John Binns, partner in the Financial Crime team at BCL Solicitors LLP. considers whether NatWest’s guilty plea last week to failures under the UK’s money-laundering regulations – but is it right to call this a ‘failure to prevent’ by the bank?
Ryan Cable and Alex Cheah of Signature Litigation LLP consider whether the US Supreme Court may determine the availability of discovery in support of foreign private arbitrations
The Maples Group examines the future potential of SPACs in Europe
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.
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
Chair of the Bar, Derek Sweeting QC, tells Dominic Carman that the Bar needs to reflect society
Netanya Clixby tells Reports Legal that firms need to look harder in their search for diverse legal talent
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
Dominic Carman examines how law firms are under pressure to ‘talk less and do more’ in response to multiple diversity challenges.
Bav Patel, Director at Dandi Legal, explains how law firms can address the diversity challenge
