Back in 2015, I interviewed a wide range of managing partners at City law firms. The topic was Brexit. Predictably, most of them were vigorously opposed […]
Law firms don’t have a crystal ball
London’s legal market: another Roaring Twenties?
For law firms everywhere, the past twelve months have been challenging. Draconian measures taken by governments to mitigate the global impact of Covid-19 have severely dented […]
Law firms: time to lock-up before the Brexit election
That we finally have another general election has been widely anticipated. So much for the Fixed-term Parliaments Act – something of a misnomer since this will […]
When lawmakers become Lawbreakers: politicians in the dock
We are in the unusual position where the President of the United States and the man most likely to be the next Prime Minister of the […]
Brexit: a personal view from 30,000 feet
It was published online as I waited to board a flight from London to Milan. ‘Subject: Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of […]