http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/bird-of-smithfield/3005233.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/bird-of-smithfield/3005233.article Brecher managing partner Nicky Richmond indulges in a thoroughly crackling dinner at Bird of Smithfield. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:50 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/blackburn-fcs-defence-exposed/3004840.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/blackburn-fcs-defence-exposed/3004840.article Barrister acting for football club over dismissal claim must have known he was onto a loser Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/untangling-the-great-contract-net/3004839.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/untangling-the-great-contract-net/3004839.article Judgment sheds light on enforceability of net contribution clauses in consumer contracts, but what of business ones? Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-waste-of-time-and-money/3004805.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-waste-of-time-and-money/3004805.article Putting up third-rate witnesses could see lawyers hit with wasted costs orders in the Jackson era Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/increasing-costs-sealed-with-lips/3004851.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/increasing-costs-sealed-with-lips/3004851.article The Big Bang may have proffered the public greater choice, but there is a high price to pay Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/why-paying-for-pupillages-is-bad-for-the-bar/3004924.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/why-paying-for-pupillages-is-bad-for-the-bar/3004924.article Auctioning work experience places to the highest bidder is an inherently unfair system Thu, 16 May 2013 12:28 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/women-in-the-law/3004742.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/women-in-the-law/3004742.article Nicky Richmond says more needs to be done to keep women in the law, following the prospect of Government targets in the FTSE100. Tue, 14 May 2013 10:48 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/cash-alone-does-not-tempt-associates/3004584.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/cash-alone-does-not-tempt-associates/3004584.article Last year we launched our inaugural City associate attitudes survey. The findings surprised anyone who assumed that junior and mid-level lawyers were obsessed with money; the firms they consistently ranked top were not the stony Wall Street practices but genial internationalists like Baker & McKenzie. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/avoid-dpas-american-style/3004616.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/avoid-dpas-american-style/3004616.article Before DPAs become law, we should scope out the pitfalls in the US system and learn from them quickly Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/talk-is-not-so-cheap-for-employers/3004601.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/talk-is-not-so-cheap-for-employers/3004601.article A CoA decision against Commerzbank is a warning that common law contractual rules are alive and kicking Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/snags-in-the-great-legal-sell-off/3004596.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/snags-in-the-great-legal-sell-off/3004596.article If Whitehall lawyers are to be part of a civil service spin-out, there are state and EU legalities to consider Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/learns-the-lessons-of-disasters/3004592.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/learns-the-lessons-of-disasters/3004592.article With global profits should come global corporate responsibility Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-personal-thank-you-to-the-boss/3004663.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-personal-thank-you-to-the-boss/3004663.article Manchester United’s biggest legal fan, Mark Rawlinson, pays tribute to his footballing hero Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/when-the-lovers-knot-unravels/3004389.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/when-the-lovers-knot-unravels/3004389.article France is to allow gay marriage, but unlike England, its courts are not prepared if the union ends in divorce Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/can-new-act-clean-up-libel-law/3004368.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/can-new-act-clean-up-libel-law/3004368.article New Defamation Act’s demand that claimants prove serious damage first could end the gravy train of McLibels Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/joining-the-dots-of-the-dotted-line/3004310.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/joining-the-dots-of-the-dotted-line/3004310.article Contracting parties that don’t take advice on which law governs their agreement are asking for trouble Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/sand-bank-city-a-free-enterprise/3004305.article http://www.thelawyer.com/sand-bank-city-a-free-enterprise/3004305.article Abu Dhabi financial free zone means opportunities for common law-qualified lawyers Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-shortlist-of-the-highest-calibre-ever/3004492.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-shortlist-of-the-highest-calibre-ever/3004492.article Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-revolution-in-french-employment-law/3004472.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/a-revolution-in-french-employment-law/3004472.article French employment law is set to change, but the proposals have caused dissent and strikes. Thu, 2 May 2013 18:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/tough-questions-to-face-on-trainees/3004257.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/opinion/tough-questions-to-face-on-trainees/3004257.article Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01 GMT