News – Page 151
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NewsPI firm doubles headcount with Rapid takeover
Hull firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors acquires rival neighbour.
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NewsSuper-regulator appoints new chief executive
Richard Moriarty will join the Legal Services Board in early 2015.
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NewsLegal aid firm in shock closure
All staff at London practice Mackesys have been made redundant.
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NewsLondon suffers surprise legal jobs fall
Employment numbers in legal services are lower than in 2013, but expected to rise.
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NewsSolicitor charged with fraud
Andrew John Taylor, 57, will appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
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NewsSlater & Gordon income boost
UK acquisitions will add £70m to annual revenues – and the Australia-listed firm is hopeful of more takeovers.
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NewsLegal sector bounces back, survey reveals
Number of firms reporting revenue growth highest since 2008.
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NewsTop GC: IT can generate in-house jobs
Bill Mordan predicts that electronic signatures will be used exclusively for agreements.
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Solicitors still first choice
More than three-quarters of home-buyers go to a traditional law firm with a physical office for conveyancing advice, according to a survey.
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NewsMergers push DWF to £51.5m profit
Accounts, taking the firm up to April 2014, are the first reported since the acquisitions of 2012-13.
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NewsCo-op announces volume conveyancing tie-up
Alternative business structure plans to broaden its offering in conveyancing market.
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NewsCaan: law firms in fear of private equity
Entrepreneur admits he met with ‘considerable resistance’ from staff at first – but says this has now changed.
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NewsQuindell downgrades forecast but deafness claims thrive
Group says it has driven down the cost of industrial deafness claims, with income 31% less than estimates by insurers.
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NewsConveyancing to go online under Veyo name
Venture set up by Law Society and IT services company reveals brand and launch plans.
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NewsCMCs face backlog of up to 10 months
Revelation follows calls for more training to equip judges inexperienced in costs.
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NewsUS law firms dominate M&A rankings
Tables provide rough indication of corporate law firms’ relative financial performance at the point where deal values reached pre-crisis levels.
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MSB expanding in Liverpool
Firm doubles its office space to accommodate a new academy for training and developing lawyers.