Work life matters: Communication

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard my clients’ people say “communication in our company isn’t very good”.  Now they may well mean what they say, but when I probe and ask for a bit more detail and nuance, it’s often lacking. Moaning about poor communication is sometimes the easy way out.  […]

Conference returns to discuss the changing climate of law

Manchester-based law firm referral and fee-share scheme Lawshare is hosting its annual Management Conference in Manchester on Thursday 5th October.  The conference will again be hosted at The Lowry Hotel and sees key decision makers come together to explore key challenges and opportunities. Titled “Law: The Climate is Changing” this year the Lawshare Conference will […]

Japananese government set to allow divorced couples to share custody of children

A government panel in Japan is proposing changes to child custody laws in response to a series of child abduction cases, suggesting that divorced couples should be allowed to share custody of their children, as reported by The Times. This comes after several high-profile incidents where a parent abducted their children due to the sole-custody […]