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Some Thoughts on a Trip to Japan

Some Thoughts on a Trip to Japan

As some of you may know, my wife Clare and spent three weeks in Japan in March and I thought I might set out some thoughts on the trip, the country, my perceptions of it, why it was worth going and maybe even some thoughts linking the trip into work.  Japan has always...

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Lawyers See Chance For Overhaul In LSB, SRA Exec Changes

Following the recent news of changes at the top of the SRA and LSB, in terms of the CEO retiring and Chair stepping down immediately, our Paul Bennett was invited to comment to Law360 news operated by LexisNexis on the changes and the future of legal regulation. You...

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Some trends in Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)

Some trends in Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)

Fines and Regulatory Settlement Agreements As we returned to the office on Monday 6 January 2025 one of the leading legal news websites, Legal Futures, ran an article on the SRA issuing £1.5 million worth of fines since their enhanced fining powers came into force in...

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2025 Predictions for Law Firms

2025 Predictions for Law Firms

As a law firm which focuses on the business of law, and whose client base is dominated by other law firms (along with a smaller cohort of professional service firms such as accountants and financial services businesses), we thought we would offer some predictions for...

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SRA Could Reconsider New Fining Framework Amid Criticism

SRA Could Reconsider New Fining Framework Amid Criticism

Law360 is a respected legal news operation headquartered in New York, it is a subsidiary of LexisNexis who are widely regarded as the leading regulatory and legal market intelligence provider. Our Paul Bennett regularly speaks to their journalists to give a view on key topics around legal regulation and partnership…

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Quoted In The Times

Quoted In The Times

We are delighted to be quoted in the The Times (and thanks to their Legal Editor Jonathan Ames for quoting us)…

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When To Walk Away From A Deal

When To Walk Away From A Deal

In the over five years that we’ve been trading, we have been involved in about 50 law firm mergers and acquisitions and during that time I have had to advise two buyers to walk away from transactions…

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Law Firms and AI

Law Firms and AI

I am certainly excited about what AI holds in store for the legal sector. I don’t think that we should be worried that robots will replace us. It will add quality (if used and checked correctly) and may remove some of the more tedious tasks that we have to undertake.

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Why M&A deals don’t complete

Why M&A deals don’t complete

We are involved in about a dozen deals a year and regard ourselves as competent at resolving issues that arise and making the deals happen…

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A Duty of Good Faith

A Duty of Good Faith

Our blogs are usually short, sharp, and relatively to the point. In this blog though we adopt a longer and more detailed narrative on an emerging area of good faith.

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Tackling small firm pay gaps

Tackling small firm pay gaps

Partner Paul Bennett was asked about the challenges of pay gaps for lawyers from different backgrounds by the Law Society Gazette publication.

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£20m Law Firm Merger

£20m Law Firm Merger

Bennett Briegal LLP is delighted to have advised the partners of Atherton Godfrey LLP on their merger with Switalskis Solicitors, in a move that creates a £20m turnover law firm.

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Mergers in a Time of Crisis

Mergers in a Time of Crisis

What impact will this coronavirus pandemic have on mergers and acquisitions? Don’t rule out the possibility of some opportunistic merging.

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What Happens to LLP Losses?

What Happens to LLP Losses?

We don’t want to be morbid at this already difficult time, but we have been discussing the tricky situation of what happens should an LLP make losses.

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Crisis Management for Law Firms

Crisis Management for Law Firms

Having faced hundreds of crisis management situations over the years, here are our tips to help you lead your law firm in these unprecedented times.

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Bennett Briegal – Year One

Bennett Briegal – Year One

Bennett Briegal started trading on the 1st of March 2019, we have now completed our first year in business… this is what we learnt in year one.

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