News In Brief
SMEs optimistic
Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the financial services sector report a reduced need for legal advice—only 4% now turn to their lawyers for advice, down from 21% at the end of 2008. Three-quarters of SMEs in the professional services sector think the worst of the recession is behind them, and expect to increase or maintain sales in the next 12 months, according to a survey by insurance group, QBE.
Nick Vernon of Walkers on swapping Birmingham for Bermuda and building an employment practice by the sea
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Global firm re-elects CEO for second term
Business appoints managing director of operational excellence
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
