News – Page 119
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NewsUS firm seeks UK whistleblowers for claims
Phillips & Cohen’s London office will help the firm represent UK clients wanting to take whisteblowing claims to court in the US.
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NewsFieldfisher doubles top earnings as profits soar
Operating profits for the firm rose by 40% in 2014/15.
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NewsInsurer LV= enters legal market with fixed fee offering
Firm will offer a range of services from conveyancing to personal injury.
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NewsClass action looms over Slater and Gordon losses
Second firm encourages investors to register their interest in a group litigation process.
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NewsAustralian firm explores investor action against Slater and Gordon
Listed legal giant reveals that it kept revised results confidential for a week.
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Solicitor appointed to QC selection panel
Edward Nally replaces Linda Lee as one of two solicitors on 10-person panel.
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NewsFive new members to join SRA board
Two solicitors and three lay members take up posts in new year.
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NewsHalf of legal staff plan to move jobs, survey shows
Lack of opportunities in the current role is top motivation for restlessness.
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NewsCrime work ‘unaffordable’ for young barristers, warns bar
A government report reveals that fees for criminal legal aid work are falling by an average of 4% a year.
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NewsLCJ refers silk to regulator over ‘ill-judged’ humour
Michael Wolkind QC accused of ‘patronising and inappropriate attempts at humour’ in a murder trial.
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NewsSlater and Gordon shares slump again on profit warning
Quoted firm's shares slide 17% following worse than expected UK trading. Company's value down more than 80% since April.
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NewsSonae firm sunk by referral fee ban and group litigation failure
At its peak in 2013, GT Law operated from 20 offices and employed more than 100 people.
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NewsDWF leads pre-Christmas merger rush with German deal
Merger will create firm with £194m turnover and 2,360 staff members.
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News‘Naïve’ solicitor suspended over unauthorised ABS
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rules that Jayne Okacha ‘abdicated her professional responsibilities'.
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NewsAddleshaw settles Berezovsky fee dispute
Settlement reached over unpaid fees relating to litigation by late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky.
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NewsListed Gateley ‘overachieving’ as public company
Profits up as law firm reports ‘smooth transition’ to quoted status and announces first dividend.
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NewsInvestors issue letter of claim over Quindell accounts
Shareholders ask for answers about publication of revenue and profit forecasts by former legal services giant.
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NewsTop 100 wary of stock market listing
Survey finds finance directors reluctant to cede control to shareholders.