UK
Seizing the Opportunity to Influence Legislation and Policy
Opportunities to influence legislation and engage with proposed procedural reform may feel reduced when transitioning to an in-house role. In-house lawyers typically have more of an operational focus and are...Read more

Lauren Gest
Legal Counsel, Johnson Matthey, UK
UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - Failure to prevent fraud: Storm in a tea cup?


The Failure to Prevent Fraud offence contained within the UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) finally comes into effect on 1 September 2025 following the release of...Read more

Steve Holt
Partner, Grant Thornton UK, UK
Oishi Ghosh
Forensic Investigation Services Manager, Grant Thornton UK, UK
Ollie Haselden
Assistant Manager within the Forensics and Investigations department, Grant Thornton UK, UK
Legal Transformation? Business, AI, and New Suppliers are Key Drivers
Jake Campbell, a character in Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, explained how he went bankrupt: “Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.” The humor of his observation masks its profound insight-and...Read more

Mark A. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Mosaic, UK
How can lawyers and clients best work together?
We often hear about clients and lawyers frustrated with each other. Certainly, both sides would have wished to avoid the disappointment. However, do we know how to forge a healthy...Read more

Gordon Mccue
Head of Legal Operations, Shell Oil Company, UK
Biodiversity Net Gain and the Task Force for NatureDisclosures Help Prevent the Sixth Mass Extinction?
Scientists recognise a dual planetary crisis: climate breakdown and biodiversity loss. The current extermination of nature by humans is often called the sixth mass extinction. Climate breakdown is caused by...Read more

Simon Boyle
Legal Director, Landmark Information Group, UK
Legal Transformation? Mirage Turned Reality
For those awaiting transformation of the legacy legal delivery model, it’s been a long, frustrating wait punctuated by high hopes and dashed expectations. The Economist raised legal transformation expectations in...Read more

Mark A. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Mosaic, UK
Why In-House Lawyers Should Implement a Legal Risk Framework 
As an in-house lawyer, managing legal risks is a critical part of your role. A Legal Risk Framework, used as a critical business document, enables you to speak to the...Read more
Sarah Clark
Chief People and Transformation Officer, The Legal Director, UK
Changing Perceptions: How to stop your colleagues from assuming you’re the ‘Department of No’

An in-house colleague of mine once disclosed that he was known as the ‘Sales Prevention Officer’ in one of the businesses he worked for. And this sort of attitude towards...Read more

Sarah Davis
General Counsel, The Legal Director, UK
The Effects of AI on the Future of Work
Artificial intelligence represents a point of technological inflection that has changed the character, shape and make-up of work, creating tectonic shifts in the way tasks and activities are performed and...Read more
Garry Taylor
Managing Director, Croesus Holdings Group, UK
Whether Aid/Aide from National and/or International Organisations be a Factor for Developing Socio-Economic Cohesiveness of the Peoples Living in the Country Concerned
Most of the States, in particular, those in the developing parts of the world seek and receive “aid” as a supplement to the amount already approved by the foreign government...Read more

Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK