Latest Legal News

Articles

CV-blind - and dumb too?

A CV-blind application process does not remove the risk of human bias nor is it practical. A 'partially-sighted' system which only considers essential information is what's required, says Pippa Allsop

Happiness strategy: How to win the competition for legal talent

Colin Dworkin and Dr Karen Lindall discuss how to create a happiness programme that improves firmwide performance and talent retention

The impact of not caring about workplace happiness

By Manju Manglani, Editor, Managing Partner

HMRC revises taxation of UK resident non-domiciliary funding

HMRC's 'withdrawal of concessional treatment' is both completely out of the blue, and has also left UK non-doms with many unanswered questions, says Sarah Cormack

Stuck in the middle: The associate surplus problem in law firms

Rachel Brushfield explores the impact of the associate surplus problem on the traditional pyramid career model in law firms

Intake risk: Accepting new instructions on a contingency fee basis

Contingent litigation is a risky business, says John Cahill. He discusses how his firm determines whether a new instruction should be accepted

Legal Compliance Association: An online community for legal compliance professionals

Risk and compliance officers are coming together at the Legal Compliance Association to learn from each other and corporates, says Leah Darbyshire

Parental guidance

When buying property for children, clients must weigh up the IHT benefits of giving funds away and reducing the size of their estate against their desire to protect assets from claims, says Caroline Cook