Comment: Are stressed junior lawyers being struck off too easily? It’s time for watchdogs to consider a more flexible approach
In my line of work you’re supposed to pretend ideas come out of nowhere but this column was triggered by…
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Freshfields denies wrongdoing in tax advice amid €50m settlement payout
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has brought to an end a lawsuit brought against the firm by the liquidator of the insolvent…
Sponsored briefing: Hayne, ASIC, banks, penalties and the price of shifting risk
Richard Harris on the impact of the preoccupation with banking mistakes History abounds with examples of problems to which a…
Sponsored briefing: Enforcement reimagined
Chris Brennan follows on from his panel discussion at the Financial Services Regulation and Disputes Summit to explore the options…
Picking up the pieces – the risk debate gauges the #MeToo era
A clear focus on a number of #MeToo episodes among City law firms has led to a close examination of…
UK legal industry plagued by sexual harassment and bullying, IBA survey finds
Law firm culture is again under the spotlight after a survey of almost 7,000 lawyers across 135 countries found sexual…
Sponsored briefing: Regulatory challenges in the year ahead
Ten years ago, very few large law firms needed external legal advice on dealing with their regulator. This was because…
Sponsored briefing: The lawyer’s lawyer
The risks and exposures facing law firms have dramatically changed over the last decade. The legal industry now faces a…
Review of Baker McKenzie #MeToo incident finds ‘shortcomings’ but details scant
An under-wraps independent review of Baker McKenzie’s approach to a sexual misconduct incident six years ago has concluded there were…
The risk debate: Silver linings playbook
The decade since the fall of Lehman has seen some dramatic changes to the profession, not least law firms’ risk…
Unstoppable: The Risk Report
Our debut risk management and professional indemnity report with broker Marsh in February 2008 featured a timid segue into an…
Ex-Slaughters corporate veteran Randell appointed chair of FCA
After an eminent career in later years dominated by picking up the pieces of the post-Lehman world, former Slaughter and…
Under the sword
Tom Baker assesses attempts to revive the flagging Serious Fraud Agency amid a fractious political debate It is fair to…
Global cartel fines drop substantially in first half of 2017 but market collusion and sanctions remain ‘cyclical’
Global cartel fines have decreased significantly in the first half of 2017 with worldwide fines totalling $1.2bn, on track to…
White & Case and SullCrom advise as Deutsche Bank fined over £500m for money laundering claims
White & Case and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised Deutsche Bank as Germany’s largest lender has been fined £500m by…
Too big to fail? The battle to keep ring-fencing reforms on track
Envisaged in the wake of the financial crisis, ring-fencing reforms will tie up banks and legal advisers for years. Legal…
The business and human rights debate: The new judges
With new legislation putting human rights on the business agenda, we teamed up with Herbert Smith Freehills to gather lawyers…
Preparing for the worst: legal costs spike as FTSE 100 sets aside £31bn
With corporate counsel consistently burdened by onerous cost constraints levied by their executive, the pressure to deliver efficiencies in-house may…
Costs of capital – senior counsel discuss hard lessons from the post-Lehman clampdown
With regulatory focus on financial services business unrelenting, effective risk management strategies are vital. We teamed up with Cornerstone Research…
Banking on change: bonuses still centre stage
Tapestry’s Janet Cooper on regulatory developments affecting pay in financial services. Since 2009, regulators around the world have been issuing…