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Criminal Bar Strikes
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Criminal barristers in England and Wales are due to launch an indefinite strike beginning 5 September following a ballot that saw 79% of barristers represented by the Criminal Bar Association voting to approve the...
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - A Firm's Accounts. Please add to the discussion here.
The Annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Beginning tomorrow, 25 August, central bankers from around the world will convene in a small mountain time in the US state of Wyoming in what is known as the annual Jackson Hole Economic...
Taking the Texas Two Step a Step Further
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
On Monday, the consumer health and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) petitioned a New Jersey court to halt a claim brought by two other US states, New Mexico and Mississippi. The...
Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - Calculating Profit Per Equity Partner
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Welcome to the ninth article in our series on the Business of Law Firms.
Last week, we considered what exactly equity on an LLP (Limited Liability...
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - Calculating Profit Per Equity Partner. Please add to the discussion here.
China's central bank lowers interest rates
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
In a reminder that not all national economies are under the same kinds of strain, China slashed its interest rate from 2.85% to 2.75% (or 10bps). This marks a further divergence in the economies...
Soaring energy prices threaten Britain's economic future
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Last week, a British research firm estimated that by next year, the average annual cost of energy for UK households could feasibly exceed £5,000. Another recent estimate places the...
Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - Making Sense of Equity on the Balance Sheet
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
This is the eighth article in TCLA’s series on the Business of Law Firms.
Last week, we looked at how a balance sheet can be used to measure a firm’s...
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Mini Series: The Business of Law Firms - Making Sense of Equity on the Balance Sheet. Please add to the discussion here.
Institutional Capital Flees Buyout Funds
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
The Financial Times published an alarming article on Monday reporting on the record rate at which institutional investors such as pension and sovereign wealth funds have been exiting their position...
Bank of England's Independence
By Jake Rickman
What do you need to know this week?
Last week, Liz Truss, the current frontrunner in the Tory leadership bid to replace Boris Johnson as the nation’s prime minister, announced her intent to “review” the Bank of England’s “remit” should she win...
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