The low down Serious Fraud Office chief Nick Ephgrave predicts that deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) – akin to US-style corporate ‘plea deals’ – will come back ‘with a
In 2023, the HMRC announced the implementation of reforms to the basis period method for taxation, applying to unincorporated businesses and limited liability partnerships (LLPs), with effect from
Law firms are familiar with the risks that cyber attacks pose to their businesses and the reasons that lie behind those attacks. As a profession we handle large
The low down There are 31,500 community interest companies (CICs) in the UK, but only a handful are law firms. To promote a ‘social purpose’, these firms have
1. Watchdog savaged Last year was an ‘annus horribilis’ for the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Practitioners remain furious about digging deep, via the compensation fund, to fill the £60m-plus
1. Watchdog savaged Last year was an ‘annus horribilis’ for the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Practitioners remain furious about digging deep, via the compensation fund, to fill the £60m-plus
Many newly qualified solicitors in US and magic circle firms now earn more than district judges. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher lead the
Before the recent decision in Dandara South East Ltd v Medway Preservation Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 2318 (Ch), there was no decided authority on the question of