All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 2
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NewsAxiom Ince collapse has ‘negatively affected trust in solicitors’, says lord chancellor
High-profile implosion dented public confidence in solicitors and brought ethics into the spotlight, says Shabana Mahmood.
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OpinionSell-by dates
SME law firms are losing their appetite for mergers. Buyouts? That’s a different story.
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NewsFast-expanding Knights forecasts higher profits as margins improve
Stockmarket-listed group has stepped up its acquisition strategy with a number of eye-catching buys.
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NewsRussian litigants flood back to London courts
Some 93 nationalities were represented in commercial courts in 2024-25, a new record, with United Arab Emirates also climbing the charts.
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OpinionMerger mania subsides
Appetite for mergers and acquisitions has ‘plummeted’, LexisNexis report finds.
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NewsUK-EU summit: Law Society calls for talks on mutual recognition
'Dedicated dialogue' to take place on mutual recognition of professional qualifications.
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NewsBreakthrough at last as India partially liberalises legal services
Foreign law firms will be permitted to practise - but not in Indian law, Bar Council of India announces.
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OpinionCalling in the experts
Have you completed the Gazette’s pioneering joint survey with Bond Solon of how solicitors work with expert witnesses?
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NewsMail sting solicitor 'destroyed' by disciplinary proceedings
SRA interventions should be sanctioned by the High Court, argues Gregory Treverton-Jones KC.
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NewsA dollar a second? Hourly rates rocket at top global firms
Billing rates for senior lawyers are already 'exceptionally high' and fee inflation is rampant, new study finds.
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NewsLondon legal giants unveil new partners - but don’t mention the ‘D’ word
Statistics and commentary on gender and ethnicity are absent from Freshfields and A&O Shearman announcements to the media.
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OpinionDirty dealing
Are equity partners, earning multi-millions, truly expected to die on Capitol Hill over their firms' DEI policies?
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OpinionLeader: Shelf lives
Consumer watchdogs want the SRA to help solve the access to justice crisis. That was my first take on a new report from the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
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NewsClean up your own backyard: City law firms urged to overhaul client onboarding
Legislators are ready to criminalise professional ‘enablers’ of kleptocracy - the City needs to take the threat of legislation seriously.
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NewsCriminal sanctions warning over City’s dirty money failings
Solicitors have a 'contract with the public' that they need to reread, says former Allen & Overy chief.
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NewsCity firms must overhaul client vetting to thwart corrupt oligarchs - taskforce
Ethics panel led by former Allen & Overy chief concludes that complying with the letter of the law is not enough to restore public trust.
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OpinionOld chestnut back in season
Is momentum building again for a root-and-branch reform of legal services regulation?
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OpinionLight relief?
What would a ‘light-touch’ approach to litigation funding regulation look like?
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OpinionGlass houses
Last week I noted that the Law Society’s benchmarking survey was awkwardly timed, finding as it did that client interest is turbocharging practice profits.
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OpinionNo more ‘free money’?
Might the prospect of tipping dozens of law firms into financial trouble deter the SRA from imposing a ban on pocketing interest on client money?