All articles by Eduardo Reyes – Page 25
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FeatureHow 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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FeatureRoundtable: 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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ProfileRoundtable: 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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NewsLibor 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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NewsCommercial litigation spending slumps in UK – research
Commercial litigation spending in the UK has fallen dramatically since 2012.
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OpinionBOOK 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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ProfileRoundtable: 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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NewsMinimum 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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OpinionWot 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.
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ProfileRoundtable: arbitration
London is the world’s most popular seat for international arbitrations. Time to celebrate its dominance – or counsel against complacency?
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NewsDyson shelves guideline hourly rates reform
Master of the rolls had previously described an evidence-based revision of the rates as ‘urgent’.
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OpinionA Hague tribunal on the wrong track
Special tribunal for Lebanon has put journalists in the dock. And for what?
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OpinionThe Charlie and Lola election campaign
Political parties seem to be burying legal issues in the run-up to this May’s poll.
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FeatureGeneral election: let it be me
The NHS and the economy may dominate the headlines, but for the politicians who speak for their party on law and justice, feelings are running high heading into the election.
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NewsHughes backs ‘inquisitorial’ reform of civil justice
A Liberal Democrat presence in government would lead to a review of changes to civil justice introduced under LASPO, says justice minister.
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FeatureRoundtable: family – relative values
Family lawyers take clients through some of the most difficult episodes of their lives – a process complicated by overstretched courts and inconsistent judgments.
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ProfileEx-wife of Dale Vince can make post-divorce claim
Miles Geffin is acting for Kathleen Wyatt, who is seeking £1.9m from her entrepreneur ex-husband – 23 years after they divorced.
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NewsMid-size firms warned of overtrading dangers
Overtrading occurs when sales grow to a point where there is no longer enough cash left to pay creditors because receivables have grown too fast.
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ProfileSettlement in Mitchell defamation case
Jeremy Clarke-Williams acted for Met police officer in defamation case against MP and former Conservative party chief whip Andrew Mitchell.
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FeatureHow to: make fewer mistakes
A City thought-leader believes he can help clever lawyers avoid doing silly things.