The Brexit debate: The big uneasy Legal Business The biggest issue facing business for a generation looms on 23 June with the Brexit vote. We assembled a group…
‘Still monitoring’: Regulator silent on BHS inquiry as hearing continues Matthew Field As MPs seek more documents for the BHS inquiry, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said it had not yet taken…
As total white collar prosecutions rise, SFO faces questions around governance arrangements Legal Business Total prosecutions for white collar crime were up by 1% across the last year according to figures from Ministry of…
From offshore to Big Law: the Panama Papers’ lasting imprint on the legal landscape Legal Business Tom Moore argues profession must deal with changing attitudes on tax and reputation The offshore market is being redrawn following…
Cyprus: Picking up the pieces Anthony Notaras On the face of it, Cyprus has much to celebrate. In March, the country completed the three-year economic adjustment programme…
Told you so: City litigators unsurprised as MoJ requests £427m cash injection following drop in court claims Legal Business In line with what many dispute experts predicted, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has requested a cash injection after seeing…
Guest post: A new report into HMRC’s investigation of tax fraud by the wealthy Legal Business Overnight the Public Accounts Committee published a timely report on ‘Tackling Tax Fraud’. It’s fairly short and you can read…
Legal training provider launches competition claim against Law Society Legal Business The Law Society, already fighting to recapture full control of education standards for lawyers from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA),…
SRA to probe City firm connections to Panama Papers Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has asked several law firms to clarify whether they are linked to the law firm…
Fit for purpose? Critics round on SFO as forex charges are dropped Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been criticised for shutting down its investigation into alleged rigging in the foreign exchange…
Freshfields and Linklaters advise as competition issues threaten stock exchange merger Legal Business Börse/LSE tie-up raises regulatory concerns As Europe’s two largest financial market operators, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Börse,…
Does populism have a price? Legal Business HFN’s Alan Sacks highlights the economic inequality issue. Despite the obvious successes of the Israeli business sector – driven by…
Comment: Stefan Stern – Just remember, GCs, Enron thought it was all perfectly legal Legal Business Earlier this year the 67th annual oil and gas conference was held by the Center for American and International Law…
‘A wrong turning’: Lord Chief Justice makes proposals to shift cases away from arbitration Legal Business English law took ‘a wrong turning’ in favouring the use of international arbitration to resolve commercial disputes, the lord chief…
Guest post: The case for legal advice privilege is not as strong as the profession wants it to be Legal Business Lord Neuberger (pictured), in a recent short speech, provides some interesting insights in to the problematic world of legal advice…
Half a million documents later: SFO drops forex investigation due to lack of evidence Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped its investigation into allegations of rigging in the foreign exchange (forex) market after…
Legal heavyweights including A&O, Travers Smith, KWM and Simmons leaders back anti-Brexit report Legal Business A 250-strong group of lawyers including leaders from Allen & Overy (A&O), King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Simmons & Simmons…
From Chancery Lane to Waterloo – it’s time for the Law Society’s levy to go Multiple Authors There is a reason that the slogan ‘No taxation without representation’ has echoed through history. The rally cry of the…
City lawyers form pro-Brexit coalition led by 8 New Square QC Victoria Young Lobby groups set up on both sides as questions loom large for the country’s legal framework Debate among lawyers over…
Bar Council releases guidelines for tackling sexual harassment after report highlights inappropriate behaviour Legal Business The Bar Council has released new guidelines for dealing with sexual harassment in a bid to help barristers handle mistreatment…
