All News articles – Page 265
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Metamorph collapse: website set up to help clients
SRA reveals scale of intervention into six firms that were part of Metamorph Group.
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Firms fined following SRA anti-money laundering clampdown
Regulatory body finds firms showed a ‘disregard’ for AML obligations.
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Firm hire: Senior associate joins mfg Solicitors
David Lydon will lead on cases around clinical negligence and personal injury claims.
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Civil legal aid review 'to report in 2024'
Ministry of Justice finally reveals details - but timetable causes alarm as sector continues to shrink.
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Former DWF chief grows ‘distributed’ new firm
London practice joins business and its office will serve as ‘collaboration hub’.
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Hogan Lovells promotes record number of women
Women represent 58% of latest partner promotions as international firm hails diversity progress.
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Cost-of-living crisis expected to increase pressure on GCs
Latest sector research suggests in-house legal teams must prepare for budget freezes, fee reviews and wellbeing challenges.
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Former Simmons & Simmons chief takes City role
City of London Law Society says Colin Passmore's appointment as chair comes at a time of 'significant evolution'.
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Top-50 firm’s final accounts reveal plunge in profits
Insurance and dispute resolution specialist BLM was acquired by Clyde & Co last July.
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New data-sharing powers proposed for identity scheme
'Single sign-on and identity checking solution' will end the need to produce identity documents, Cabinet Office claims.
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Experienced solicitor struck off for 12 acts of dishonesty
Manchester practitioner misled clients, moved funds without consent and created false time records.
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Firm hire: Family practice appointment at Brabners
Partner Cara Nuttall joins the firm from Simpson Millar where she led its modern families team.
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CILEx regulator urged to obtain greater advocacy powers
Legal executives want to become Crown prosecutors without having to cross-qualify as solicitors.
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City seeks competitive edge in arbitration
City of London Law Society launches new committee to speak for arbitration practitioners.
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Into the very long grass…
Royal commissions are traditionally a way to avoid tough decisions. Avoiding setting one up takes the tactic to a new level.
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Criminal justice commission on indefinite hold
Staff appointed to the promised royal commission have been reassigned, the Gazette understands.
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PI firm lost almost £8m ahead of restructuring
Simpson Millar says it now has the right model and teams in place to succeed.
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Solicitor struck off after immigration clients misled for years
Tribunal finds solicitor failed to make applications leaving clients living unlawfully in the UK.
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Shearman & Sterling and Hogan Lovells respond to merger rumours
Combination would create a £3.43bn practice - comfortably inside the global top five.
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Scottish firm fails to avoid English negligence claim in jurisdiction appeal
Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness practice acted in unsuccessful Cornish wind farm planning application.