SPACs: Next Stop Europe
The Maples Group examines the future potential of SPACs in Europe
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Diversity Report
Featuring interviews with Derek Sweeting QC, Chair of the Bar Council, I. Stephanie Boyce, President of the Law Society, 20 of the largest UK law firms, and leading barristers’ chambers.
‘Racism is often subtle’
If you happen to be Black, you’re twice as likely to leave the profession earlier than your white counterparts – this must change, says Law Society president, I. Stephanie Boyce
‘Some parts of the Bar have a diversity problem’
Chair of the Bar, Derek Sweeting QC, tells Dominic Carman that the Bar needs to reflect society
‘Law firms are not looking in the right places’
Netanya Clixby tells Reports Legal that firms need to look harder in their search for diverse legal talent
Facing up to reality
Time and data gathering are cited as big problems, but very few firms admit that the relative absence of Black lawyers is their biggest diversity challenge
Fear and hope
Dominic Carman examines how law firms are under pressure to ‘talk less and do more’ in response to multiple diversity challenges.
Shaping recruitment to diversify your talent
Bav Patel, Director at Dandi Legal, explains how law firms can address the diversity challenge
Greenwashing claims face CMA enforcement action in the new year
As the Competition and Markets Authority issued its final guidance on misleading environmental claims and fired a warning shot to businesses- either secure compliance now or face enforcement action, Richard Reichman, partner in the regulatory team at BCL Solicitors LLP, analyses the compliance risks for businesses. Against the background of the UK’s aim to achieve …
“Time’s up” for Prince Andrew?
Sigrid McCawley, the lawyer at the heart of the scandal involving Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew: Virginia Giuffre Roberts and other Epstein victims are now believed
