Law & politics

Pop star lawyer and Simmons purpose chief to stand for Labour

Two more figures from the world of law have been selected to fight for Labour in the forthcoming general election. Dave Rowntree will stand to become an MP in the seat of Mid Sussex, where the current Conservative incumbent holds a commanding majority of more than 18,000. Rowntree is best known as the drummer from […]

Climate education

Scale up and speed up: what we need to do about environmental governance

In the UK, as elsewhere, the environment is in a parlous state. Deeply concerning adverse environmental trends continue. Urgent action is needed to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. Businesses often want to do the right thing and NGOs are active in the sector. Even so, the environment often lacks a ‘voice’, with few economic […]

Election 24: The Tory MPs likely to be hunting for law firm jobs this year

Unless Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes his term right to the last possible date, 2024 is likely to be a General Election year in the UK, and with the Conservative Party currently trailing badly in the polls, seat losses seem inevitable, even if an outright Labour victory is still far from certain. With this in […]

Why law firm leaders should speak out on politics

The world has changed significantly; Brexit, the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis have challenged businesses leaders and the people they employ in ways we’ve not experienced since the Second World War; which means for most of us this context is entirely new. Given the scale of the challenges we’re facing whether around society, the economy or […]

Why the UK should weaponise the English rule of law

A question posed at CMS’s excellent Paris Arbitration Week event Riding the Wave of Nationalism: Risks and Opportunities in a World Turned Insular was: if the rest of the world are weaponising their economic resources, can the UK weaponise English law?

Sir Robert Buckland KC

Former Lord Chancellor joins Payne Hicks Beach

Payne Hicks Beach has appointed a serving Member of Parliament and former Lord Chancellor as a part-time consultant. Sir Robert Buckland KC, who has been the MP for South Swindon in 2010, has joined the firm as head of policy and senior counsel. He currently has a majority in his constituency of 6,625. Buckland previously […]

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“Law firms are rich compared to the real world”: SSQ founder on why he is switching from the Conservatives to Labour

Even with the UK Government u-turning on its controversial tax cut for the highest earners, supporters and donors to the party have been expressing their reservations – including the chairman of legal recruiter SSQ. According to donor records, SSQ’s chairman and founder Gareth Quarry made three separate donations of £25,000 to the Conservative party between […]

Kwarteng tax cuts: 4,000 of the UK’s richest partners just got richer

Partners taking home at least £1m a year will receive huge tax cuts under the UK Government’s latest mini-budget – we’ve calculated how much. The Government is planning to abolish the additional 45 per cent tax rate, the top level of income tax which applied only to those earning over £150,000. The change, which will […]