Mind the Gap: Gender Pay

Mind the Gap: Gender Pay

We wish you all a Happy New Year.  We have had a super busy 2017 so have not blogged for some time but thought you might want to know about the upcoming gender pay reporting regulations. You may have seen in the media the gender pay story around ITV This Morning’s...
Spending too much on legal fees? Answer: centralise

Spending too much on legal fees? Answer: centralise

How might you reduce your legal costs without reducing quality? Well, if you currently instruct a number of firms for your different legal needs have you thought about centralising this? What does this mean? It means giving your legal work to one or two law firms...
Sponsorship Agreements- how to make them work for you

Sponsorship Agreements- how to make them work for you

It’s sponsorship season (at least in the Premier League it is).  The time of the year when sales teams and agencies are hard at work trying to secure the best sponsorship deals for the next football season.  Having secured the deal they approach their lawyer for the...
The future… the rise of in-house solicitors

The future… the rise of in-house solicitors

It is a fact that in-house solicitors are on the rise.  Last year, in-house solicitors accounted for  25% of the legal profession in England and Wales and it is predicted this will rise to 35% by 2020. In-house lawyers are not only growing in volume but in influence...
Why does my business need legal help?

Why does my business need legal help?

Your business might be doing really well, growing perhaps, and even making a reasonable profit.  Why therefore do you need to even think about getting legal help?  Here’s why: Smooth Operator Staying on the right side of the law ensures you can continue to trade...