The importance of cybersecurity and professional indemnity insurance (PII) was in the spotlight again recently as it was revealed that hackers stole £85m from UK law firms over an 18-month period after finding out that many firms move money through their accounts on a Friday.
BHP Billiton hit the headlines last year after a dam part-owned by the company in Brazil burst and killed 19 people. It was an “influential event” for the FTSE 100 giant
BAE Systems is one of the largest defence contractors in the world and, in its legacy incarnations, has produced iconic brands ranging from the Spitfire to the Concorde
Consumer product group PZ Cussons is the company behind household names such as Carex, Imperial Leather and Morning Fresh. The FTSE 250 company is headquartered in Manchester but its global footprint is spread across Nigeria, Ghana, Indonesia and Thailand
Addleshaw Goddard’s recent announcement that it will be restricting the number of partners who can leave the firm each year is far from unique, but it is a manifestation of a management doctrine I find curious
The complexities of sleeping on the job and the perils of loose talk are among the subjects tackled by this week’s experts.
Theories can be attractive, but they’re quite often useless. Take this one: that international law firms will consolidate in a similar way to the accountancy firms and dominate the global market in legal services.
New York is the world’s richest, biggest and most important legal market. Fact.