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Deal or No Deal: UK Retailers’ Best and Worst Brexit Outcomes

7th February 2018
Below Alison Conley, Head of Retail & Consumer at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, explains some of the prospects for UK retailers at either side of the Brexit deal outcome. The sums at stake for retailers as a result of Brexit are huge. With the value of UK imports from the EU and the rest of the world […]
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Baby Milk Contaminated for Last Decade; How Will Regulators React?

7th February 2018
French dairy giant Lactalis recently reported that baby milk produced at its Craon factory could have been contaminated with salmonella for more than a decade. Last week the company said in a statement that Salmonella Agona was found in one of the baby milk drying towers at the north-western French plant. The same strain was […]
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15.5% Repatriation Tax for US Citizens Living Abroad with Interests in Non-US Companies

6th February 2018
One of the major provisions of the US Tax Reform forced large US companies like Apple and Google to pay a sizable tax on profits they held outside the US in their foreign subsidiaries (called CFC –controlled foreign corporations). Under the reform, all profits of these CFCs that accumulated between 1986 through December 31, 2017 […]
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How Is the Legal Sphere Evolving in 2018?

2nd February 2018
The world of law isn’t what it once was, from technology, employment and regulation, the dynamic has shifted significantly over the past decade. below Donna Sewell, CEO at LegalEdge, delves into said change, touching on some of the evolution she has witnessed, and the ever-changing attitudes of the people involved in this intricate sector. Back […]
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How Do I Get My First Law Firm Clients?

2nd February 2018
As part of our law school & careers features, for paralegals, newly graduates, and those simply hoping to jump into an exciting world of law, here Andrea Hall, Founder and Principle of US based The Hall Law Office, LLC, talks to Lawyer Monthly about the first steps in building your own firm and attracting your first few […]
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In-house GCs Three Times More Dissatisfied with Larger Law Firms

1st February 2018
Despite this, in-house teams are overwhelmingly appointing law firms based on personal connections rather than a rational appraisal of which firms would be best for the job. Companies find smaller firms provide better client service, but often lack the means to source them. An overwhelming majority of general counsel (GC) are excited by technologies for […]
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Carillion’s Downfall Was Its Backward Supply Chain Management

30th January 2018
The recent collapse of Carillion is one of the biggest domestic insolvencies in almost a decade, characterised by some as another Lehman. For Britain’s second largest construction company, its 43,000 global employees also provided a range of facilities management and ongoing maintenance services, most notably to a variety of UK government agencies. Until last July, […]
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