Seventeen major city law firms including Allen & Overy, Pinsent Masons and Slaughter & May have joined forces to conduct a data-driven investigation with the aim of finding out where BAME lawyers are falling behind their white peer group.
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Do We Have Privacy Rights Anymore?
It has been and most likely will be, debated until the end of time: our right to privacy. Here I tackle what…
What Happened to the Lawyers Who Represented the “Bad Guys”?
Criminal cases often capture the public imagination, especially when the alleged crime is especially heinous or the…
It has been three years since David Lammy published his Review indicating that the Criminal Justice System (CJS) is lagging behind other institutions in its duty to tackle systemic racism.
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COVID-19: Does an Employer’s Duty of Care Extend to Commuting to Work?
This article covers how employers should deal with staff refusing to travel to work for fear of contracting…
AML and UK Lawyers: Time to Root Out the Bad Apples?
The new draft business plan of the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) says it will regularly visit ‘high…
As tensions ratchet up between the West and China over the coronavirus pandemic, disagreements over Huawei’s activities in the West have become increasingly fraught.
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The Effect of Coronavirus on Equality and Diversity at the Bar
Ed Vickers QC explores how the pandemic has impacted those at the Bar and how BAME barristers and those from…
Covid-19: What Are the Main Challenges for In-House Counsel?
In this article, member firms of Ius Laboris provide guidance on the main employment issues around both operating…