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Technology Innovation is getting into the world of regulation.

The article summarise a meeting under Chatham House Rules between...

As it's Friday and the beginning of bank holiday weekend, I thought it would be fun to share this. So can you see any similarities?

I have...

I have had the opportunity this week to debate with a number of people over the role of the regulator in the insurance market, and...

A court in Modena, Italy has ruled that a father must abide by an earlier court order, made on his divorce, that he pay for the upkeep of...

The Office for National Statistics has released the latest marriage figures, which show that the number of marriages fell significantly...

Whichever way you intend to vote on June 23rd, an outcome in favour of BREXIT will undoubtedly lead to a period of considerable...

This article in the Lawyer highlights all that is wrong with todays society.

For a woman to preach to other women that they are...

David Morley, the senior partner at Allen & Overy has given an interesting interview to BDLN.  It is wide ranging - from A&O's brand (The...

Except it shouldn’t feel like you’re taking the plunge, should it? Hiring someone – or more than one person – is a big deal for most of...

The old joke used to be that you could double the value of a Trabant by filling it up with petrol.

It might be harder to double the value...

My team laughs a lot. Even in a crisis, even when sleep-deprived, or discouraged, they keep their sense of humour and they plough on....

The law firm Simpson Millar (and yes I had to look them up too) have published some interesting research looking at social media and...

...or how the self-sufficiency movement of the 1960's and '70's has much in common with the modern, entrepreneurial co-working...

Thanks for the shout out Conscious! We are number 3 on David Gilroy's list of 5 easy way to make your legal content engaging!

You can also...

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar (American author).

This is pretty...

Surprise surprise Oxford and Cambridge are number 1 and 2 on the list, with Edinburgh in third.

Apart from this, there seems to be no...

Generally speaking, provisions of a staff handbook are deliberately couched in terms that they do not form part of the employment...

Currently the SEC is learning and examining.

Their regulation are going to be adopted or new ones are created to protect your clients.

But...

Are you aware that your OTC trades might need to fulfil this Regulatory Technical Standard being part of EMIR?

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A wonderful post by Sharon Williams, Online Marketing Manager at Tilly Bailey & Irvine Law Firm, about Passle!

Here's how she describes...

Great profile on our co-founder Adam Elgar over on the LHS blog! It features a video of LHS's launch, where Adam was invited to talk...

We are all familiar with these few but regrettable situations where businesses fall out of the sky without warning or protocol.

It is...

You may gasp at the insolence of such a notion. But hear me out. Because change is afoot in the luxury goods industry. And as most of us...

With an oversaturated legal market, getting to the interview is an achievement in itself. 

So how can you stand out from the crowd?

Often...

If you have both, it makes you able to push boundaries and any business, large or small, can do this.

It's about your ethos, not what you...

Very few lawyers - and other professionals for that - aspire to write in plain English.  And all pretence flies out of the window when it...

It was the first hot day of the summer, and your first summer since you began your new job in January. You consider whether you can part...

They were expected to spark innovation and a radical shake up of the legal profession. What we've actually seen so far is a series of 'me...

It’s almost unthinkable that these days, in an era of backups and cloud and data security and all the weird and wonderful mechanisms,...

Can you imagine the anguish? You’ve been sacked, unfairly in your view. You’re then advised the dismissal has been overturned on appeal....

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to block a mother from naming her twin children 'Cyanide' and 'Preacher'.

The court emphasised...

Begbies have produced a report suggesting financial stress is rising in a number of sectors including financial services.

This will worsen...

Imagine this. You arrive at work one morning, brew a coffee, tune into your regular newsfeeds, and discover a new company in your field...

We often come across cases with children who have been given unusual names, but this one is a bit more unusual than most. A mother from...

The negativity and cynicism of law firm management never ceases to amaze me.

They want high performing partners and raise the bar ever...

Yesterday the WP29 held a press conference in respect of their thoughts on the Privacy Shield. While they were positive in welcoming...

One of the first decisions you make when you set up a business is about the structure that you want your business to take. And you have a...

The English Bar Standards Board has been granted an approval by the UK Legal Standards Board to licence alternative business structures...

I do not like the term millennials - and to be honest I am not entirely sure what demographic it actually refers to. 

But, having spent a...

Bloomberg and the US Legal Marketing Association have conducted some research, and the results are encouraging for law firm marketers. 

How safe is your business from the threat of a cyber attack and what measures, if any, do you have in place when worse comes to worse?

Byfield Consultancy's Managing Director, Gus Sellitto, has written in Solicitors Journal highlighting the need for law firms to take the...

Since its appearance in 2009, Uber has never been far from the headlines and those headlines, more often than not, have usually been...

Most local authorities are outsourcing their statutory duties to care for vulnerable adults to private healthcare providers, and the...

Whether starting a new law firm or improving the efficiency in your current practice this article highlights how, why and what technology...

Is a volunteer entitled to the national living wage? This question recently came to us, and this is our answer. 

"Volunteers” are not...

'Could that be about to change?' is the key question in this piece. The answer? Absolutely. 

We increasingly see questions arising as to...

The article below outlines a number of possible changes to the UK financial services regulatory landscape in the event that Britain votes...

By the way it is trending, this article seems to have struck a nerve. Evidently a number of those engaging with the article are employees...

Cafcass, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) and ADSS Cymru have published guidance aimed at clarifying the...

The Lawyer revealed last week that the SRA is writing to some law firms asking them to check whether they have any links to Mossack Fonseca.

Addleshaws, DLA, Eversheds and Pinsents. 

So will they dominate the market for all eternity?

This article provides an interesting...

Research from the legal IT people Peppermint suggests that lawyers are not very good at keeping in touch with their clients once a deal...

Ince & Co is the latest law firm to take steps into advisory services with the launch of an independent consultancy firm.  We are seeing...

You look around your enterprise and smile. It’s 8pm and all of your employees are still hard at work, having been slaving away since 8am...

If the UK votes to leave the EU this summer, separating couples whose relationships and assets cross national borders could find that the...

Some great tips from Ben Hollom in the link below on how to make your content go from 'meh'  to 'amazing'. It's particularly important to...

A young occupational therapist, in her first post-training placement at an NHS Trust, complained about a more senior colleague. There...

While there are many good reasons to discuss the Panama Papers, it must also be recognised that this is one of the biggest data leaks...

Judges say that they will ignore pre-nups unless couples are rich, warned the Daily Mail yesterday morning.  Just to unsettle even more...

In an age where people are spending more time on social media than socialising in person, a business should be taking advantage of as...

Within the vast sea of employment rights, most employees are vaguely aware that they have some sort of right relating to flexible...

The Bank of England has recently proposed that buy-to-let landlords should be subject to more stringent financial checks before lenders...

Market conditions are challenging for law firms.

Many are not growing.

NatWest suggest average growth in small and medium firms of 4% in 2015.

The collapse of Parabis last year shook the legal market. But what exactly was the cause? 

Parabis the insurance giant was ultimately...

It appears that developments in technology which currently have most people in business constantly "switched on" are progressing such...

The time has come. Employers are having to auto-enrol staff in workplace pension schemes. 

The deadline for many employers has already...

It was controversial, this 7% increase in minimum wage for those over 25. Those in favour see it as a boost to the low-paid; small...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK announced that week that a partner with international firm DLA Piper is to be prosecuted by...

The ‘national living wage’ of £7.20 per hour is the minimum wage that must be paid to workers aged 25 or over. The other categories of...

It's happening, there are no two ways about it. Technology is changing the way lawyers work, just like it is changing the way other...