News – Page 26
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NewsLaw firm chief makes £61m by cashing in half his shares
Knights completes share placing which is intended to bring in a more diverse shareholder base.
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NewsRosenblatt shareholders in line for dividend after ‘resilient’ performance
Listed group claims best ever financial performance for law firm and is upbeat about 2021 prospects.
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NewsRemote hearings must be public Queen’s Bench guide stresses
High Court’s largest division 'working under conditions that would have been unimaginable a year ago'.
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NewsDepartment store law? Firms given chance to host litigation concessions
Legal businesses say firms should capitalise on demand for litigation following pandemic.
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NewsDebt and part-time jobs: barristers ‘at breaking point’
A quarter of respondents taking on outside work as income collapses.
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NewsReview AML procedures now, practitioners warned
New version of anti-money laundering guidance published today.
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NewsSociety proposes two-week ‘pause’ as court health fears grow
Members expressing concerns about the safety of court buildings, despite assurances from HMCTS that they are Covid-secure.
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NewsDWF announces restructure - with legal one of three new divisions
Listed firm points to growing demand from clients for an integrated business and legal service.
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NewsTakeover talks end for claims firm as potential buyer backs out
Acquisition plans for National Accident Helpline said to pose ‘commercial and integration challenges’.
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NewsDozens switch firms as Leeds office snapped up by big hitter
Kennedys says it wants to expand insurance law operations in the city.
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NewsYorkshire firms join forces to create £20m business
Switalskis continues expansion plans with latest acquisition.
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NewsBarrister and accountant link up to start SRA-regulated firm
ABS says it will take a different approach to dispute resolution and to recruitment of lawyers.
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NewsGateley weathers lockdown with 9.8% first-half profit rise
Sharp reduction in activity was mitigated by a 'continuing upward trend', listed firm tells investors.
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NewsLawyers to retain European professional voice
Bar association creates new form of 'affiliate' membership for UK professional bodies.
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NewsLockdown 3: ‘Safety of all court users paramount’, says Law Society
Risk assessments must be up to date and readily available to make the courts as safe as possible.
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News'Compelling case' for regulatory reform, competition watchdog claims
Requiring law firms to publish information on prices has so far made little impression on intensity of competition.
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NewsSmall firms should not escape financial crime levy, SRA tells government
Charges should be based on risk profile, which means smaller practices would be liable.
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NewsDWF upbeat despite £11m half-year accounting deficit
Firm confident of going into 2021 with a ‘strong pipeline’ of work and more stable trading conditions.
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NewsEast Midlands firm expands with acquisition of neighbour
Award-winning firm acquired and will move out of its office before the end of this month.
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NewsFive innovators first to play in the Lawtech Sandbox
Participants will have access to data and engagement with 11 regulators, including the SRA.