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The recent Supreme Court judgment in Johnson v FirstRand Bank has redrawn the boundaries of Car Finance Commission Claims. Craig Leigh, managing director of 8PP Barristers & Associates, explains the implications for legal practice and across the financial services sector.
Danae Shell, CEO of the consumer legal platform Valla, explores how artificial intelligence will transform legal practice over the next three years, emphasising efficiency gains rather than wholesale replacement of legal professionals.
Navigating compliance in a fragmented geopolitical and regulatory landscape can be a daunting task. Jessica Sweet, data protection and privacy counsel at iManage, explains how well-thought-out processes and the judicious use of technology can lighten the burden.
Andrew Fairman, partner at MSB Solicitors, sets out the key elements of the Renters Rights Bill and urges lawyers to be ready for its swift implementation following Royal Assent later this year
Insolvency partner Adrian Slater joined Nelsons' Nottingham office in 2024. He shares a glimpse behind the scenes of his professional life with The Brief.
Natalie Lang, the Legal 500-recommended Head of the Court of Protection Department at Ramsdens Solicitors, joined the firm at the start of her career in 2005 and is now responsible for trainee solicitors across the company, on top of her legal practice. She shares a day in her life with The Brief
Jamie Hanley is the partner-in-charge of the London office of US firm Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP, and a litigator with a particular interest in ESG. He shares a day in his working life with The Brief
Yulia Barnes is the managing partner of Barnes Law, a commercial law firm based in the heart of Mayfair. She shares a day in her life with The Brief.
20 questions gets under the skin of the UK’s leading lawyers
Danny Varhalamas, COO of Slater Heelis, shares his passions and interests with The Brief.
Emma Carey, Managing Partner and family law practitioner at MSB Solicitors, which has offices in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Chester and Cheshire, shares her passions and interests.