News – Page 29
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NewsJMW poaches 14-strong specialist team from rival firm
New additions double the size of firm’s Court of Protection team.
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News£50m fund takes litigation firm ‘to new level’
Liverpool-based specialist firm was created last year by lawyers previously with DLA Piper.
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NewsThrings begins redundancy consultation
Law firm chief says legal sector not immune from impact of 'well documented' political and health-related issues.
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NewsReal estate lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard put at risk of redundancy
Firm says it must address over-capacity and opts against making cuts across workforce.
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NewsCost of Supreme Court climbs by nearly 20%
New technology helped top court survive lockdown in its tenth year, annual report says.
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NewsCo-op Legal profits fall despite lockdown divorce surge
Revenue flat as group has dealt with downturn in personal injury and residential conveyancing work.
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NewsDividend on hold at listed firm Rosenblatt
Pandemic hit M&A and litigation funding businesses, firm reports in half-year results.
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NewsCouncil shuts Bolton firm’s office over links to 18 Covid cases
Premises closed after relatives of employees raise concerns about working practices.
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NewsBusiness interruption ruling 'removes large roadblocks' to successful claims
High Court hands down 162-page judgment in test case brought by City watchdog.
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NewsShareholders back in the money despite firm’s profits falling
Keystone announces payment designed to make up for dividend cancelled earlier this year.
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NewsDWF claims ‘strong recovery’ after £600k post-lockdown loss
Stock exchange listed firm says it is seeing benefits of costs savings made earlier this year.
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NewsHogan Lovells to reverse salary cuts and bring back pay reviews
International firm says it enjoyed ‘solid performance’ over summer months.
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NewsFirm reveals its profits swallowed by failed £3m business venture
Lyons Davidson buoyed by pre-tax profits of £4.4m, and confident it can recoup written-off losses.
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NewsCouncil ABS in black after £1m loan from parent authorities
LGSS Law reverses last year’s losses after a year in which it reassessed its strategy.
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NewsJobs safeguarded as 150-year-old firm acquired by neighbour
Blaser Mills Law completes the acquisition of Reynolds Parry Jones.
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News'Eat what you kill': partners getting lion’s share of lockdown work
The average rate charged for work rose by 5% in second quarter, according to US research by Thomson Reuters.
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NewsFirm defies Covid to boost staff salaries
Kennedys says it is not immune to effects of lockdown but that staff have earned a pay rise.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency to extend crime contracts
Law Society welcomes decision but says beleaguered firms cannot work another 12 months at 1990s rates.
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News£51m boost for criminal legal aid - but more needed say lawyers
Lord chancellor announces package of accelerated measures as well as plans for an independent review.
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NewsComputer says win: funder ties up with case prediction startup
Analysis of historic case data will underpin decisions when assessing investments in legal claims.