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Do Firms Need to Restructure Due to Recession?

November 22nd, 2022 by Stuart Smith

The UK is facing a period of considerable economic uncertainty. Compared to the past decade, everyone is feeling the effects of increased living costs, high inflation, high interest rates and a recession is on the way, if it is not already here. In this article, first published in IFA Magazine, Partner Corinne Staves considers how wealth management firms […]

15 important things Senior Executives often forget or leave to the last minute when considering a move

November 3rd, 2022 by Stuart Smith

Senior Executives on the move are understandably very focused on their new opportunity, and primarily on the terms of their new service agreement (and you can see some tips on this in our Little Book of Senior Executives Appointments & Agreements.)   But often in practice the other crucial issues be forgotten or left to the […]

Employee Rights on Returning to Work after Maternity Leave and Time Off to Care for Children

October 17th, 2022 by Mitchell Blythe

In our latest alert, Senior Partner Sarah Chilton and Associate Naomi Latham set out some frequently asked questions and answers about employee rights to return after maternity leave and entitlements to time off in certain circumstances. It is important to note that the points discussed in this alert apply to employees and do not go […]

15 Self-Preservation Tips For Partners To Avoid Sexual Misconduct Risk

October 3rd, 2022 by Stuart Smith

These are the top 15 practical things that – in our experience – partners in law firms can do to protect themselves against allegations of sexual misconduct, and the internal and regulatory investigations, and potential harm to their reputation, career, family life, and more, that can result. This follows the SRA’s recently published Guidance on […]

Families, Financial Services and the Professions: The Many Uses of Partnerships and LLPs

September 28th, 2022 by Mitchell Blythe

Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) have a wide range of uses and occur in a range of structures. In this article, Partner  Corinne Staves explores these business forms and their uses, with a focus on families, financial services and in the professional practices world (including internationally). A wise corporate lawyer once introduced […]

Hybrid Working vs Working from Home: What are Employees Expecting Going Forward?

August 24th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

How successfully an employer manages hybrid working going forward, at a time when skills are in short supply, will be core to attracting skilled talent. In this article, Partners Emma Bartlett and Andrew Pavlovic consider what employees appear to be expecting, whether such expectations are both realistic and sustainable, and how employers can manage those […]

The 4-Day Working Week Pilot – “The New Frontier for Competition?”

August 17th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

Just over a century ago, at the end of the first Word War and following the foundation of the International Labour Organisation, the average work week for industrial workers in the UK was reduced from 100 hours to 48 hours. At that time, some form of 8 hours per day standard was adopted widely across Europe, […]

Tackling Workplace Culture Wars: What does the SRA’s Guidance on Workplace Environments and Consultation on Health & Wellbeing mean for Firms?

July 26th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

In this article, recently published in the New Law Journal, our regulatory and professional discipline partner, Andrew Pavlovic, considers the issues raised by the SRA’s current focus on workplace culture, looking at both the guidance/thematic Review on workplace environments and the consultation on health and wellbeing at work, and what this focus on culture means for firms.

Why the Whistleblowing Bill must become Law

July 5th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

In this article, first published in The Law Society Gazette, our partner, Merrill April, discusses the need for a Whistleblowing Bill and greater protection for whistleblowers in the UK employment arena.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light: time to rethink mandatory retirement for partners?

May 17th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

In this article, first published in The Global Legal Post, our Partner, Andrew Pavlovic, Managing Partner, Clare Murray, and Senior Associate, Pooja Dasgupta, discuss the potential legal and regulatory risks of partner age discrimination for professional services firms along with some practical tips on how firms can help to promote and maintain a positive and inclusive culture for older partners.