Paul Bennett
OpinionTaking off the whole of August is the right choice for me and my firm
The quietest month of the year means the phone goes off and emails go unchecked. And it works.
OpinionAn antique tome that has stood the test of time
Paul Bennett reviews Snell’s Equity (35th edition) by Steven Elliott KC.
OpinionWhy it’s time to scrap the Legal Services Board
Sweeping away the LSB given its lack of both impact and credibility would be in the public interest. The board is a burden but offers no benefit.
OpinionEssential Q&A guidance for all compliance officers
Paul Bennett reviews 'Conflicts, Confidentiality and Disclosure: Requirements, Risks and Remedies' by Tracey Calver.
OpinionGeek's guide to compliance is essential reading
Paul Bennet reviews 'SRA Investigations (1st edition)'.
OpinionSRA financial penalties consultation: why propose the unlawful?
The regulator needs to accept its proposals are flawed and drop them, without further delay.
OpinionIt’s all in the execution
Paul Bennett reviews Execution of Documents: A Practical Guide (4th edition) by Mark Anderson and Victor Woroner.
OpinionThe Solicitor’s Handbook 2024
by Gregory Treverton-Jones KC, Nigel West, Susanna Heley and Robert Forman.
OpinionLLP and Partnership Law: A legal and practical guide
by Jeremy Callman, Corinne Staves, Elspeth Berry and Naomi Winston.
OpinionDrafting and Negotiating Commercial Contracts (fifth edition)
by Mark Anderson and Victor Warner.
OpinionBullen & Leake & Jacob’s Precedents of Pleadings (19th edition)
General editors: The Hon Sir William Blair, Lord Brennan, KC, The Right Hon Professor Sir Robin Jacob, The Hon Sir Brian Langstaff.
OpinionThe ins and outs of practice at the SDT
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Law & Practice (2nd edition) | Nigel West and Susanna Heley
OpinionTackling small firm pay gaps
Smaller law firms may need structural change to close pay gaps and secure partner succession.
FeatureConfidentiality in the Covid-19 era
Practical tips to help law firm leaders alleviate client concerns whilst ensuring productivity is maintained.
OpinionBooze, reputational damage and business development
It is a firm's responsibility to set the standards of acceptable behaviour at events it organises.
FeatureFreelance solicitors: a threat to the direct access bar
Similarities between the freelance solicitor model and the existing direct access barrister model should be cause for concern.
FeaturePII special: Science of compliance
COLP and COFA roles are much-maligned but they have successfully focused firms on risk.