18 Apr 2024

Labour’s frontbench, leading think-tankers and the polling industry gathered at a recent DRD Partnership breakfast to discuss how the Party should address the challenge of being considered a ‘shoe-in’ as the next Government. Michael Rose and Gina Watson report.

27 Mar 2024

When Catherine West MP, Shadow Asia Minister, travelled to Beijing last week, she told senior Chinese government figures and businesses that “The next Labour government will take a strong, clear-eyed and consistent approach to China”. However, the detail of that approach still remains to be seen. In this report, DRD’s Jon McLeod and Charlie McAllister examine why a Labour government might be more hawkish on China.

22 Mar 2024

As part of a series of engagements with Labour’s Shadow Frontbench team, DRD Partnership was delighted to host Thangam Debbonaire MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport at a breakfast event held at the London Transport Museum.

29 Feb 2024

7BR’s Kitty Geddes and DRD Partnership’s Jon McLeod and Beatrix Lohn reflect on the extension of a Pilot Scheme that will allow journalists and legal bloggers to report on cases from almost half the Family courts in England and Wales.

22 Feb 2024

At the end of February, the CMA will publish its final findings following a year-long market study into the housebuilding sector. In this report, DRD Associate Toby Chapman examines what is anticipated in the regulator’s report, and how it is likely to signal further uncertainty and political turbulence for the sector.

15 Feb 2024

Rupert Bhatia, Senior Associate at DRD, offers some advice to those looking to start a career in media and communications.

13 Feb 2024

Contributing to Mishcon de Reya’s new ‘For the Attention of the Board’ report, DRD’s Michael Rose offers his views on how senior management can best manage the implementation of AI.

31 Jan 2024

The proliferation of risks facing HNW individuals that are involved in contentious situations necessitates a robust and active approach to reputation management.

24 Jan 2024

Claire Harris and Jon McLeod examine why more third parties are intervening in merger reviews by competition authorities and look at the risks and rewards of doing so.

22 Dec 2023

With Christmas just around the corner, here are 15 questions to test your trivia knowledge.

20 Dec 2023

Does the media close down for two weeks over Christmas? With the holidays just around the corner, many businesses assume that newspapers, broadcast and digital publications will also pause their operations over the festive season. In this report, Laura Mattar from WithersWorldwide joins DRD's Rupert Bhatia to warn that this is not the case, urging businesses to remain vigilant in the face of heightened media scrutiny.

5 Dec 2023

In our analysis with Linklaters, we explore the continued popularity of judicial review despite the government’s attempts to rein it in.