ‘foreign fighters’ plan – probably lawful Legal Business In Australia, the Prime Minister announced new counter-terrorism powers which he intends to introduce in a bill in the next…
The Friday Edit: Property is hot once more and the dangers of upsetting Susan Legal Business We’re halfway through November and it’s Friday, so here’s our regular look back at some of the stories that have…
Comment: Magic Circle real estate withdrawal isn’t a myth, but it’s not that simple Legal Business In a 2011 piece on the decimated real estate market in the City, we noted that few senior property partners…
Comment: Join our club – law firms’ obsession with the in crowd is beyond parody Legal Business As I reach my middle years I find much to admire and celebrate about the legal profession, and lawyers in…
Comment: The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price Legal Business This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like the end of an informal trilogy on…
Join our club – law firms’ obsession with the in crowd is beyond parody Legal Business As I reach my middle years I find much to admire and celebrate about the legal profession, and lawyers in…
The cost of culture – HSF finds mega-mergers always come at a price Legal Business This month’s cover feature on Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) looks in hindsight like an informal trilogy on storied London firms…
Magic Circle real estate withdrawal isn’t a myth, but it’s not that simple Legal Business In a 2011 piece on the decimated real estate market in the City, we noted that few senior property partners…
The Last Word – Hot property Legal Business Renewed interest from international investors leading to increased deal flow means real estate practices are back in favour again. We…
