News – Page 109
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NewsSRA promises ‘sensitive’ mental health support
Chief executive Paul Philip says solicitors can tell the regulator if things are getting difficult.
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NewsBar regulator clears penultimate hurdle to licensing ABSs
Subject to the lord chancellor’s rubber stamp, the Bar Standards Board will be able to regulate non-lawyer-owned legal firms.
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High Court backs predictive coding in first contested case
Ruling could encourage more lawyers to use automated review process in e-disclosure.
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NewsNorton Rose to move 170 'operational roles' to the Philippines
The firm plans to open a global service centre in Manila this September.
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NewsLinklaters, Nabarro and Olswang lawyers to face BHS collapse questions
Partners from three firms will be questioned by MPs over their role in the sale of department store BHS. Lord Grabiner QC has also been invited to give evidence.
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NewsRegulator in danger of ‘eroding confidence’ in the bar
Bar Standards Board suggests that growing commercial pressures could tempt barristers to take risks that harm consumers.
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NewsQS founder offers stakes in comparison site to law firms
Saleem Arif is looking for practices willing to invest at least £3,000 in ReviewSolicitors.
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NewsSole practitioners criticise ‘threatening’ diversity survey
Solicitors Regulation Authority says it will run diversity questionnaire every two years instead of annually, following criticism from sole practitioners.
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NewsPrivately educated dominate senior ranks at top law firms
Biggest diversity survey ever highlights uneven progress in solicitors’ profession – but four out of ten partners at top firms went to a fee-paying school.
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NewsPEP rises by 7.5% at bullish JMW Solicitors
Profit per equity partner hits £430,000 at Manchester firm on revenue up 16%.
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NewsGrowth in mediations slows as fees soar
Experienced mediators now charge £4,500 per day – and lawyers are in a minority for the first time.
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NewsSRA warns against money laundering ‘complacency’
Firms generally good at tacking money laundering but regulator is investigating evidence of malpractice.
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NewsDLA Piper plans to cut 200 UK staff
The firm has started consulting on proposals to automate some administrative tasks and transfer processes to Warsaw.
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NewsParis arbitration court hails record year
Value of disputes at ICC court surges to new record as total number of cases climbs to over 800.
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NewsCity says ‘no surprise’ as more law firms named in Panama Papers leak
Names of top firms including Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Norton Rose Fulbright appear in latest release of papers.
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NewsLegal ‘Airbnb’ pioneers new .law web domain
New online channel to Lawyers on Demand venture opens for registrations.
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NewsSME law firms less bullish – report
LexisNexis’s latest bellwether report shows that business confidence and performance have dipped since 2015.
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NewsManchester lawyers plan advice hub
The Greater Manchester Law Centre Steering Group is hoping to open a new law centre this year.
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NewsBarristers establish their own ‘litigation vehicle’
Entity will have a ‘bias’ towards sports law, media and entertainment.
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NewsSlaughter and May reveals modest pay rises for juniors
The magic circle firm has announced pay increases of between 2% and 5% for trainees and newly qualified.