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• Let's tax all the lawyers!

  Send us a textTax rises for partnerships may be on the way in next month’s Budget – and potentially big ones at that.Many lawyers were left shocked after the news broke last week that the Government is considering adding the equivalent of employer’s national insurance onto partnerships.So on the new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, we ask what that might mean for a range of firms, whether it is a good idea (or just good politics), what firms might do about it, and what friend of the show and former Clifford Chance head of tax Dan Neidle thinks…You can read The Lawyer’s piece on the idea from 2022 here:https://www.thelawyer.com/the-treasury-could-tax-commercial-law-firms-an-extra-1bn-and-theyd-barely-notice/

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• Private equity: a poisoned chalice?

  Send us a textPrivate equity investment in law firms has accelerated in the past 12 months. Essentially every UK200 law firm in the country has been approached, and many have already accepted the opportunity. Now the question is whether firms at the top of the market might join in.But is it actually a good idea? Can law firms offer the rapid turnaround that private equity demands? Or is it just a chance for equity partners to cash in and retire, leaving behind them a mess for their firms?The Lawyer Podcast investigates.

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• UK 200 special: The most interesting firms in the top 100

  Send us a textThe Lawyer's UK200: Top 100 report, sponsored by Legora, is out and it contains 100 stories of firms forging ahead or falling behind. But which are the most interesting of all?In this week's episode of The Lawyer Podcast we dive into the sea of data and analysis that is the UK200 report and come up clutching four firms that are particularly worthy of attention this year. Who are they? Why should you care about them? And who does director of insight Matt Byrne think is the sexiest firm in the top 100? You'll have to listen to find out.And subscribers can read the full top 100 report right here:https://www.thelawyer.com/mda/report/uk-200-top-100-2025/

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• Calling all gardeners - your firm needs you!

  Send us a textGardening has transformed from an old-fashioned past-time to a popular trend in the past few years, and now, even law firms are getting in on the action.Firms like Eversheds, Switalskis and CANDEY are leading the charge, but there is so much more that could be done. After all, who wants to look at a grey bit of concrete all day.So as the Autumn weather sets in and as we all try to distract ourselves from the news, The Lawyer Podcast asks what difference gardens would make to law firms, which firms have the best gardens, and whether your firm needs to make more of an effort than a pot plant and a strip of manky grass. 

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• Why it was a hot debunching summer - and what else you missed on your holidays

  Send us a textThe kids are back in school, the clouds are rolling in, and offices across the land are filling up with lawyers returning from their holidays.And just in time, The Lawyer Podcast is back after the summer break. But just like in Westminster, it was far from a quiet summer for the legal sector.So on our first episode back, we bring you the stories you missed while you were on your holidays.From Addleshaw Goddard’s salary debunching and bumps in the road for Pogust Goodhead and the mass claims market, to financial results and private equity’s obsession with law, this is what you need to know from the summer.

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