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Ben Wheway
Ben joined Legal Week from the Press Association in 2005 and has since held a number of roles including news editor, online managing editor, production editor and bassist in Legal Week's in-house covers band The Scoops.
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April 28, 2014
New year, new law – the most popular Legal Week Law briefings from Q1 2014
New law, future law, tomorrow's law – whatever your opinion on the buzzwords and faddish phrases regularly bandied about by prognosticators and futurologists, most within the profession are in agreement that the downturn has ushered in a new era for legal services.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
April 28, 2014
New year, new law – the most popular Legal Week Law briefings from Q1 2014
New law, future law, tomorrow's law – whatever your opinion on the buzzwords and faddish phrases regularly bandied about by prognosticators and futurologists, most within the profession are in agreement that the downturn has ushered in a new era for legal services.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
February 26, 2014
Pure and simple – the most popular Legal Week Law briefings from Q4 2013
The practice of law is often maligned – and sometimes fairly so – as overly complex and inaccessible, with its use of arcane language, dense documents and labyrinthine legislation. But the issues that engage lawyers on a day-to-day basis are often the most simplistic, and, as the most popular briefings on Legal Week Law demonstrate, subjects as straightforward as clear communication, signatures and getting names right remain just as much of interest as ever. The doctrine of misnomer was thrown into the spotlight last year by the case of Liberty Mercian v Cuddy Civil Engineering, which was covered by Macfarlanes in its briefing 'Mistaken identity – the importance of getting names right in contracts', which proved to be one of the top 10 most popular downloads during the last three months of 2013.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
February 26, 2014
Pure and simple – the most popular Legal Week Law briefings from Q4 2013
The practice of law is often maligned – and sometimes fairly so – as overly complex and inaccessible, with its use of arcane language, dense documents and labyrinthine legislation. But the issues that engage lawyers on a day-to-day basis are often the most simplistic, and, as the most popular briefings on Legal Week Law demonstrate, subjects as straightforward as clear communication, signatures and getting names right remain just as much of interest as ever. The doctrine of misnomer was thrown into the spotlight last year by the case of Liberty Mercian v Cuddy Civil Engineering, which was covered by Macfarlanes in its briefing 'Mistaken identity – the importance of getting names right in contracts', which proved to be one of the top 10 most popular downloads during the last three months of 2013.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
October 17, 2013
Eight in 10 executives doubt their company's ability to handle legal risk
Eighty percent of company executives have little or no confidence in their organisation's ability to manage emerging legal risks, according to a new survey of senior business figures. The finding is one of a number of results drawn from a survey of CEOs, senior in-house lawyers and compliance professionals carried out by Berwin Leighton Paisner, which aimed to shed light on how companies are addressing the issue of legal risk – defined by the report as 'the legal aspects of operational risk'.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
October 17, 2013
Eight in 10 executives doubt their company's ability to handle legal risk
Eighty percent of company executives have little or no confidence in their organisation's ability to manage emerging legal risks, according to a new survey of senior business figures. The finding is one of a number of results drawn from a survey of CEOs, senior in-house lawyers and compliance professionals carried out by Berwin Leighton Paisner, which aimed to shed light on how companies are addressing the issue of legal risk – defined by the report as 'the legal aspects of operational risk'.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
October 3, 2013
Moving the goalposts – Legal Week Law Quarterly Peer Review
From sports disputes to increased regulatory activity, Ben Wheway looks back at the briefings and statistics making headlines in Legal Week Law over the past quarter...
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
October 3, 2013
Moving the goalposts – Legal Week Law Quarterly Peer Review
From sports disputes to increased regulatory activity, Ben Wheway looks back at the briefings and statistics making headlines in Legal Week Law over the past quarter...
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
July 4, 2013
Collyer settles multimillion-pound tax schemes dispute ahead of appeal
Collyer Bristow has reached an out-of-court settlement in a multimillion-pound dispute over tax schemes which was set for the Court of Appeal next week. The case centres around advice Collyer gave in relation to failed tax investment schemes - known as 'Innovator schemes' - which led a group of more than 500 investors to pursue a claim against the firm including allegations of of dishonesty and breach of duty.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
July 4, 2013
Collyer settles multimillion-pound tax schemes dispute ahead of appeal
Collyer Bristow has reached an out-of-court settlement in a multimillion-pound dispute over tax schemes which was set for the Court of Appeal next week. The case centres around advice Collyer gave in relation to failed tax investment schemes - known as 'Innovator schemes' - which led a group of more than 500 investors to pursue a claim against the firm including allegations of of dishonesty and breach of duty.
By Ben Wheway
1 minute read
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