Fighting back – a golden opportunity to take on the Big Four in tax services
Bakers City head Alex Chadwick argues that law firms are increasingly primed to take core tax work off Big Four…
Horizon Scan
A Brexit veto? The best-laid plans for Scotland’s future in the UK and in the EU
Brodies’ Christine O’Neill looks at the constitutional and legal position north of the border It might be premature to say…
Comment: Ashurst’s Ben Tidswell argues a volatile risk landscape is a call to arms for modern law firms
One of the many lasting consequences of the downturn has been a prolonged expansion of the globalised compliance framework. Increased…
Comment: Fieldfisher’s Chissick on why real change on diversity needs leadership in law
‘Did you see the game at the weekend?’ is the type of question I am often asked at events. I…
It’s a risky world out there… and a big chance for a new kind of lawyer
Ashurst’s Ben Tidswell argues a volatile, globalising risk landscape is a call to arms for the modern law firm One…
We wanted diversity, we got box-ticking – real change on diversity needs leadership in law
Fieldfisher’s Michael Chissick says progress on gay inclusion masks a wider diversity failure in law ‘Did you see the game…
Comment: Picking up the New Law gauntlet – CC’s City head calls for a new approach to training the lawyers of the future
New entrants to the legal profession will be competing head on against Kim, the virtual assistant from Riverview Law, and…
Comment: Gibson Dunn’s Geffen argues law firms can sell judgement or process but few can excel at both
A few years ago the general counsel of one of the big banks told me that they only went to…
Are you selling judgement or process? Few modern law firms can excel at both
Charlie Geffen argues the legal market is segmenting between two diverging arenas A few years ago the general counsel of…
Keeping up with Ross and Kim – the work to do on shaping the legal stars of tomorrow
CC’s David Bickerton says the profession is yet to master training the lawyers of the future New entrants to the…
Comment: Time to move on – Savage argues legal education is falling behind the realities of the profession
Let’s get this in context right off the bat. The Training for Tomorrow proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Here we must run, just to stay in place – what it takes to be a law firm partner in 2016
Macfarlanes’ Charles Martin reflects on the paradoxes facing the modern partner I confess the analogy is not perfect, but reflecting…
It’s high time we moved on – why legal education fails the key test
Nigel Savage argues that legal education is falling further behind the realities of the industry Let’s get this in context…
Comment: Privacy v transparency – Withers’ Noseda on incoming OECD tax rules opening a new battle front
In almost every field of legal work, privacy is regarded as a primary and legitimate concern to protect the interests…
Privacy v transparency – incoming OECD tax rules are opening a new battle front
Withers’ Filippo Noseda casts a weary eye over the latest attempt to bolster tax disclosure In almost every field of…
Singapore swing – a credible threat to the dominance of English law
English lawyers have long had an edge over their US and continental colleagues. English law was established early as the…
Comment: NRF’s Martyr – ‘Society craves balance but the profession drives our people in a different direction’
Our profession is facing a growing tension between the drive for profit – the resurgent guiding principle of the 2000s…
Breeding cynicism – a call to move past the money-driven culture afflicting law
NRF’s Peter Martyr argues senior lawyers need to speak out for a more responsible vision of the profession Our profession…
UK’s fintech boom is set to dazzle but advisers are still struggling to respond
Simmons & Simmons’ Angus McLean argues the profession is missing a unique opportunity in the City’s fintech revolution Unless you…
‘A watershed moment for enforcement’ – sizing up class action competition reforms
Cleary’s Sunil Gadhia and Paul Gilbert on the much-touted reforms of competition disputes We have begun a journey into the…