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Hopefully spring is on its way, bringing with it some much needed sunshine and lighter evenings for us all. It has certainly been a busy month. We enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Mandarin restaurant celebrating Chinese New Year.

March is here already, and I must admit, I’m feeling a bit like the Mad March Hare myself—dashing excitedly between all the events we have coming up! After a lovely and much needed half term break in North Yorkshire, it was straight back into things with the Private Client Committee’s networking evening at Pitcher & Piano on 26 February.

International Women's Day, held on March 8 every year, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.

In essence, the women who worked in law before us enabled increased access to justice for women and girls — sometimes at great personal cost — so that those who followed could gain equality. They gave their courage, their intellect, their persistence, and often their comfort and security. In doing so, they created a profession that, while still imperfect, is far more open and equitable than it would otherwise have been. The theme of International Women’s Day is, in many ways, the story of women in law across every generation.

I consider equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) a cornerstone to every successful workplace, however big or small. It is a common misconception that only minorities benefit from ED&I and that an average employee remains unaffected by it. Why? ...

James Firman, Practice Director at Paragon Law, will be running the London Marathon this year in support of The Wolfpack Project, the chosen charity of the Nottinghamshire Law Society.

HMRC has confirmed that from May 2026, professionals who interact with HMRC on behalf of clients in relation to tax matters will need to register under a new mandatory tax adviser regime and meet “minimum standards”. Firms will have a transitional period of three months to register once the system opens.

Every law firm knows they need robust anti-money laundering controls in place. What is less clear for many firms is whether the controls they have are genuinely working in practice.

We can all develop unhelpful thinking patterns over time, like those described below. If you can recognise your unhelpful thinking patterns, you can start to notice them. This awareness can help you challenge or distance yourself from those thoughts and view your situation in a more positive or helpful way.

Shams Rahman, pictured above, has served on Board of The Solicitors’ Charity for the past decade. He is a Partner at London firm Edwin Coe where he is a member of the firm’s Management Board and Head of Contentious Trusts and Estates.