News – Page 144
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NewsPI giant moves in to conveyancing
National Accident Helpline operator buys online lead generator.
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NewsNationwide mandates quality scheme membership
Law Society welcomes lender’s decision for panel members to be CQS-accredited.
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NewsProfits slip as reforms hit Irwin Mitchell
Expanding ABS blames law reform and continued investment for lower pre-tax profits.
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NewsNorth entices City legal giants – report
More than half of biggest London firms said outsourcing or moving certain functions to other locations was either planned or in place.
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NewsPEP edges up at growing Hogan Lovells
London and continental Europe accounts for 47% of income at firm created from merger of Lovells and Hogan & Hartson.
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NewsLocal authority to create new GC post
Kent County Council seeking to create joint-venture alternative business structure.
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NewsLaw firm tells staff: take all the holiday you need
East Anglia practice follows the likes of Netflix and Virgin in adopting the paid time-off policy.
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NewsJudges bemoan working conditions
Salaries and pensions were a source of discontent in first official survey of attitudes.
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NewsFirm targets flotation after £5m private equity investment
Business Growth Fund announces it has bought a minority share in McMillan Williams.
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NewsBury St Edmunds to take London divorces
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has begun process of centralising divorce applications.
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NewsSlater and Gordon reveals double UK acquisition
Deals announced with half-year results released to Australian stock exchange.
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NewsNorfolk firm ‘reclaims independence’ from QualitySolicitors
Clapham & Collinge says time is right to promote a local brand after four years with QS.
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NewsFreshfields will be next to ‘north-shore’ – reports
Magic circle firm understood to be seeking 100,000 sq ft of space in central Manchester.
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NewsPI giant reports huge revenue drop post-Jackson
In 2012/13 Minster Law recorded losses before tax of around £600,000, and these increased in 2013/14 to £2.5m.
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NewsEconomic slump was a wake-up call for lawyers
Barclays’ head of professional services says firms have learned lessons.
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NewsLower number of City deals – report
City Legal Index figures could indicate slowdown in overall UK economic growth in 2015.
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NewsEqualities minister urges change of culture in law firms
Morgan: ‘Pay women as much as you like, but if they don’t feel comfortable in the working environment, we’ve only fixed half the problem.’
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NewsClients spurning national brands as market booms
UK legal services market worth £29.3bn in 2013, says annual review.
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NewsLaw Society: give accountants more guidance on breaches
Chancery Lane responds to consultation on issues that would require accounts to be sent to the regulator.
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NewsReport finds no evidence ABSs have reduced legal costs
Study finds non-lawyer ownership would do little to meet existing legal needs in Canada.