Solicitor ready to defy SRA over ‘illegal gimmick’ badge
Clickable logo could put practitioners in breach of data protection law, specialist practitioner claims.
Acas talks as S+G shuts Leeds office
Some 29 fee-earners were made redundant last week as national firm Slater and Gordon closed its Leeds office - but that might not be the end of the matter.
Whiplash lawyer demise ‘good news’ says listed credit hire firm
Integrated claims services provider Anexo announces 60% jump in half-year profits.
PI purchaser branches out from 'volatile and vulnerable' market
Manchester firm AWH Legal buys 110-year-old East Lancashire practice out of administration.
Scope of a holiday provider’s liability
Personal injury.
Double jeopardy
When the Civil Liability Act ushers in reduced whiplash payouts and curtails legal costs for minor injuries, defence lawyers will need to raise their game alongside their claimant counterparts. Melanie Newman reports
Collision course
Personal injury lawyers have endured years of reform seemingly designed to kill off claims supported by legal advice. And there is more to come, reports Melanie Newman
Embarrassing? Maybe - but Slater and Gordon has to move on
Pursuing a case against Watchstone was a costly and risky attempt to right any wrongs of the past.
Clinical negligence: a no win, no fee success story
If the government is serious about saving NHS money it should look at how it pays its own lawyers.
Hostile approach towards PI claimants does not combat fraud
Claimants should be required to prove their cases, but this must be proportionate.
