Awards season is in full flow. We’ve already had the FT Innovative Lawyers and the Law Society Excellence awards this month and many more are due to follow before the end of the year. Last night was the turn of the...
Directories season continues to hot up with the announcement today that the research schedule and submission deadlines for Chambers UK 2019 have been released: Full research schedule and submission deadlines
Request a copy of our white paper: Legal Directories: Are they still relevant? While legal professionals say directories are genuinely useful, a report released today by MD Communications, shows more than half of law firms believe they don't get the rankings...
I took part in an IBA webinar last month, titled: ‘Legal Directories: the bane of lawyers' lives, or the way to the stars.' You can listen here if you missed it. There were a dizzying number of people from around the world...
If you work in PR then you may remember where you were when you heard communications agency Bell Pottinger had been expelled from its own industry body – the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). Together with ad giant Saatchi, the agency,...
Sadly, homophobia is still a problem in the UK. However, it's not that often you come across a public figure openly and brazenly flouting the acceptance and openness for which British society has become so well known. In what must be...
Even as we started to learn about him, and guess what on earth his appointment meant for the world, Donald Trump's potty-mouthed communications director Anthony Scaramucci had been fired. It's widely reported that he was "10 days into the job"...
Last week MD Communications celebrated its 7th birthday. Seven years ago while I was sat at my desk at the Law Society running the press office I knew I needed a fresh challenge. I set myself the goal of gaining three clients...
Southern Rail hasn't exactly covered itself in glory recently. From disgruntled commuters facing regular disruption to their daily travel, to the barrage of social media abuse and bad press coverage, public perceptions surrounding Southern Rail are pretty darn negative. Of course, the...
