Michael Evans

What a Twitter World Cup of Law Firms Taught Me About Influence

What a Twitter World Cup of Law Firms Taught Me About Influence 2560 1707 Tabitha Steemson

Let me tell you a story. Cast your mind back to the first lockdown in spring 2020. Everything was a bit grim, weird and scary, most shops and schools closed,…

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Michael Evans Quoted in Financial News

Michael Evans Quoted in Financial News 600 450 Tabitha Steemson

“Right now the narrative is that anything to do with Russia is bad and there is no room for nuance while the war continues. That will change over time but…

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Global Legal Post

Michael Evans Quoted in Global Legal Post

Michael Evans Quoted in Global Legal Post 750 422 Tabitha Steemson

“Political pressure is only one part of the story – an awful lot of demand that firms take a clear public stance is coming from their clients and their people.”…

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Bad Culture Set to Become a Regulatory as Well as a Reputational Issue for Firms in 2022

Bad Culture Set to Become a Regulatory as Well as a Reputational Issue for Firms in 2022 612 366 Michael Evans

Conduct issues have been at the heart of the legal sector’s biggest reputational and regulatory issues in recent years. Everyone is familiar with a handful of #metoo incidents that went…

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Judgment coverage: there’s no disputing the challenge

Judgment coverage: there’s no disputing the challenge

Judgment coverage: there’s no disputing the challenge 2560 1707 Ben Girdlestone

Earlier this month, The UK’s Supreme Court ruled in favour of Google in a landmark case. Richard Lloyd, a former director of Which?

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Oatly Vs Glebe Farm Food – Picking your Battles

Oatly Vs Glebe Farm Food – Picking your Battles

Oatly Vs Glebe Farm Food – Picking your Battles 2560 1709 Michael Evans

This morning, the news broke that a family-run farm has won its legal battle against Oatly, the multimillion-pound producers of plant-based milk, after they were accused of trademark infringement. Oatly…

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Green Practise

Green and Pleasant Law; How UK Law Firms Can Embrace Green Practise

Green and Pleasant Law; How UK Law Firms Can Embrace Green Practise 1600 550 Michael Evans

As floods devastate Asia and Europe, and the US suffers oppressive heatwaves, Byfield’s Senior Content Executive Tobias Sansome asks the question: what can legal firms do in the fight against…

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Space Law

Space; the Final (Legal) Frontier

Space; the Final (Legal) Frontier 2560 1709 Michael Evans

As commercial interest sparks a ‘Second Space Race’, our Senior Content Executive Tobias Sansome looks at the pre-existing legislation on space, and questions whether it is fit for purpose in…

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The Dividing Line: Social Media, Employee Policies and Reputation Management

The Dividing Line: Social Media, Employee Policies and Reputation Management 1280 905 Michael Evans

As reputation management and public persona become increasingly tied to social media presence, many are beginning to consider implementing a company-wide social media policy. We reached out to our readers…

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The Sleeping Giant – Wikipedia

The Sleeping Giant – Wikipedia 2560 1709 Michael Evans

The media is glutted with cautionary tales of firms that have dabbled in the ethically dubious waters of Wikipedia edits. Wikipedia has previously expressed dissatisfaction with the use of the…

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