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House of Lords reform
To an outsider looking in, the House of Lords can seem a quirk in one of the world’s oldest and most vibrant democracies. The Lords, with its unelected nature, makes it the target of all emotions – debate and discussion, praise and critique, appreciation and blame. For decades, the Conservative Party has shied away from…
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The law firm billable hour must die
Long blog post alert. TL;DR – law firms should just quote everyone fixed fees rather than billing by the hour. —— What must die for the legal industry to evolve? That is a key question on the lips of law firms worldwide. Put another way, “with technological change and fast-paced disruption all around us, what…
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VC investing: simplified
I was discussing early stage VC with my friend yesterday. It became clear that early stage VC investing can be simplified as follows: Made me chuckle.