You may be looking for a new challenge, maybe what you do doesn’t drive you anymore, either way, you’re looking to re-specialise in a new field of law. Consultant Susan Bywater-Lewis at QualitySolicitors J A Hughes recently made the shift into equine law from the Civil Litigation Department. Below she describes her process and offers […]
For the majority of solicitors, the renewal of professional indemnity insurance (PII) has become a relatively painless process. Insurance capacity remains high and most law firms have a significant choice of insurers available to them. This competition has led to highly competitive insurance rates at this point in the insurance market cycle. For some firms, […]
June in London was a tale of two stories: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, and the less glamorous, but no less consuming launch of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While the former did provide a sizeable boost to the economy, the latter kicked off financial services hiring that is expected to impact […]
Nearly 9 in 10 (87%) of law firms could be eligible for research and development tax relief but less than half have ever claimed. Law firms are throwing away millions of pounds a year because nearly 9 in 10 companies could be eligible for tax relief on new services, specialist tax relief firm Catax has […]
Research conducted by ID verification provider, Credas, reveals that a significant number of businesses in the legal sector are in danger of breaching anti-money laundering legislation. Those in the legal sector are among the highest at risk of exposure to money laundering and financial crime. Purchasing property and/or setting up a company provides criminals with […]
The gender pay gap is a topic that has been widely discussed online and has steadily been gaining traction in terms of popularity and awareness. Though figures released by the Office of National Statistics for April 2017 revealed that the gender pay gap based on median hourly earnings reached an all time low of 9.1%, […]
Charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office against Barclays were recently dismissed. Below Dominic Carman, noted legal commentator, discusses the implications for the SFO. More bad news for the UK’s Serious Fraud Office – this time in relation to its five-year investigation into Barclays Bank and its refinancing during the global financial crisis. This protracted […]
Mobile phones are a great help in these days to secure this permanent accessibility not only during regular business hours. Sometimes a five-minute call on a Saturday or Sunday can make all the difference instead of having a client experiencing a dreadful weekend by receiving a phone call from its lawyer only on Monday. “It […]
Business has never been more complicated in the legal arena. The role of today’s General Counsel (GC), supported by in-house legal teams, has gone from providing sound legal advice to also delivering strategy and direction in both legal and business matters. Below Bryan Melchionda, Director of Alliances at Seal Software, explains for Lawyer Monthly why […]
Jonathan Molot, a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and co-founder & Chief Investment Officer of Burford Capital, here discusses the moves law firms are making to pursue growth in the sector. A recent Deloitte law firm study sheds light on an all-too familiar topic: sluggish law firm growth, particularly among the largest […]
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