News – Page 143
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NewsIrwin Mitchell follows Slater and Gordon with rebrand
Firm puts off listing on stock exchange for now but says option remains open.
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NewsTop-100 firms reveal merger talks
Joint statement by practices confirms ‘friendly, positive’ discussions.
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NewsFixed fees fuel drive towards arbitration
Arbitration as a form of dispute resolution has the backing of Family Division president Sir James Munby.
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NewsMunby turns his guns on excess bundles
Judge lays down the law after bundle with 591 pages submitted by party in family court.
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NewsClaims giant targets insurer-led ABS with £25m war chest
Company that bought NewLaw last year has further expansion plans.
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NewsSummit: law firm income topped £32bn in 2014 – TheCityUK
The legal sector’s strong recovery from the crash continues, but the overall growth rate is down.
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News‘Named and shamed’ minimum wage offender hits back
South-coast firm maintains it was acting legitimately over apprentice’s pay.
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NewsSlater and Gordon: no offer yet put to Quindell
Australian firm responds after UK company announces exclusivity extension.
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NewsSussex authorities merge legal teams
Legal team at Eastbourne Borough Council will transfer to the employment of Lewes District Council on 1 April.
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NewsTrowers applies for Malaysia licence
Firm hopes to become first qualified foreign law firm following market liberalisation.
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NewsReport: look after ‘Generation Y’, or they’ll move on
New research by the Law Society highlights talent-retention headache caused by ‘millennial mobility’.
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NewsPI giant moves in to conveyancing
National Accident Helpline operator buys online lead generator.
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NewsNationwide mandates quality scheme membership
Law Society welcomes lender’s decision for panel members to be CQS-accredited.
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NewsProfits slip as reforms hit Irwin Mitchell
Expanding ABS blames law reform and continued investment for lower pre-tax profits.
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NewsNorth entices City legal giants – report
More than half of biggest London firms said outsourcing or moving certain functions to other locations was either planned or in place.
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NewsPEP edges up at growing Hogan Lovells
London and continental Europe accounts for 47% of income at firm created from merger of Lovells and Hogan & Hartson.
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NewsLocal authority to create new GC post
Kent County Council seeking to create joint-venture alternative business structure.
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NewsLaw firm tells staff: take all the holiday you need
East Anglia practice follows the likes of Netflix and Virgin in adopting the paid time-off policy.
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NewsJudges bemoan working conditions
Salaries and pensions were a source of discontent in first official survey of attitudes.