Offshore report: Tempering against the tempest

Offshore report: Tempering against the tempest

When taking stock of the markets over the last 12 months, it is safe to argue that tougher times must inevitably be afoot. While upheavals wrought by the pandemic may have largely receded into the rearview mirror, the volatility that has come to characterise recent times shows no sign of abating, with the Ukraine war …

Pride Month 2023: ‘Most clients don’t care whether you’re black, pink, green, red with blue spots, LGBTQ+ or not – they just want someone to win the case’

Pride Month 2023: ‘Most clients don’t care whether you’re black, pink, green, red with blue spots, LGBTQ+ or not – they just want someone to win the case’

Old Square Chambers’ employment and discrimination barrister Robin White talks to Amy Ulliott about transitioning at the Bar, the need for visible role models and why the official gender recognition process needs to change Did you find it easy to come out at work, and were there any particular barriers that you faced?

Social media influencers: Winning friends and influencing people

Social media influencers: Winning friends and influencing people

Three years ago, as the outside world shut down, the legal profession faced an extraordinary challenge – staying connected to colleagues and clients with no in-person contact. Lockdown saw a huge spike in social media use, and while personal use was a given for most lawyers, few had yet been convinced by its professional value, …

Caribbean Offshore Report: Light behind the cloud

Caribbean Offshore Report: Light behind the cloud

While 2022 began with renewed hope as the world began to bounce back after two unprecedented years of upheaval, it took just a few short weeks for that bubble to burst, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shaking the markets and raising the spectre of a global recession. However, law firms throughout the Cayman Islands (Cayman), …

Ports in a storm – the offshore leaders thriving in turbulent times

Ports in a storm – the offshore leaders thriving in turbulent times

If market commentators thought the world was ready to get back on an even keel after two years of global pandemic, events of recent months have very much put paid to that notion. But while law firms and their clients still have much volatility to contend with, the 2022 financial results season has once again …