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Key Considerations for a Successful Law Firm Merger – Part 3: Process and Implementation

July 26th, 2023 by Mitchell Blythe

As 2023 progresses, the trend for law firm merger activity seems set to continue. Whether you are two elite global law firms planning a transatlantic tie-up, or a well-established national firm looking to implement your growth strategy through the acquisition of successfully smaller practices, the process is remarkably similar. Remember, a merger is a means […]

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Is Your Firm prepared for the Financial Year Ahead? Key Trends and Challenges for Professional Services Firms in 2023/24 – PPA Webinar Recording

June 30th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, ‘Is Your Firm prepared for the Financial Year Ahead? Key Trends and Challenges for Professional Services Firms in 2023/24’, in which our expert panel discuss the financial year ahead for professional services firms. In this webinar, you can hear from Chair, Corinne Staves (CM Murray LLP), and speakers Robert […]

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Key Trends in International Law Firm Expansion: Podcast

May 30th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to present this podcast focusing on trends in international law firm expansion, with Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum and special guest, Robert Bata, Founder and Principal of WarwickPlace Legal. In this detailed Q&A led by Corinne, with leading experts Robert and Zulon, the fascinating and wide-ranging discussion covers (among other things): Recent trends in law firm international expansion Liberalisation […]

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Unpacking Basis Period Reform: What does it mean for LLPs, Partnerships and individual partners? – Ten(-ish) Minute Talk

May 12th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to welcome Alex Conway, tax partner at Crowe, as a guest speaker for this discussion on Basis Period Reform changes. In this discussion, Alex along with Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum, demystify the basis period reform changes and outline the practical implications for partners and firms. In this wide-ranging discussion, they explore: The increased cash pressures on […]

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Is Your Firm Prepared for the Financial Year Ahead? Key Trends & Challenges for Professional Services Firms in 2023/4: PPA Webinar – 25 May 2023

April 21st, 2023 by Stuart Smith

Is Your Firm Prepared for the Financial Year Ahead? Key Trends & Challenges for Professional Services Firms in 2023/4 | Professional Practices Alliance Webinar | 25 May 2023 | 9.00 am – 10.00 am BST

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The Role of Ethics in Client Acceptance – When Can and Should Firms Refuse Client Work?

April 17th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

In this article, first published by The Law Society Gazette, Partners Corinne Staves and Andrew Pavlovic set out what law firms need to think about before rejecting clients on ethical grounds. Recently we have seen some members of the bar pledge that they will not act against peaceful climate activists or for new fossil fuel projects. They argue the climate […]

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Beyond ChatGPT: AI Considerations For Law Firms

March 29th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

This article was first published in Law360 on March 24 2023. Since the launch late last year of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, there have been numerous articles asking whether it or other forms of artificial intelligence will replace the need for lawyers, or even put them out of business altogether. In response to this […]

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Budget 2023: Top 5 Takeaways for Professional Services Firms

March 15th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

Following today’s Budget (15/03/2023), we have put together the top 5 takeaways for professional services firms from a legal and practical perspective. Headline corporation tax increasing to 25%. Low corporation tax rates have been cited as a reason for professional firms choosing a company structure over an LLP. This higher tax rate shifts this balance. Firms […]

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Professional Firm’s Year-End Planning Needs to be Different in 2023

March 1st, 2023 by Mitchell Blythe

30 April is the end of the year for many professional services firms. There are some things that firms need to do every year in these last few months as they approach year-end. This year is arguably harder than usual. Partner Corinne Staves shares her top 10 housekeeping tips for Managing Partners below, and 1 extra top tip just […]

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In Praise of Partnership: How Effective is the LLP Structure to Support Growth & Governance in Professional Services Firms? – Ten-Minute Talk

February 9th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

There has been much talk over recent years about the demise of the partnership model and whether it remains fit for purpose for professional services firms. Our partners Clare Murray, Zulon Begum and Corinne Staves discuss whether such proclamations are premature and debunk some myths about partnerships and LLPs, including those below, in this Ten(-ish) Minute Talk ‘In Praise Of Partnership’. […]

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