Whiplash: What they said, what they mean and where we go from here
Even by the standards of government press releases, the Ministry of Justice’s announcement yesterday of the whiplash reforms was a masterclass of misleading propaganda.
Has the shift to remote working increased cybersecurity threats?
The abrupt shift to remote working triggered by the pandemic has underlined significant cybersecurity threats for employers and employees alike.
Law firms resting on their laurels spells trouble for the future
A leading figure in the legal world observed recently that law firms “move only as quickly as necessary not to fall behind, and if it doesn’t seem broken there’s no need to fix it”.
Law firm diversity – are you ready for this year’s survey?
The bi-annual SRA diversity survey will be run in late summer this year. The last survey took place in 2019 and saw 96% of firms reporting their data from more than 186,000 people.
Building law firms back better post pandemic
With its customary stiff upper lip, the UK legal sector has weathered the pandemic storm amazingly well. But my guess is the numbers disguise growing tensions within many law firms.
