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June 2007 Archives
A secret seminar
1/06/2007
I am still banging on about City solicitors not being on enough boards.We have arranged a seminar at Oxford University’s Said Business School on 6 June, sponsored by the School and the City of London Law Society. We have about...The measure of success
5/06/2007
I generally try to avoid concerning myself with law firm economics but after years of responding to the inquiries of legal journalists seeking to publish law firm results, I have come to wonder what the published results tell us. Are...Drawing a veil over common law tradition
13/06/2007
On 24 April the Judicial Studies Board (JSB) issued draft guidance on the wearing of veils in court. It is remarkably one-sided, displaying little sympathy with the common law tradition of orality. It spills much ink arguing that full-face veils (niqabs...Hoping for a HIP replacement - but money laundering uncertainty continues
14/06/2007
No quicker than we’d finished saying ‘HIP-HIP hooray’ to the delayed introduction of the Home Information Pack, we had some more good news on another change of heart by the Government, this time on the money laundering regulations.A few months...Time for firms to stand up to conflicts challenges
20/06/2007
A review of recent Australian case law on conflicts of interest reveals a vibrant and active jurisprudence. In short, there are lots of new cases, some fought at the injunction level and some fought by way of full trial, while...Measurements - and what we make of them
21/06/2007
'The measure of success', the subject so thoughtfully discussed by Phillip Fletcher on 5 June, has two aspects: how do we - how does the outside world - measure our firms' success and compare it to that of other firms,...Creating a framework for development
22/06/2007
I am taking a break from my recent blogs regarding the C&I London focus on law firm billing to talk about talent development. I am particularly interested in comparing the approach of in-house departments and private practice to this area.At...Private equity gone lite
25/06/2007
The national press has put Legal Village’s private equity blogger out of business over recent weeks. All the issues have been aired and the really thorny ones around taper relief and base cost shift on carried interests are in the...Interpreting Clementi's vision
27/06/2007
Emerging from the 10th session of the Legal Services Bill committee it is clear that this Bill is not yet in its final form. That is not to say that any of the parties involved are disagreeing with the basic...
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