News – Page 154
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NewsLegal aid cuts prompt Bristol firms to merge
Watkins Solicitors has joined with Brain Sinnott & Co to form Watkins Solicitors (incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co).
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NewsFirms face 10% PII hike – broker
Conveyancing practices are bearing the brunt of an expensive and chaotic renewal season.
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NewsLender confidence on the rise
The perceived stability of the legal sector has suffered, with the downturn followed by a series of high-profile failures.
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Slater & Gordon swoops for PI team
Australia-listed firm acquires personal injury team of Derby firm Flint Bishop.
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Allen & Overy expands top-end service
Magic circle firm will expand its on-demand contract lawyer business for top-end clients.
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NewsLawyer shortage delaying house sales
Chartered surveyors report that transaction times have lengthened by up to a month since the start of 2014.
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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.