January is a bit of a grey month and so it’s always nice to come across a good old PR fail in order to inject a bit of humour into this rather flat time of year. This latest story comes courtesy of Play Doh, perhaps one of the most common...
January is upon us once again and for many of us that means a fairly savage detox after all the champagne of New Year’s Eve and the over indulgence of the Christmas period - the arrival of Dry January. Whether or not you’re taking part in the annual denial of booze this...
Most people assume that, when it comes to reputational damage, you’re only really at risk if you’re intentionally behaving badly. There’s an odd expectation of karma whereby if you’re misusing Twitter or getting into scrapes that can be digitally documented then you’re taking the kind of risks with your reputation...
In the last couple of months the media has been full of coverage of the activities of the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS). Although the most high profile content released by the group has made it onto major news networks what many people don’t realise is that there are more...
Rapper Kanye West is certainly no stranger to controversy. Who could forget his interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards or his appearance on a 2006 Rolling Stone cover in a crown of thorns. However, since the arrival of baby...
As the results of the Scottish referendum were coming in last Friday there was a real sense of excitement all across the country. Whatever happened, history was about to be made and all of us wanted to feel like we were a part of it. However, unfortunately for one business,...
For the last eight years of my career as a solicitor in the City I have been trying to understand why Latin America is not a key strategic target for law firms in London. Some Latin American countries have the fastest and most stable economies in the world. Businesses are growing...
This blog first appeared in the Law Society Gazette on 12th September 2014. If you know your Spanish corporate law firms, it won’t seem surprising that Uría Menéndez is the firm behind Latin America’s first cross-border law firm – which takes the name Philippi, Prietocarrizosa & Uría, as...
By now we’re all fairly aware that social media has become an inescapable reality for businesses in most sectors, as well as for individuals in their private lives. With the increasing exposure we’re all starting to get online comes a greater risk of over-exposure – literally. Whether or not you’re...
In March last year, The Law Society published a practice note for solicitors on ‘Protecting Your Online Reputation.’ The note acknowledged not only the importance of the reputation of a firm to its business but also the reputation of affiliated individuals. As channels such as social media have boomed over...
