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In this third video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key considerations in relation to governance that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. Watch the video above or listen to the recording […]

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Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto

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In this second video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key issues in relation to remuneration that firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm. Watch the video here and see below for further details. In this video, […]

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Corinne Clare

In this introductory video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Corinne Staves discuss what firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm, or the impact for them if their competitors accept PE investment. In this video, Clare and Corinne discuss: […]

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We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, ‘The LLP: 25 Years On’, on the approximate 25th anniversary of the Limited Liability Partnership. In this panel discussion, subject specialists share their expert insights into the interesting and challenging features of LLPs that they have seen over the last 25 years and what […]

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Author Corinne Staves

In the UK, non-lawyer ownership has been a feature of the legal industry for over a decade, bringing in private equity, corporate structures, and even stock market listings. The US legal service market is starting to see non-lawyer ownership of law firms, and in this podcast, The Lawyerist explores the UK experience with Partner Corinne Staves. […]

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In this first video in a series focusing on the key issues surrounding partner performance in law firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Corinne Staves are joined by special guests Nick Jarrett-Kerr and Jonathan Middleburgh from leading law firm consultancy, Edge International, and authors of the book Managing Partner Performance: Strategies for Transforming Underperforming Partners. In this […]

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The recent Employment Tribunal decision in Scott v Walker Morris LLP, whilst not a binding authority, provides an interesting illustration of how an employment tribunal will deconstruct the purported legitimate aims and proportionality of a firm’s mandatory retirement policy for partners, and closely scrutinise whether there is adequate evidence to support the firm’s justification. In that […]

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When the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 was passed, it was emphasised that the Act would introduce powers and processes to target organised criminals and others seeking to abuse the UK’s economy.   As part of this reform, and to assist with disrupting economic crime, several changes to the processes on Companies House […]

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In this alert, Partners Nick Leale and Corinne Staves discuss the impending 1 April deadline for firms to comply with audit registration requirements, including the risks, key milestones following a potential breach and the steps firms should take to ensure compliance. The weeks are ticking by towards the 1 April deadline for firms wishing to remain […]

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