Last 3 months headlines – Page 672
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NewsMexico could look to UK in bribery clampdown
Lex Mex event discusses legal cooperation between the UK and Latin American giant.
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NewsWorking-class solicitors struggle to win promotion, City diversity study shows
Research shows that those from lower socio-economic backgrounds perform are the highest performers but struggle to progress.
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NewsLitigation funder raises £193m in share offering
Oversubscribed issue latest sign of institutional investors' interest in burgeoning market.
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NewsStraight couples will be allowed to enter civil partnerships, PM confirms
Announcement follows Supreme Court ruling that existing discrimination is unlawful.
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NewsLand Registry picks blockchain partner
Agency to exlore potential of bitcoin-type encryption technology in land registration process.
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NewsFirms must publish details of solicitors' credentials
SRA transparency rules will also include requirements on price and timescale for legal work.
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NewsAppointments: International Family Law takes on three partners
Michael Allum, Emma Nash and Stuart Clark. Specialist London firm International Family Law Group LLP has announced that Emma Nash Stuart Clark and Michael Allum have been appointed partners. Solicitor advocate Emma Nash specialises in complex divorce and financial cases as well as cases involving children. ...
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NewsCalls for global links at opening of legal year
Law Society president warns of cross-border cooperation at risk.
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NewsArden no more: Gray's Inn snaps up chambers
Arden Chambers will be incorporated into 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square in London.
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NewsLASPO ban is 'driving referral fees underground'
NHS Resolution says the idea that claimants want to be represented by a firm 300 miles away 'strains credibility'.
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NewsDWF agrees new US tie up ahead of float
Firm announces ‘exclusive association’ with LA-headquartered Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman.
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NewsPromotion: Thursfields makes Rudge a director
Jane Rudge Jane Rudge, Thursfields Jane Rudge, one of Thursfields Solicitors’ leading Black Country lawyers, has been promoted to the position of director. Rudge, originally from Edinburgh, started her professional life in the legal department of investment bank Morgan Stanley in Canary Wharf. After a law degree ...
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NewsFirm hire: senior associate at Lodders
Baldish Khatkar Baldish Khatkar, Lodders The Birmingham-based family law practice of regional firm Lodders has recruited divorce and financial specialist Baldish Khatkar as senior associate. She joins Lodders from specialist family law firm Blair Allison. Khatkar’s move to Lodders in Birmingham’s St Paul’s Square follows the closure ...
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NewsBar considers responses on future of pupillage
Chambers and entities asked if they wish to continue providing the traditional pathway to qualification.
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NewsMagic circle solicitor gets High Court nod
Sarah Falk is one of only three solicitors appointed directly from private practice - and the first woman.
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NewsAward-winning PI firm sold after collapse into administration
Disease specialist Roberts Jackson suffers financial problems ’endemic’ to the personal injury sector.
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NewsLaw Society: One in three law firms targeted by cyberscammers as PII hike looms
Insurance costs are set to rise, Society survey confirms – but an increase may be needed to maintain competition and capacity
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NewsInsurance rule change to hit 7,000 firms
New regulations affecting how insurance products are sold could affect up to 7,000 law firms, the SRA says.
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NewsNews focus: Labour reveals justice plans
Making legal aid a pillar of the welfare state and providing duty solicitors for border detainees were among justice policies announced at the party’s conference last week