Latest news – Page 441
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News‘Fire sale’ firm now cash-rich and takes £15m investment
Four years after its sale by collapsed firm Parabis’ owners, Plexus Law takes £15m from private equity.
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NewsFemale partners paid more than male counterparts at two leading firms
Hogan Lovells also joins list of firms reporting an ethnicity pay gap.
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NewsFake barrister pursuing ‘dream career’ jailed after working in chambers for months
Scott Willey passed off practising certificate as his own and obtained a legal aid account.
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NewsAGO opens direct line to Twitter and Facebook over problem posts
Solicitor general says growth of inappropriate comments could jeopardise the integrity of the court process.
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NewsFirm in 'clear breach of trust' over multi-million-pound property deal
Law firm paid out money ‘in clear breach of trust’, High Court concludes.
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NewsTop criminal lawyer facing £6m court showdown over buyout
Solicitor issued with legal proceedings over alleged disclosure failings during sale of her practice.
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NewsNew tech to ‘halve’ transcript costs
Voice recognition software will slash the cost of court transcripts, says founder of Just-transcription.com.
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NewsCity plumps for prudence on gender pay gap
Top City firms now acknowledge the need to include partners in their gender pay gap returns.
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NewsSmall and medium-sized law firms' income up for seventh year
Median fee income climbed 4.2% in 2018 across 210 firms who participated in the Law Society Law Management Section Financial Benchmarking Survey.
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NewsFixed costs: MoJ admits plans could hurt small law firms
Risk of professional negligence claims against penny-pinching lawyers also increased, according to impact assessment.
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NewsMoJ consultancy spend doubles two years in a row
The Ministry of Justice has spent £61m hiring consultants since 2016.
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NewsInns of Court dinner tradition will continue, bar pledge confirms
Memorandum of Understanding recognises ‘vital role’ of Inns of Court.
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NewsNew probate fee fiasco as MoJ runs out of time
Government concedes Brexit turmoil is putting approval process on hold.
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NewsENRC targets SFO in £70m 'privilege breach' claim
Mining group claim is latest in long running saga.
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NewsHigh Court has jurisdiction to hear £1.2bn Russian claim
Vitaly Orlov had challenged whether England & Wales was the appropriate forum for billion-pound dispute.
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NewsSlaughter and May bows to pressure on gender pay reports
Firm includes partners in annual data return after criticism last year for perceived lack of transparency.
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NewsCompany on hook for costs after three-year delay to administer estate
Son had to bring claim through courts to have probate company removed.
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NewsSolicitor led 'Ponzi' ruse to suck investors into doomed scheme, tribunal hears
SRA alleges Charles Valentine Fraser-Macnamara allowed misrepresentations to be made to potential investors.
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NewsLammy: 'tap on the shoulder' would produce more diverse judiciary
System 'still weeds out ethnic minority candidates' David Lammy tells the House of Commons justice committee.
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NewsInvestment scheme solicitor's SDT hearing proceeds in his absence
Charles Valentine Fraser-Macnamara claimed any hearing could prejudice future trials.