‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024

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‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024

The Legal Business Commercial Litigation Summit 2024 saw barristers, solicitors, in-house counsel and other professionals in the disputes sector come together to discuss the key issues in today’s commercial litigation market – and how to stay ahead of the game.

The event, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, got underway with a panel entitled ‘When litigation is stranger than fiction (and even your partner tolerates you reading out the best bits from the daily transcript)’, led by One Essex Court’s Neil Kitchener KC, who was joined by CMS partner Vanessa Whitman and fellow One Essex Court barristers Sandy Phipps and James Fox. Continue reading “‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024”

‘Getting access to the talent’ – The profession struggles to react as sweeping training reform looms

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‘Getting access to the talent’ – The profession struggles to react as sweeping training reform looms

Thomas Alan reports on a lively LB debate on training the solicitors of tomorrow

With the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) primed for a 2021 launch; a new generation of lawyers entering the industry; and the partnership model under increasing strain, the legal education sector is set for its largest upheaval in a generation. Continue reading “‘Getting access to the talent’ – The profession struggles to react as sweeping training reform looms”

The in-house debate: Run the risk

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The in-house debate: Run the risk

Is the job of the legal function to be the ringmaster and cheerleader, managing risk and compliance effectively within an organisation? Should it have to win over the hearts and minds of the board just as much as those on the front line? These were the main discussion points of a recent panel debate between nearly 20 in-house lawyers and private practice risk management specialists gathered at Mayer Brown’s London offices this summer.

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David Harrison, Mayer Brown: A common challenge across practice areas is how to move away from historical perceptions of compliance and risk – that this is for the lawyers and could get in the way of the business, with the result that it’s underfunded. It often takes a crisis, typically an investigation or a major breach, for significant resources to be deployed. Continue reading “The in-house debate: Run the risk”