Private equity in the legal sector: A challenge to conventional firms
When discussing private equity or other external investors in law firms, it’s fair to say that many in the legal sector are sceptical, considering them to be ‘ruthless asset strippers’.
The pitfalls of blind trust: Navigating digital marketing agency reports
In the ever-evolving world of the legal sector, digital marketing stands as a beacon of modernity. Yet therein lurks a challenge – not every law firm boasts in-house digital marketing gurus.
Sorry from the professional imaginarium
When, how, and why we say sorry is revealing. It says something powerful about the person apologising. The Post Office inquiry has been littered with apologies, some from lawyers.
Vulnerability and costs – the litigator’s dilemma
Practice direction 1A, coupled with an amendment to the overriding objective introduced in April 2021, introduced a whole new extra level of due diligence for lawyers when it comes to vulnerability.
Disappointment for secondary victim claimants in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court last week handed down its long-awaited judgment on conjoined clinical negligence cases concerning psychiatric injuries suffered by secondary victims.
