Richard Burcher

  • London City
    Opinion

    City lawyers' fees: free-market reality

    22 February 2016

    The billable-hour debate regarding City fees is a predictable sideshow – firms will price at a level the market deems acceptable.

  • Opinion

    Not all wills are ‘simple’

    19 October 2015

    Charitable efforts to boost will-writing may be laudable in intent but they damage the perceived value of carrying out the work to a high standard.

  • Opinion

    When the price is right

    8 June 2015

    The rebound in employment tribunal claims is occurring unevenly as firms with sophisticated pricing strategies get most work.

  • Richard Susskind
    Feature

    Pricing: getting it right

    2015-04-16T11:54:00

    Richard Susskind thinks lawyers are wrong on pricing. But firms should be encouraged to understand and tackle modern challenges on more than one front.

  • Richard Burcher
    Opinion

    Considerations on GHRs

    2014-09-10T14:19:00

    A look at other jurisdictions tells us that we must take a granular and nuanced approach to pricing legal work.