News – Page 143
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NewsUpbeat Scottish firms report higher income
Legal profession north of the border optimistic and expecting more UK mergers.
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NewsFirms eye acquisitions with bank financing secured
Express Solicitors and Switalskis Solicitors both seeking to expand this year.
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NewsClifford Chance appoints new Big Four auditor
Resignation of Deloitte confirmed in letter to Companies House.
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NewsInsurance giant RSA moves into law
Firm joins the likes of Direct Line and Ageas in providing legal services through alternative business structure.
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NewsSouth-east authorities merge legal teams
Latest local government tie-up will create 130-strong legal team.
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NewsDWF opens first office outside British Isles
Dubai presence will help support clients in MENA region.
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NewsBarristers offered ‘payment plan’ for clients
Bar Council says tie-up with credit broker will give barristers ‘peace of mind’.
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NewsDesk numbers cut in City relocation
Risk and insurance firm hopes to extend ‘efficient’ office-space layout across the business.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell follows Slater and Gordon with rebrand
Firm puts off listing on stock exchange for now but says option remains open.
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NewsTop-100 firms reveal merger talks
Joint statement by practices confirms ‘friendly, positive’ discussions.
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NewsFixed fees fuel drive towards arbitration
Arbitration as a form of dispute resolution has the backing of Family Division president Sir James Munby.
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NewsMunby turns his guns on excess bundles
Judge lays down the law after bundle with 591 pages submitted by party in family court.
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NewsClaims giant targets insurer-led ABS with £25m war chest
Company that bought NewLaw last year has further expansion plans.
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NewsSummit: law firm income topped £32bn in 2014 – TheCityUK
The legal sector’s strong recovery from the crash continues, but the overall growth rate is down.
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News‘Named and shamed’ minimum wage offender hits back
South-coast firm maintains it was acting legitimately over apprentice’s pay.
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NewsSlater and Gordon: no offer yet put to Quindell
Australian firm responds after UK company announces exclusivity extension.
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NewsSussex authorities merge legal teams
Legal team at Eastbourne Borough Council will transfer to the employment of Lewes District Council on 1 April.
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NewsTrowers applies for Malaysia licence
Firm hopes to become first qualified foreign law firm following market liberalisation.
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NewsReport: look after ‘Generation Y’, or they’ll move on
New research by the Law Society highlights talent-retention headache caused by ‘millennial mobility’.