All articles by Eduardo Reyes – Page 26
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NewsMoJ in conflict with BIS over insolvency litigation
Minister accepts figures from practitioners body on sums raised through fee arrangements threatened by LASPO.
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OpinionLaw and art
In an era concerned with wellbeing, lawyers could express themselves by picking up a paintbrush.
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NewsNorthern Rock’s £261m defeat in High Court
Landmark defeat will force in-house counsel at banks to review documentation.
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FeatureMediation: peace at any price?
The courts are ready and willing to penalise commercial parties that refuse genuine offers of mediation. Is mediation finally coming of age?
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OpinionShould lawyers remain bored by tax?
If firms pay more attention to tax ‘leakage’, they could attract and retain more clients in a difficult practice area.
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ProfileInterview: David Howarth
Fundamental assumptions that underpin our approach to the law are wrong, says David Howarth, academic and former MP for Cambridge.
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NewsInsolvency litigation plea to PM
Business groups estimate that changes to be ushered in under LASPO by next April will cost HMRC £160m a year.
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NewsUS law firms dominate M&A rankings
Tables provide rough indication of corporate law firms’ relative financial performance at the point where deal values reached pre-crisis levels.
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FeatureRoundtable: wellbeing
Commercial law firms increasingly accept some responsibility for the wellbeing of both lawyers and staff. But providing the right support is not straightforward.
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OpinionInterpreting on trial
The professionalism of the Nuremberg interpreters highlights shortcomings in current UK standards.
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NewsSingapore commercial court ‘a threat to London’
Number of cases in Singapore’s international arbitration centre have increased by 300% in 10 years.
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NewsFirms face 10% PII hike – broker
Conveyancing practices are bearing the brunt of an expensive and chaotic renewal season.
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NewsRegional firms ‘bounce back’
Half of all regional firms increased revenues by more than 10%, compared with just 27% of City firms.
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OpinionOur foreign policy could reach for the law
A summer of distressing international news bolsters the case for using universal jurisdiction to apprehend people accused of war crimes.
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NewsNew tools designed to target in-house clients
Commercial firms in civil law jurisdictions will face increased competition from ‘lawyers on demand’ services following a pioneering move by a German-based provider.
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NewsWave of JRs expected over special needs deadline
Many local authorities unable to cope with Children and Families Act changes.
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OpinionWhen planning drives local government
It would be a mistake to let planning law drive the shape of London’s local democracy.
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OpinionLegal legacy of 1914’s ‘boy soldiers’
Protests over under-age recruitment have their echoes today.
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NewsAdvisers scramble as US imposes new sanctions
Energy firms in rush for export licences as corporate governance comes under microscope.
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OpinionThe short-lived planning legacy of the Great War
Noble attempts were made to set a new standard for social housing after the first world war.