All articles by Jon Robins – Page 2
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States of play: how US firms are doing in London
‘New York firms are much more successful here than London law firms have been in New York.’ This was the controversial view espoused by Kenneth MacRitchie, managing partner of the London office of Shearman & Sterling (and a UK-qualified former Clifford Chance partner) earlier this year.
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Legal action in the world of education
Solicitors play a major role on both sides when it comes to securing places in schools for children with special needs. For a section of the media, litigation against colleges, schools and universities has in recent years become another frontier of the so-called compensation culture. ...
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Saying sorry
Lawyers and pressure groups alike know an apology can avert legal actions against the medical profession. So why is it still so hard to apologise? Sorry seems to be the hardest word, and it would seem this hackneyed expression is never more accurate than when ...
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Chinese walls
The world’s fourth-largest economy is gradually liberalising its legal services market, but significant obstacles remain. ‘Not a single month goes by without some international firm planning to open up in Beijing, Hong Kong or even Shanghai,’ reflects Alastair Da Costa, DLA Piper’s managing director of ...
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Planning to fail?
Major infrastructure developments could be fast-tracked under new government legislation, but at what cost to the public? Jon Robins reports
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