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WHAT YOU’LL DO
INFLUENCING THE LAW
The law isn’t static. And our people play a part in its continuous evolution as they offer advice to regulators and legislators in their areas of expertise. So we don’t just know the law inside out, we help to shape it and make it.
LEAVING THE EU
SEEING JUSTICE DONE
We set up a cross-practice task force 12 months before the referendum, looking into the likely legal implications of Brexit. As a result, we are very well positioned to advise our clients quickly on the impact of Brexit. We also worked with the Treasury and Law Society in the run-up to the vote; our CEO is a member of the Professional and Business Council set up by the Government to consider Brexit. We’ve shared our insights in a number of ways: a client briefing on the immediate impacts of Brexit on the morning after the vote; an in-depth publication analysing the legal implications for 20 different industry sectors; a series of webinars; and a hub page to keep clients up-to-date. We also continue to provide professional comment to the legal and national press. Members of our employment team sit on the Employment Lawyers Association Legislative and Policy Sub-Committee. They’ve put their expertise to work on government consultations in areas as diverse as EU directives on trade secrets and financial services regulations. Most recently they’ve worked with the Government’s Business, Innovation & Skills department on gender pay gap reporting. They’ve also been involved in changes to the structure of the employment tribunal system. ENSURING EQUALITY
As members of Commercial Court and Civil Justice Council working groups, we have been taking part in the ongoing debate over reforms to civil dispute resolution. This has included the high-profile Jackson reforms, plus more recent issues such as streamlining court procedure, introducing a specialist Financial List, and possible changes to the way applications for permission are dealt with. Our work has seen us consider the implementation of the reforms and their impact. We’ve also responded to key consultations and played host to client seminars featuring senior judiciary representatives, including Lord Justice Jackson himself. Our corporate and financial services regulatory teams have been involved in developing and shaping the newmarket abuse regime, through their membership of various City of London Law Society working parties and committees. As well as responding to various UK Government and EU consultations, our teams fed into a publicly available Q&A paper, which aims to help listed companies deal with the new requirements in the light of the new regime’s uncertainties. NEWMARKET ABUSE REGIME
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