News – Page 154
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NewsIndustrial deafness not ‘easy money’
The Association of British Insurers accuses PI firms of ‘cashing in’ on claims for industrial deafness.
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NewsSRA puts money laundering in spotlight
The regulator says it will step up efforts to ensure solicitors do not become embroiled in the practice.
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NewsRegional firms ‘bounce back’
Half of all regional firms increased revenues by more than 10%, compared with just 27% of City firms.
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London firms announce tie-up
London firm Anthony Gold has announced it is to merge with South London-based Powell Forster. The merger, expected to be complete on 1 October, will strengthen AG’s housing team.
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NewsBlacklaws given ‘carte blanche’ in regional role
Christina Blacklaws joins regional heavyweight Cripps as director of client services.
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Late bill danger
Law firms wait an average of three months for their bills to be settled – more than twice as long as businesses in other sectors, a survey of LLP accounts has revealed. The analysis of 321 firms, by finance company LDF, found an average delay of 94 days. The ...
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News‘We grew too quickly,’ new Co-op boss admits
Co-operative Legal Services managing director Matt Howells says more realism is needed.
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NewsMore banks admit creating ‘law firms’ to send debt letters
MP says HSBC and RBS letters were ‘designed to pull the wool over consumers’ eyes’.
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NewsAspiring lawyer crowd-funds Oxford tuition fees
Rachael Owhin raised £10,000 in less than 10 days to fund a masters course at Wolfson College, Oxford.
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NewsAllen & Overy expands lawyer-on-demand service
The firm’s Peerpoint service was started last November to enable lawyers to work for it on a contract basis.
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NewsSRA hints at rethink on compliance roles
Chief executive Paul Philip says review of COLP and COFA regime will form part of ‘radical overhaul’.
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NewsSouth-west council slashes legal budget
Local authority said the £500,000 saving over the next year would mean a reduction in staffing levels.
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NewsCalls for legal advice strategy
The fragmentation of civil legal advice since the April cuts has undermined community cohesion, MPs were told today.
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NewsBLM creates single City office
The firm will move around 350 staff members from two current sites.
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NewsCo-op Legal's 2015 profit pledge
An upbeat business forecast is accompanied by group assurances about financial backing.
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NewsFamily courts unfair for litigants in person, MPs told
Family lawyers’ groups gave evidence to the Common’s Justice Committee on the impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsData explosion fuels growth in privacy cases
The number of contested privacy cases has more than doubled in five years.
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NewsFormer City solicitor to head QualitySolicitors legal group
David Grossman has been appointed chief executive of the Simplify Group, which includes QualitySolicitors.
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NewsOlswang appoints two non-executive directors
David Chance and Dr Andreas Raffel will join on 1 September.
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NewsSolicitor-advocate hits back at judge’s ‘Harry Potter’ criticism
Alan Blacker blames courtroom dressing-down on judicial attitudes to solicitor-advcocates.