Grant Thornton accountants surveyed 85 of Britain’s leading family law firms as part of its 10th annual matrimonial study. More than three quarters of family lawyers say that unhappy couples have delayed the start of divorce proceedings during the recession. Nearly half of the firms surveyed said that the recession Read More
In October, NatWest Bank produced a free law firm financial benchmarking report on the profits being made by law firms outside the UK’s top 100. It shows that law firms with profits below £25m are struggling to turn fees into real profit. The report, authored by well-known law firm finance Read More
At the recent Professional Marketing Forum conference, Ian Pearson (BT’s lead futurologist for 16 years) provided some provocative food for thought to add into our environmental (SLEPT or PEST) analyses and scenario planning with his views on the future trends in technology. He drew a broad landscape by charting how Read More
Has the creative sector been overlooked in the rush to develop the tech sector? Back in April, The Director magazine published an article http://www.director.co.uk/magazine/2013/04_April/Cover%20story_66_07.html featuring Doug Richard of Dragon’s Den fame. He argued that business must “pay more than lip service to the £36b pa industry that’s the envy of Read More
I was delighted to be invited by a property lawyer former colleague and Non-Executive Chairman of Irwin Mitchell solicitor’s Business Legal Services, London to the British Council for Offices (BCO) President’s Lunch at The Dorchester yesterday. It was a great opportunity to catch up briefly with some real estate “old Read More
