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SJ Interview: Julian Taylor

Julian Taylor, Senior Partner of Simmons & Simmons, joined the firm in 1999 from the Bar and became a partner in 2003. A specialist in employment and incentives law, he has advised many of the firm’s key clients on complex workplace and governance issues. Before being elected Senior Partner, he led both the global and UK employment practices, helping to shape the firm’s reputation for innovation and people-focused leadership. In this interview, Julian discusses leadership, AI’s impact on the profession, the future of law firm culture and how adaptability will define success in the decade ahead.

The new era of collaborative private client practice

With sweeping inheritance tax reforms and a £5.5 trillion wealth transfer ahead, collaboration is reshaping modern private client law

When art meets regulation: the evolving landscape of compliance and enforcement

The UK’s art market faces renewed scrutiny as anti-money laundering enforcement reshapes its regulatory landscape

HMRC turns up the heat on AML compliance

As HMRC tightens supervision, high value dealers, art market participants and estate agents face unprecedented scrutiny and sanctions

PISCES: a new horizon for private equity exits?

The FCA’s new PISCES framework could reshape secondary trading in private companies, offering private equity firms a fresh, flexible route to realise value

SJ Interview: Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss is Managing Partner of DWF’s London office. He has more than three decades of experience advising clients across shipping, trade, and insurance, and is also a visiting lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. In this interview, he discusses the evolution of insurance and shipping, the impact of geopolitical disruption, the effect of ESG regulation, and how technology and adaptability are reshaping the profession.

AI, copyright and the legal grey zone

As AI reshapes content creation, legal frameworks struggle to keep pace with data scraping and copyright rights.

Overhauling UK design law: consultation opens wide

Government consultation seeks to simplify design law, tackle post-Brexit gaps, and address AI, enforcement, and unregistered rights