All articles by Eduardo Reyes – Page 24
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Profile
Rare costs win in care case
Catrin Blake acted for a mother in her case against Somerset County Council.
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News
Government drops plan to extend corporate criminal liability
Decision to abandon new economic crime offence a 'slap in the face' for SFO director David Green, says leading QC.
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Opinion
The high street’s alive and well
The British high street is not dead – many are confident, thriving places. That must mean there’s a future for the high street solicitor.
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Feature
PII update: ‘soft’ options
As solicitors experience another benign insurance season, many are unhappy that the regulator has reheated proposals for reform.
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Feature
How to: use Twitter
When lawyers and PR specialists talk about social media strategy, increasingly they mean Twitter
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Feature
Roundtable: private wealth
High-net-worth people with $1m or more to invest want advice from private client lawyers on issues ranging from tax to trusts.
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Feature
Yugoslavia tribunal: legacy of war
The end is near for the groundbreaking international tribunal established to try alleged crimes committed in the conflicts of the former Yugoslavia.
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News
Greek crisis hits international firms
Regulatory duty to ensure safety of client money poses problems for solicitors.
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Feature
PII Focus: overview
Solicitors renewing their indemnity insurance can once again expect a soft market – but there are looming threats to that stability.
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News
Role of GC central to global sustainability
Research shows a clear ‘convergence’ between the ‘evolving role of general counsel and corporate sustainability’.
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Feature
How to: help clients build trust
Big companies are struggling to retain the trust of those they depend on, which is destroying value in tangible ways. Should they be listening to their lawyers?
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Feature
Roundtable: public sector – the state we are in
Public sector lawyers retain a keen service ethic, the latest Gazette roundtable heard. But in-house professionals and their law firm advisers are under pressure to think like entrepreneurs as they are challenged to do more for less.
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Profile
Roundtable: PII market
The 2014 professional indemnity renewal round was characterised as ‘benign’. After years of turmoil, is the insurance market for solicitors finally stabilising?
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News
Libor claim added to Barclays swaps case
Bank is defending a £50m claim for losses linked to manipulation of the London interbank offered rate.
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News
Commercial litigation spending slumps in UK – research
Commercial litigation spending in the UK has fallen dramatically since 2012.
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Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: Cross-Border Insolvency
This enduring guide to a ‘fast-changing area of law’ offers comprehensive and clearly laid-out tables of cases and appendices.
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Profile
Roundtable: access to justice
The legal profession’s belief in access to justice for all is undimmed. But faced with an ageing cadre of practitioners and swingeing public funding cuts, that commitment must be combined with creativity.
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News
Minimum wage case earns City firm an ‘exorcism’
International law firm King & Spalding was the subject of a ‘corporate exorcism’ yesterday afternoon, complete with a US choir and ‘preacher’.
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Opinion
Wot no Magna Carta? Shakespeare’s King John
Shakespeare’s King John doesn’t feature Magna Carta – but the play’s drama revolves around justice, legitimacy, arbitration and mediation.