Legal Insights

Interesting Article by Lee Schnider in the Journal "Taxation & Regulation of Financial Institutions" where she points out that regulators...

Dress codes and appearance have been the subject of headlines recently. From high heels to tattoos, what we wear at work is an increasing...

The Accountancy firm Deloitte has carried out an interesting analysis of data from the Office of National Statistics which indicates...

After 20 years of marriage I had a major wardrobe malfunction. Getting ready one night I slipped casually into clothes my wife had...

Kodi is an open sourced software designed to bring videos, music, games and photographs together in one easy-to-use app. However,...

Given the recent news that an employee of the Royal Household is being sent to jail for taking bribes and several football managers have...

"Big" Sam Allardyce, the now ex-England manager, will probably pay more attention to the fine print of his next employment contract.  A...

Thanks so much to Edward Fennell for mentioning our new report with Fox Williams entitled, "From Recruitment to Robots: growth strategies...

Last year I reading an article on the BBC predicting that by 2025, up to a quarter of jobs will be replaced by either smart...

It's been a long time coming but the property sector is becoming increasingly regulated. Estate and letting agents must ensure they are...

To some, playing and studying golf at school is the idea of heaven - but to others, less so. Either way, the Golf Schools associated with...

Employers can reject job applicants due to their tattoos as such applicants have no legal protection.  They cannot claim discrimination...

In October 2016, most minimum wage rates will increase. The national living wage (NLW), which applies to workers aged 25 or over, will...

Mary Berry's decision to quit Bake Off has much cheered fans but is Paul Hollywood's decision to cross the divide so surprising? For most...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, with some loving tattoos and believing that they are a work of art and others despising them. But...

With the increasing number of people getting tattoos done, the question of what is acceptable is coming more sharply into focus. Many...

What are your health and safety responsibilities if you are the only contractor on a building site or a construction project? The answer...

The post Brexit vote calm before the storm may be drawing to a close.

Best information suggests that the English P.M. will pull the...

Really interesting roundup of the new technologies that are changing the way the legal sector works. The robots are coming...

As I sit in Cozumel waiting to take the ferry back to Cancun I am reflecting on a tough triathlon, mixing it up with the best in the...

I must read the book that is reviewed in this article (link below) if I can find time! To view the business of law through the lens of...

We talk a great deal about the content framework Hero, Hub, Hygiene. This was introduced to us by Google and YouTube.

Imagine your website...

Gender equality is again at the forefront of employment law news. The imminent introduction of the Gender Pay Gap Reporting regulations...

The biggest challenge to sustained business success is to manage the risk that once you start to grow, you stop doing the things that...

The Burkini debate of summer was reheated over the weekend when an Australian woman was threatened with arrests for insisting on wearing...

Many financial services firms have a number of barriers towards building highly modern, customer-focused systems. They have a lot of...

TheLaw Society Gazette reported on our latest research, 'From Robots to Recruitment: Growth Strategies for Law Firms'', picking up on the...

This week is ‘Social Media Week London’, so what better time than now to broaden your foray into social media? If you have been planning...

It sounds somewhat ludicrous. Further strikes are affecting commuters in London - this time because managers at Transport for London...

Brands always want to keep control of how their brand is presented to consumers. After all, any damage to consumers' perception of a...

Who wouldn't fancy a job with zero hours? Most of us know a few people who even turn up and deliver just that! The good news is that...

I've posted on this topic before, and now more and more family lawyers are reporting that increasing numbers of young couples are...

This is the latest in a series of judgments relating to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.

In this case, female civil...

The ECJ has today held that shops and pubs which allow patrons free access to their WiFi networks shouldn't be liable for their copyright...

When an employer wants to reject a request for flexible working, they often give a great deal of consideration to the reasons set out in...

Government’s plan to scrap proposed pensions law changes affecting the British Steel Pension Scheme is “short-sighted, unhelpful and not...

On my flight back from Hong Kong recently, I watched the very gripping 'Eye in the Sky' movie. 

This film is a surprisingly cerebral look...

Literally, no sooner had I pressed 'publish' on the TBI Blog for 'Is Being On 'Casual Terms' Ever Okay?'  then the Associate who wrote it...

The demand for CAFCASS continues to rise after the introduction of legal aid cuts in 2013. Year on year rises still do not bring the...

This is an interesting article, lets reflect with law firms in mind and those that engage with businesses instead of consumers.

Gathering...

When I qualified as a solicitor at a very large City of London law firm, it had only one woman partner, but no BAME, disabled or LGBT...

Trainees are staying on at the magic circle firms. With 3 firms boasting over 90% retention rates it looks like the talent pool is going...

It has been a tense few months for listeners to BBC Radio 4's soap Archers, awaiting the verdict of the jury in Helen Titchener's trial,...

The number of new law firms being set up is much greater than those closing down.

Over 1,000 new firms likely to be set up in 2016.

The...

A law suit filed in Munich last week should be of interest to any international business with technical employees in German subsidiaries....

Life doesn’t always go to plan – but there are easy steps you can take to keep things on track for your business. The sad fact is that a...

As we know the Labour Court has been given a massive remit under the Workplace Relations Act 2015.  Since 1 October 2015 it now deals...

The Ministry of Justice has published its statistics on employment tribunal claims for April to June 2016.  The full reports can be...

I've always wanted to know how lawyers spend their money. Given private-practice firms are known for paying their team well, this article...

The Office of National Statistics has published new estimates on the use of zero hours contracts.  The figures are startling - with over...

A Cambridge PhD student has gone to the effort of finding the 10 weirdest laws that still exist today. I think many of us are guilty of...

This is a must attend event for anyone interested in law firm growth strategies.

Byfield Consultancy would like to invite you to the...

In a bid to win more business, Goldman is giving clients free access to its prized internal Securities DataBase ("SecDB"). The system...

Independent contracting and zero hours contracts are popular topics for many articles and reports today, as well as the subject matter...

Employees can be badly behaved in any number of ways and for any number of reasons. There are 3 key questions that you’ll need to address...

Very often I sit there wondering if the news really is always so negative, and always about reporting crimes.. 

Do you feel the same?

We are seeing more and more of these online legal companies setting up...Is the industry changing? will firms take stock and see the...

Are you a residential landlord and concerned about getting your property back at the end of the tenancy? Or do you have a problem tenant...

Forbes' linked article on how platforms are 'eating the world' and helping to create indispensable trading partners, is one of those...

Anecdotally, family lawyers are reporting an increase in financial disputes between already divorced ex-spouses who did not complete a...

Nice survey results and very true, in short the outcome is that fintech feels Innovating Financial Services Requires Collaboration For...

Reading about a lawyer suing her former firm for gender discrimination, I was struck by my initial reaction that this lady was mad, she...

Product endorsements in advertising are nothing new, but the increasing popularity of social media in recent years has raised challenges...