The SRA sees its latest reforms as defending access to justice, yet debate persists. Why is it so hard to solve a problem like PII? The SRA has submitted its latest recommendations for reform of its professional indemnity insurance (PII) rules and the minimum terms and conditions (MTCs) to the Legal Services Board (LSB) (see […]
Document management technology is changing quickly, adding complexity to the efficiency versus security debate Q: What are the biggest issues in relation to document production/management in law firms? Jennie Gubbins, senior partner, Trowers & Hamlins: Managing change internally, and building trust is paramount. Working alongside your PA/secretary on a daily basis means the secretary gets to […]
Third-party funding is gaining credibility and more firms are willing to get in on the provider act, developing the market further Q: Is take-up of third-party litigation funding growing and if so, why and for what kind of case? Robert Hickmott, partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Third-party funding has been available for a some time […]
The Irish legal scene is short of people after the downturn, with opportunities aplenty for lawyers with skills in the hot practice areas Ireland is once again a land of opportunity for lawyers looking for jobs as work picks up in Dublin, both cross-border and domestic. Firms are back on track in terms of recruitment, […]
One firm moves its money to England, fearing a run on banks if UK splits apart The countdown to the Scottish referendum is on and Scottish law firms are feeling the pressure. The impending vote has already slowed commercial activity in Scotland in a big way and firms are having to think about their future […]
This week we publish our review of the reviews, which tallies the firms that have won places on the panels of 2014. There’s a pattern emerging. The larger companies, particularly those that are listed, will choose one or two magic circle firms (a GC might need to keep sweet with more than one, since they […]
Which firms are cutting it in this era of slimline rosters, and who are the GC new brooms making clean sweeps? The Lawyer can reveal all With in-house budgets tightening and law firms competing for fewer spots as external counsel to UK companies, the musical chairs-like scramble for places is fierce, frustrating and sometimes fruitless. […]
Here’s a conundrum: UK companies and organisations have reported a drop in fraud over the last two years, yet the impact of white-collar crime on actual victims is understood to be greater than ever. Those are the findings of PwC’s ‘Global Economic Crime Survey’ for this year, whose researchers also discovered an interesting phenomenon occurring […]
Here’s a conundrum: UK companies and organisations have reported a drop in fraud over the last two years, yet the impact of white-collar crime on actual victims is understood to be greater than ever. Those are the findings of PwC’s ‘Global Economic Crime Survey’ for this year, whose researchers also discovered an interesting phenomenon occurring […]
The Walker Morris Housing Group has won a four-year appointment to Procurement for Housing — a national procurement consortium of housing associations, local authorities and arms-length management organisations, which together comprise 65 per cent of the social housing sector. The success was the result of a thorough tender process that led to 20 firms being shortlisted […]
The Walker Morris Housing Group has won a four-year appointment to Procurement for Housing — a national procurement consortium of housing associations, local authorities and arms-length management organisations, which together comprise 65 per cent of the social housing sector. The success was the result of a thorough tender process that led to 20 firms being shortlisted […]
Walker Morris has appointed Rupert Bent as a partner and head of intellectual property (IP). Bent was previously head of IP litigation at Pinsent Masons. In that role, Bent advised on the full range of contentious IP disputes, including patent, trademark, copyright, design right and passing-off disputes, as well as non-contentious issues including licensing and […]