Features

Commercial and Chancery Bar

4 September 2008

The male-dominated world of the Bar has always been a difficult place for women barristers to progress. But have recent schemes to incorporate more ‘family friendly’ policies been a success, or is there more still to be done to ensure equality? Dominic Carman reports

 

 

Benelux

28 August 2008

A year after the takeover of Dutch banking giant ABN ignited the local market, consternation at the way the deal was handled is growing. Sofia Lind reports from Amsterdam

 

 

 

 

Professional indemnity & insurance

7 August 2008

For the past five years, solicitors have been enjoying a soft market for professional indemnity insurance, but will a rise in claims against solicitors force premiums up? Sandra Neilson-Moore looks at the implications for the renewals season and beyond

 

 

 

Germany

31 July 2008

The massive Siemens bribery scandal has made US-style internal investigations the new model for Europe. But there is significant German and Europe-wide resistance to this model, as Michael D Goldhaber reports

 

 

 

Scotland

24 July 2008

A global surge in commodity prices is pushing energy back to the top of law firms¹ agendas, especially in Scotland. Sophie Evans finds the top Scots players positioning themselves to profit from fossil fuel and the power of tomorrow

 

 

 

 

Financial Management

17 July 2008

Law firms are feeling the squeeze as pressure on margins forces clients to drop firms from their adviser panels. Emma Kaye looks at how best to tender for work and stand out in a crowded market

 

 

 

 

US Firms In London

10 July 2008

Despite a flurry of City law firm redundancies, eight in every 10 US firms in London say they are hiring. Philip Hoult reports on this year¹s US firms in London survey and finds managing partners are far from curbing their ambitions in the UK capital

 

 

 

 

Litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration

3 July 2008

In the wake of the expensive and much-criticised BCCI and Equitable Life cases, a Commercial Court working party has made a number of recommendations for the good of commercial litigation in the UK

 

 

 

 

Italy

26 June 2008

Last year¹s high-profile Gianni exodus underlined the mounting tension between Italy¹s select band of elder rainmakers and the new generation of talent. Dominic Carman reports on the battle of ideas raging within the profession

 

 

 

 

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