Sanctions: an unprecedented moment for doing business in Russia Legal Business YUST’s Evgeny Zhilin outlines the benefits. 2014 has brought many challenges to the Russian economy. The already modest growth rates…
Guest post: The West Lothian Question – a few thoughts Legal Business The so-called West Lothian question is a political and not legal question. It was asked as long ago as 1977…
Guest post: Excalibur sends chill wind… (again) Legal Business The latest instalment in the Excalibur case is interesting for many reasons. One is Lord Justice Clarke’s claim that making litigation…
Guest post: If your anti-bribery policy is more than three pages, it probably won’t work Legal Business Three years ago Bribery Inc. went mad. Every law firm, accounting firm and uncle Tom Cobley and all got into…
Guest post: Partners Behaving Badly – how not to handle client relations Legal Business The other day we were in a meeting with the head of strategy and marketing and the chair of an…
Guest post: Watson, I presume? (or how I learned to stop worrying and love disruption in law) Bruce MacEwen I’m often asked – on a panel last month in Europe and on a panel later this month right here…
Guest post: Full of sound and fury on human rights – the Conservative’s British Bill of Rights Legal Business The Conservative plan for a ‘British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities’ is finally being made clear today. The tone of…
Lateral hiring in the Caribbean and the Channel Islands Legal Business Philip Jennings of JLegal discusses these key jurisdictions and the opportunities (and challenges) of moving offshore. The first thing to…
Guest post: The Blind Men & Big Data – what does Big Data mean for law firms? Legal Business A few weeks ago I returned from the 37th annual ILTA education conference, which was held this year at the…
Guest post: what might the Tory human rights plan be? Legal Business Although Tory hostility to human rights law is obvious, there’s been vagueness till now about what actual policy a Conservative…
Guest post: Let’s avoid a huge constitutional talkfest – how devolution needs to be handled Legal Business The main constitutional business that ought to be on MPs’ minds at the moment is how to deliver the party…
Guest post: So you think you want to be a lawyer…? The pro and cons of entering the legal profession Legal Business There are many careers that are worthwhile. All jobs should be important to the people who do them. And all…
Guest post: Scotland, the day of the referendum – a look at the consequences of a Yes or No vote Legal Business 18th September 2014 – Referendum Day in Scotland on the question of independence from the remainder of what is now…
Guest post: The Children Act – a look at Ian McEwan’s take on law and the justice system Legal Business Fiona Maye is sixty – and a judge in the Family Division of the High Court. Her husband’s about to…
Guest post: End of an era – the legacy of Des Hudson Legal Business Eight years is a long time at the helm of an organisation like the Law Society, and so as he…
Professional indemnity: PI insurance – dos and don’ts Legal Business Marsh’s Sandra Neilson-Moore reflects on the process of applying for professional indemnity insurance, with some added thoughts on cyber liability…
Guest Blog: Are you behaviourally challenged? How you frame advice could influence client decisions Legal Business I finally got round to reading this report from John Maule on the Legal Services Board research pages. It sells…
Guest post: Wild Boys: Why some at the Tax bar need to learn to say no Legal Business It’s quite a rarity for a practising lawyer to suggest serious unethicality on the part of his or her colleagues,…
Guest post: Stop being proactive, stop being commercial, stop being nice Legal Business I made a mistake. It was in 1989. I went in-house and found I was good at my job. It…
Guest post: Change is neither good nor bad: It is Legal Business ‘Call it the Great Recession, the Great Reset, or whatever, the world palpably shook in September 2008 and the repercussions…
