Matthew Kay
Director
Matthew Kay, director of Vario at Pinsent Masons (Matthew.Kay@pinsentmasons.com; www.pinsentmasonsvario.com)
Director
Matthew Kay, director of Vario at Pinsent Masons (Matthew.Kay@pinsentmasons.com; www.pinsentmasonsvario.com)
As engagement with the ESG agenda moves from a nice-to-have to a must-have, Matthew Kay & Mike Harvey consider the role of legal teams
Matthew Kay reflects on how freelance legal consulting has evolved & offers some tips on how to make a success of it
Matthew Kay investigates the pros & cons of training home-based workers
Matthew Kay examines the effects of e-presenteeism in the legal sector
Matthew Kay highlights the opportunities presented by the ‘new normal’ of the post-lockdown legal landscape
Top tips to manage your career from home: Matthew Kay outlines how lawyers can get comfortable with the UK’s new way of working
Law firms which subscribe to common misconceptions about the millennial generation are missing a trick, says Matthew Kay
Shred, store, or secure? Matthew Kay & Natasha Adom tackle the archiving conundrum
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Taylor Rose—Jacqui Hayat & Andrew Bentham
Taylor Rose strengthens Medical Negligence team with senior leadership appointments
Birmingham Law Society—Sabina Kauser
Ward Hadaway partner appointed Vice President of Birmingham Law Society
Excello Law—Nick Gore & Irfan Ali
Excello Law immigration boost with two more hires from Irwin Mitchell
NEWS
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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