All articles by Eduardo Reyes – Page 28
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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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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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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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FeatureHow to: make fewer mistakes
A City thought-leader believes he can help clever lawyers avoid doing silly things.
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NewsSummit: do the right thing, Neuberger tells lawyers
Danger is that events such as the GLS can be held in a ‘self-congratulatory bubble’, president of the Supreme Court tells attendees.
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NewsSummit: top companies’ rule of law concerns in China and Brazil
China, Bangladesh and Brazil lead the list of countries where $1bn companies report concerns about the rule of law.
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OpinionSummit: agreed themes divide the speakers
Speakers at the opening session had different ideas about the meaning of simple words.
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NewsSummit: midmarket firms told to cede power to non-lawyers
Firms in the ‘squeezed middle’ must deploy wider expertise to boost profits, conference told.
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NewsSummit: actor calls on delegates to support charity
Oscar-nominated actor Carey Mulligan closed the opening session of the Global Law Summit.
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NewsSummit: justice system has duty to break poverty cycle, says US attorney general
Eric Holder recalls Kennedys setting out to bend the arc of history.
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NewsSummit: ‘inconvenience’ a threat to rule of law – LCJ
Lord Thomas challenges delegates to consider how clauses 39 and 50 of Magna Carta should apply to modern challenges.
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OpinionA ‘strategic’ approach in-house
In-house lawyers are motivated to work on cutting-edge cases that ‘really matter’. How can they be approached strategically?
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FeatureCompliance: blame game
Lawyers and other compliance managers are being stretched as government agencies outsource responsibility for policing corporate impropriety.
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NewsCromwell, private practice and long hours
Booker-winning author Dame Hilary Mantel was the real star at the latest law and literature reading.
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NewsInsolvency costs cap does not fit – peer
At present, insolvency cases are exempted from the rules limiting the recovery of costs from a losing party.
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OpinionChilcot approach crowds out the rule of law
The impression left by this protracted circus is that lawyers are there to protect the powerful and wealthy.
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FeatureRoundtable: in-house public sector
Eduardo Reyes reports from a roundtable bringing together in-house lawyers who must reconcile the interests of the public and policymakers in not-for-profit organisations.
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OpinionStart planning 2016’s budget cuts
Think about planning for next year now. Otherwise the cuts could feel more brutal than necessary.
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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.