header-logo header-logo

Best voice?

26 February 2014
Issue: 7596 / Categories: Legal News
printer mail-detail

Female voice tops poll

Solicitors’ firms in the UK speak with a female voice—at least as far as their audio branding is concerned, according to research by PH Media Group that found the most popular voice is female, between 30 and 45, clear, warm and intelligent. The reason is that clients find this voice soothing. Dan Lafferty, head of voice and music at PH Media Group, says: “Solicitors will deal with a number of sensitive cases and must provide customers with reassurance they are speaking to someone who understands them. But that doesn’t mean it will necessarily be the best fit across the board.”

 

Issue: 7596 / Categories: Legal News
printer mail-details

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London

NEWS
Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
back-to-top-scroll