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New entrants make mark in Manchester as local projects boost region's economy
Against an ever more gloomy economic outlook in the UK, for some leading law firms, Manchester is offering the opportunity to defy the downturn, with a host of firms planning to expand in the city.
04 May 2012 | 00:00 | 
Top 50 union promises shuffle upwards for national duo but no end game for Pinsents
Georgina Stanley and Rose Orlik ask if the looming McGrigors merger can help Pinsents achieve its larger goals...
27 Jan 2012 | 00:00 |
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Skillset transfer - outsourcing lessons for the legal industry
I’ve worked in and around the insurance industry for as long as I’ve been lawyer. For a lawyer, the insurance industry is easy to understand. There are significant similarities between the legal profession and the insurance industry. Each is a con...
21 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Keeping an open mind about going open plan
The last 12 months have seen a number of law firms moving to new offices, with many signing 15 or 20-year leases. No-one can doubt that the legal market is going to change radically during that time, and no-one can be sure what the landscape will look...
19 May 2011 | 00:00 |
Law Firm Innovation Award
The judges were impressed both by the simplicity of thinking behind Pinsent Mason's HR Network TV and the hard evidence of its usefulness to its intended audience - busy human resources (HR) executives. The project was conceived and developed by Pinse...
07 Dec 2010 | 06:56 |
Jon Fortnam: Buffett's ebbing tide makes professionals claim targets
Warren Buffett remarked that 'only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked'. Professionals may - rightly or wrongly - be targets for the deflection of some of the ensuing embarrassment. Professional negligence claims are alrea...
16 Sep 2009 | 11:32 |
Removing the human interference
Do you want to know how your customer relationship management (CRM) database could do much of your marketing admin for you, as well as automatically ensure you target the right people with the right information at the right time and in the right way? ...
30 Jul 2009 | 11:38 |
Banking regulation: Involuntary regulation
Despite much industry support for the current voluntary regime of regulation of retail banking business, the days of self-regulation under the Banking Codes are numbered. On 1 November, 2009, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will implement the n...
18 Jun 2009 | 09:42 |
Commentary: Pinsents/Salans find the way but do they have the will to succeed?
In a claim that could also be made of many of its national rivals, there has been a sense in recent years that Pinsent Masons has been struggling to strike the right tone in its international strategy as the firm shifts its practice towards a more cos...
11 Jun 2009 | 04:00 |
Litigation support and e-discovery: Language barrier
Litigation and arbitration cases are increasingly becoming global in nature, and data may come from a variety of countries. There is a mixture of legislative jurisdictions involved as well as a myriad of languages and cultures - including vast differe...
07 May 2009 | 03:09 |
Media, sport and entertainment: No time for games
With the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics now just a distant memory, thoughts have turned towards London and 2012. However, amidst all the hype it is easy to forget that there are several other major sporting events due to take place around the world ...
02 Oct 2008 | 03:06 |
Professional indemnity and insurance: Testing the limit
The Government is to consult on changes to the Limitation Act - branded 'unfair' and 'outdated' by the Law Commission. Fiona Heyes looks at the implications of a new limitation regime, and predicts who will be the winners and losers
07 Aug 2008 | 03:10 |
Scotland: Growing pains
The Scottish National Party wants investment in Scotland to be delivered via the Scottish Futures Trust, replacing the public private partnership. Will this vision become a successful reality? David Nash weighs up the arguments for and against In the ...
24 Jul 2008 | 03:00 |
Litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration: A tight rein
Statistics produced by the leading arbitral institutions confirm there are now more arbitrations taking place than ever before. Arbitrations are conducted throughout the world against the backdrop of national and international laws, local norms and lo...
03 Jul 2008 | 03:03 |
The North: The credit forecast
The credit crunch has apparently done little, so far, to change law firms' fortunes - or so they would have us believe. But it has noticeably changed the mood among lawyers based in the north of England. Most managing partners, while remaining cautiou...
24 Jan 2008 | 02:17 |
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