Fully remote with no associates: Meet the ‘elite’ law firm of the future Legal US lawyers Michael Pierson and Joel Ferdinand joined forces “with the vision to build the elite law firm of the future”, going in the opposite direction of the traditional market with a tech-focused, full-service approach. Oh, and no offices. And no associates. Founded in January 2024, New York-based Pierson Ferdinand became the largest law firm [...]
Forget strategy, company culture is the trump card for struggling businesses Opinion Up against changing tech, tariffs and government policy, it's company culture, not strategy, that will help businesses, writes Chris Lewis.
UK’s largest chamber of commerce on brink of collapse Business The largest accredited chamber of commerce in the UK is on the brink of collapse after filing a notice of intent to appoint administrators. Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, which has around 4,000 members, has cited the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath for creating “sustained financial pressures” as one of the reasons behind its current [...]
How WFH is influencing where Pret A Manger will open new stores June 10, 2025 The move to working from home post-pandemic is having an impact on where Pret A Manger will open new stores, its UK boss has said.
Londoners working from home could boost pension pot by £236,000 May 21, 2025 Commuters could save hundreds of thousands of pounds in their pension pots by working from home three days a week, a new study has found. Working from home for three days a week reduces the annual cost of commuting by as much as £2,000, which when put into a pension, could pay big boons in [...]
Can the ‘hotelification’ of the office beat working from home? March 8, 2025 London offices are offering monogrammed towels and rooftop gardens to tempt staff back into work, says Alex Morgan Some of the world’s largest companies are pulling the plug on hybrid working, but not without a hitch. In the US, Amazon’s return-to-office (RTO) mandate has been put on pause because of a shortage of desks in [...]
Working from home: Analyst on trial for £1m insider trading scheme February 21, 2025 A former Janus Henderson analyst used working from home to make nearly £1m from insider trading, a court has heard. Redinel Korfuzi was on trial yesterday with his sister Oerta Korfuzi and two other alleged members of a cartel that allegedly made inside dealings on shares throughout the first two years of the pandemic. Prosecutors [...]
‘Once you legislate, people will rebel’: Why a vibes-based WFH policy is working for Vitality February 13, 2025 The debate-stirring issue of working from home (WFH) has never been far from the headlines so far in 2025. The likes of FTSE 100 giant WPP, Lord Alan Sugar and London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan have all made waves with where they stand on the topic. Now Neville Koopowitz, the chief executive of health and [...]
Sadiq Khan: Home-working risks London ‘hollowing out’ February 11, 2025 Sir Sadiq Khan has raised the alarm on working from home, saying London “cannot afford” to be a city where “the centre has been hollowed out”. The London Mayor urged employers to consider the post-lockdown effect on commuters across the capital, as first reported by the BBC. Khan added unease regarding the amount of young [...]
Missing WFH? I’ve found solace in the office booth February 6, 2025 Replacing WFH with the open plan office can be a recipe for misery. But Anna Moloney says she's found a solution: the office booth.